On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 15:55, Paolo wrote: > Phil Schaffner said: > > On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 10:16, Phil Schaffner wrote: > >> List members: Sorry for any confusion here, but we took it off the list >snip< > In short, > with the following config files I can boot both XP and linux from the grub > boot disk: > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > # > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > # root (hd0,1) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > boot=/dev/hda > default=1 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd1,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8) > root (hd1,1) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ > initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img > title DOS > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > Note that rootnoverify (hd0,0) is different from what you suggested me > (hd1,0). > I don't understand why I need to put (hd0,0) instead of (hd1,0) > but hey, it works! > > # this device map was generated by anaconda > (fd0) /dev/fd0 > (hd1) /dev/hda > > > then I copied those files to /boot/grub > and Iìve run: > grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map > root (hd1,1) > setup (hd1) --> hd0 doesn't work, see below > quit Didn't see (hd0) because it is not in device.map as you show it. Try: #/boot/grub/device.map # this device map was generated by grunt-work (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/hdb (hd1) /dev/hda > > After the reboot the machine din't display the boot option, > it just booted windowsXP. > > Another strange thing is the following: > grub> setup (hd0) > Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no > Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes > Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes > Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes > Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not fatal) > Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd1,1)"... failed (this is not fatal) > Running "install /grub/stage1 d (hd0) /grub/stage2 p /grub/grub.conf "... > fail > ed > > Error 21: Selected disk does not exist > > grub> setup (hd1) > Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no > Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes > Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes > Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes > Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd1)"... 16 sectors are embedded. > succeeded > Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd1) (hd1)1+16 p (hd1,1)/grub/stage2 > /grub/grub > .conf"... succeeded > Done. > > Hints? Suggestions ? > > Paolo Try with both hard drive mappings in device.map At least you can boot to the installed OSs from the floppy. One kludge (of the new device.map fails) would be to set the floppy default to Linux and eject the floppy for Windows. I do the opposite of this for the kids - use the floppy to default to Windows, no floppy for Linux. Sloooooow progress, but at least movement. Phil
