On 2/27/08, Rodney Morris <rodamorris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2/27/08, Mike <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Mike <mike.cloaked <at> gmail.com> writes: > > > > > I have a /boot directory and it contains a vmlinuz file and an initrd file, but > > > when configuring the grub.conf on the F8 partition to look at the new boot area > > > it does not boot > > > > > > In my f8 grub.conf I have the following lines (only relevant ones listed): > > > > title Fedora (2.6.23.15-137.fc8) > > root (hd0,4) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.img > > title F9 Rawhide > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-0.69.rc3.git1.fc9 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25-0.69.rc3.git1.fc9.img > > > Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the Rawhide stanzas in your > grub.conf will not work with your current setup. Grub is looking for > your Rawhide kernel in the boot directory where your grub.conf is > located. (By the information you provided, I'm guessing that is your > Fedora 8 /boot directory.) > > I can think of two possible solutions: (1) if your Fedora 8 /boot is > on a separate partition from Fedora 8's root directory, copy all of > the files from your Rawhide /boot to your Fedora 8 /boot and add a > line to your Rawhide fstab to mount the Fedora 8 /boot as Rawhide's > /boot; or (2) install grub your Rawhide partition and replace your > current Rawhide lines in grub.conf with the following: > > root(0,7) Oops. I just noticed an error in my last e-mail. The above line should have been root(hd0,7). Sorry for any confusion. > chainloader +1 > > Of the two solutions, I've used the first many times without any > problems; however, it does produce a somewhat cluttered /boot > directory. > > Best of luck, > > Rod > -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
