Re: Grub

From: Tajin (getedoli_at_golden.net)
Date: 07/09/05

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    Grub screen shows Windows as only option to boot up, it shows GRUB VERSION
    0.95
    when I go to edit Windows it gives me

    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    chainloader +1

    I have e for edit c for command o/O for open and d for remove.
    I have two 40 Gig HD primary is for Windows 2000, 2nd one for Linux, is hda
    for primary correct?, my files shows vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.35-FC3 as Kernel

    Any idea how to fix or add the Linux kernel to Grub for boot up

    Thanks

    "Tim" <tim@mail.localhost.invalid> wrote in message
    news:pan.2005.07.09.07.00.54.621981@mail.localhost.invalid...
    > On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:56:18 -0400, Tajin wrote:
    >
    > > I am using RH FC3, I made a kernel update with synaptics, I mark update
    > > for the new Kernel and remove the Old at the same time
    >
    > VERY BAD IDEA! If the new kernel doesn't work, you're hard pressed to
    > boot back into something that used to work.
    >
    > The standard advice is to \always install kernels in addition to the
    > existing kernel, and remove older ones after you're sure everything works
    > fine. Personally, I always keep the latest and previous versions
    > installed, only removing even older versions.
    >
    > > now when machine boots up grub shows only windows choice, I did Linux
    > > rescue, this is the sequence go on text mode up to /sbin/loader
    > > go on graphics for Language-English, and keyboard-english Go to start
    > > network interfaces, and DHCP config indicates mount /mnt/sysimage
    >
    > At which point you look in that directory, and find the files you want to
    > edit (that's one approach, at least).
    >
    > You want to read the GRUB documents, they're available somewhere on the
    > net. There's a chance that all you need to do is edit the
    > /boot/grub/grub.conf file to include a reference to your Linux
    > installation, mine's got an entry like this:
    >
    > title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.35_FC3) (25 June 2005)
    > root (hd0,0)
    > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.35_FC3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
    > initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.35_FC3.img
    >
    > If you want to avoid a lot of rebooting, you can cold boot, wait for the
    > GRUB menu to appear, use the hotkeys to go into editing mode, and type in
    > lines like the above, one after another, using the tab key to complete
    > options (e.g. type in kernel /vmlinuz then tab to find your options,
    > likewise tab after the root=/dev/Vol...) to boot manually. If you fail,
    > you end up back in the editor, if you succeed you manage to boot up and
    > you can edit your grub.conf file to have the same contents as your command
    > lines.
    >
    > I can't give much more advice than this, I've only had to do those two
    > things a couple of times, and quite some time ago.
    >
    > --
    > If you insist on e-mailing me, use the reply-to address (it's real but
    > temporary). But please reply to the group, like you're supposed to.
    >
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