I believe the /etc/fstab will also need to be updated to reflect the new e2label label....or remove the labels from menu.lst and fstab. Labels can a be pain with dual/triple boot OS installs. Example of menu.lst without label: kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.ELsmp ro root=/dev/sdc1 hdc=ide-scsi Marcelino >-----Original Message----- >From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts >Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:54 AM >To: me@xxxxxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list >Subject: Re: GRUB dual-boot 32/64bit RHEL ES > >On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 07:24:39PM -0700, Gavin McDonald wrote: >> So now, I cant seem to configure GRUB for the second OS. I added a >> second entry, and made what seemed to be the right changes, but >> booting was a spectacular failure. GRUB found the "right" >kernel and >> initrd, but it looked like the root filesystem was being >loaded off of >> /def/hda3 instead of /dev/hdb3. How _should_ I be doing this? Do I >> need to sync my /boot/grub folders between /dev/hda & /dev/hdb? >> >> Anyway, here are the current, broken, contents of >/dev/hda1/grub/grub.conf: >> >> # begin grub.conf >> default=0 >> timeout=10 >> splashimage=(hd(0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz >> title RHEL3 32-bit >> root hd(0,0) >> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi >> initrd /initrd-2.4.21-32.ELsmp.img >> title RHEL3 64-bit >> root hd(1,0) >> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-37.EL ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi >> initrd /initrd-2.4.21-37.EL.img >> # end grub.conf > >Both have the root device being /. Relabel one of them with >e2label and then update grub.conf accordingly. Right now, >both will use the same partition for /. > >-- >Ed Wilts, RHCE >Mounds View, MN, USA >mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx >Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
