Patrick Dupre wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >> Patrick Dupre wrote: >>> Hi Mikkel, >>> >>> I am not sure about what you said. >>> Even not saying root (), grub should find the image if device.map is >>> correct ? >>> Anyway, I tried what you said by setting root (hd1,4), but stil it does >>> only find the image on hd0,7 !! >>> >> What I am saying is that the root directive must point to where the >> kernel and initrd are on the disk. Do you have the >> vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 kernel in the /boot directory on /dev/sdb5? > > I have the same /boot directory on both disks > > this is the fstab > > /dev/sdb5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/sdb6 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb10 /tmp ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb11 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb9 /usr/src ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb7 /usr/lib ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb8 /usr/local ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb12 /iso-image ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/sdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy msdos,auto noauto,owner > > /dev/sda6 /mnt/winnt-home ntfs umask=0222 0 0 > > Ok - take a look in /boot on the new install. What kernels and initrds do you have in there? Is vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 in that directory, along with initrd-2.6.23.17-88.fc7.img? >> >> There are other ways to manage this, but lets take things one step >> at a time and get what you are trying here working, and you >> understanding what is going on. >> >> One other point - you should really upgrade to a newer version - F9 >> or F10. F7 has not been supported for 6 months, and F8 is also >> unsupported now. > > I will make the update, as soon as I will have understand what is going on. > That is fine - I will do my best to explain things. I hope I can teach you what is going on. It can be confusing because the root you tell Grub to use may be different from the root directory the kernel uses. > Ths grub version in FC10 is almost the same as in FC7 > The main difference is the pretty screen you can use instead of seeing what is going on. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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