Agh! Forgot reply to all: Welch, Martyn (GE EntSol, Intelligent Platforms) wrote: > Peter Teoh wrote: >> because I have two different distros with equally different kernel >> versions.. which i like to use. I tried the "chainloader +1" >> method...but it does not worked. > > I have this working at home: > > /dev/sda1 is a 50Mb partition just to hold /boot/grub/... > > The menu.lst file has 2 entries, basically (IIRC - sorry syntax might > be a bit off): > > title "Boot /dev/sda5" > boot (hd0:4) > chainloader +1 > > title "Boot /dev/sda6" > boot (hd0:5) > chainloader +1 > > When I install Linux on /dev/sda5 or /dev/sda6 I ensure that it > writes it's boot loader to the boot sector (not sure that's the right > term, anyhoo) of the partition rather than the disk. > > This works for me. > > And - Yup, u-boot (depending on what's compiled in and supported) can > download and boot images from tftp - you will need to wrapper the > kernel as a "uImage" - provided uimage (a u-boot util) is available > the kernel build system can do this for the kernel image (at least on > powerpc tree anyway). > > If your motherboard supports PXE booting this will use tftp to get > "pxelinux" and the kernel image. You will need to have a configurable > DHCP server to get this to work as PXE uses this to get the > information it needs. At a quick glance, this seems to explain the > configuration: > > http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_pxe_install_server > > Martyn > > ---- > Martyn Welch MEng MPhil MIET > Principal Software Engineer > > GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms > Tove Valley Business Park, Towcester, > Northants, NN12 6PF, United Kingdom > > Telephone: +44 (0) 1327 359444 > Direct Dial: +44 (0) 1327 322748 > Fax: +44 (0) 1327 322800 > email: martyn.welch@xxxxxxxxxxx > web: www.gefanuc.com > > GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Ltd, registered in England and Wales > (3828642) at 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3AB, VAT GB 729 849 > 476 > > GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Confidential and Proprietary. If you > have received this message in error please notify us immediately and > permanently remove it from your system and destroy any printed > hardcopies. ---- Martyn Welch MEng MPhil MIET Principal Software Engineer GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Tove Valley Business Park, Towcester, Northants, NN12 6PF, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1327 359444 Direct Dial: +44 (0) 1327 322748 Fax: +44 (0) 1327 322800 email: martyn.welch@xxxxxxxxxxx web: www.gefanuc.com GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Ltd, registered in England and Wales (3828642) at 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3AB, VAT GB 729 849 476 GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Confidential and Proprietary. If you have received this message in error please notify us immediately and permanently remove it from your system and destroy any printed hardcopies. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
