On Monday 22 March 2010, Will Walthall wrote: >So I made the assumption that your part layout was /dev/sdb1 f10 >system, /dev/sdb2 f12 system. > >Option #1 Install grub to the MBR of /dev/sdb >Option #2 Install grub to the partition of /dev/sdb1 > >Lots of things you need to consider, one you dont want to break > >Do you Chainload into mandriva aswell? is the Mandriva boot installed >to MBR /dev/sdd or in the partition /dev/sdd1? > >Steps I would take: >:Reinstall grub to the MBR of /dev/sda and make sure that it has these 3 >: devices > >-grub prompt in f10- >device (hd0) /dev/sda //f10 >device (hd1) /dev/sdb //f12 >device (hd2) /dev/sdd //mandriva >root (hd0,0) >setup (hd0) This did not return any errors, so I am off to try it. And, and hour later, it failed, error 13. Invalid file format or some such drivel. The hour was because it decided to do an e2fsck on /usr, which is something over half a Tb. >Option #1 > >:Reinstall grub to the MBR of /dev/sdb > >device (hd0) /dev/sdb // This grub is isolated from the MBR one on >/dev/sda so I believe this is correct, I've never done something like >this personally, though I've messed around with grub alot >root (hd0,0) >setup (hd0) > >: Make sure all your entries in menu.lst for f10 are correct > ># Again I think this is correct, though I haven't done anything like >this, I have chainloaded into grub installed to a partition, but not >into one installed to another MBR on a seperate drive >title Fedora 12 >root (hd1,1) >chainloader (hd1)+1 Now I have done this, and will try it. And this reverts to the grub screen from /dev/sda in about 4 seconds, silently. >Don't do anything till we have another exchange of dialog, my previous >message didn't take into account your non simple partition layout. > Humm, I didn't read this far, so I did it anyway. Sorry. >-Will > Thanks Will. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Are the STEWED PRUNES still in the HAIR DRYER? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
