On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:10:49 -0400, Gene wrote: > 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. Why did you try that? root (hd1,1) expands to /dev/sdb2 which is not what you had referred to earlier. # load boot sector of first partition (sdb1) title Fedora 12 rootnoverify (hd1,0) chainloader +1 Assuming that F12's GRUB _really_ is installed in /dev/sdb1 and NOT the MBR. And if it's installed in the MBR, you could boot F12 by changing the boot order in your BIOS, then use "grub-install" to (re-)install the boot loader. Make sure that you don't mix /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 when running grub-install. -- 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
