Re: [opensuse] LILO/Grub Problem

On Saturday 03 February 2007 02:27, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
Hi Joe,

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###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.2
root (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda1 vga=normal
showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default

Add this to this file.
___________________________________________________________________________
_____ ### Added 10.0 Boot ###
title openSUSE 10.0
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb3 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/hdb2
splash=silent showopts
initrd /initrd
___________________________________________________________________________
________ This assumes the following which I cannot be sure of with the
supplied info. I assume:
The initrd on that drive has the modules for the lvm in it.
The vmlinuz and initrd symlinks are setup properly
the lvm root partition is hdb3
Also, to make this the default boot, change default from 0 to 4

OK, did as instructed. Sadly it did not work. Does it matter where it is
placed in the file?

------------------ My comments:

<more snip>

fdisk -l /dev/hdb gives me 3 partitions. A 1G boot partition, a 1G swap
partition, and a 28G LVM (which I have my home and all other partions on
as LVM's)

Is that one hdb3? or did you have any extended partitions?

Yes that LVM is hdb3

<more snip>

Sooooo...I guess that I am not understanding this.

Mind you now, I did not TOUCH any of the partitions on hdb.

Good.

To remind you, I have 3 drives. The first is hda which is an ide device
that has Win98 and several Linux partitions (where I keep my backups,
workspace and some not so important data) The second is hdb, another ide,
where 10.0 is installed and most of my important personal data is stored,
and the new drive a SATA, sda, where I installed 10.2

I can go into the Yast partioner and see that everything is there.

What is the partition with the lvm called there? hdb3?

Yes. Are you thinking that the boot parameters are inside the LVM? That's why
you called root=/dev/hdb3 in the script? When that didn't work I went ahead
and changed it to root=/dev/hdb1. That didn't work either.

I just
cannot access hdb (10.0) I have to access hdb. That is where everything
that is important resides. Maybe if I unplug the new Sata drive I will be
able to mount that drive with the DVD?

Doubt it. Sorry, I am not that familiar with lvm disk notation.

Thanks again and Please help. I'm sure it has something to do with
changing from LILO to Grub.

No, actually it has to do with the lvm volumes.

but then Win98 was picked up by Grub but 10.0 was not.
Very frustrating.

IIRC, there was something about this in the release notes.

The release notes for 10.2? How can I get at them again? Please do not give
up on me until you are totally out of ideas.

Bob S
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