On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 18:11:50 -0500, John Cox <pkands@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 18:05:47 -0500, John Cox <pkands@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 13:47:05 -0800, cfk <cfk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sunday 26 December 2004 13:09, John Cox wrote: > > > > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:38:53 -0800, cfk <cfk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Gentlemen: > > > > > > > > > > Things are getting a little trickier today. So far, on one test > > > > > computer, I have debian on hda1 and fedora3 on hda3. Each one demands > > > > > that it write grub to the MBR. > > > > > > > > > > If I allow debian to write the MBR, then Fedora doesnt boot. > > > > > Similarly if I let Fedora write to the MBR, then Debian doesnt boot. > > > > > > > > > > After going back and forth for a while, I have Debian to where it > > > > > will boot and Fedora to where it will almost boot. > > > > > > > > > > Fedora displays an unusual message right after md: ... autorun > > > > > DONE. > > > > > > > > > > EXT2-fs warning (device hda3): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem > > > > > as ext2 > > > > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly > > > > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 144k freed > > > > > Warning: unable to open an initial console > > > > > SELinux: Disabled at runtime. > > > > > SELinux: Unregistering netfilter hooks > > > > > > > > > > And the Fedora boot hangs forever at this point. > > > > > > > > > > Would anyone be willing to suggest a next step or two? > > > > > > > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > If you start up using the MBR installed by FC does FC startup OK? > > > > John > > > > > > Dear John: > > > > > > Either one starts fine with its own grub demands. It is curious that there is > > > no grub.conf with the debian distribution in /boot/grub. A 'find -name grub*' > > > or 'find -name grub.conf' finds nothing with Debian. > > > > > > I do have the grub incantations for each and am booting debian right now. > > > When I get to the grub prompt and enter the FC incantations, grub compains > > > with an 'Error 27: Unrecognized command' for FC's stuff. > > > > > > Here are the incantations for each. The first one works with Debian's grub, > > > the second one works with FC's grub and neither works with the other's grub. > > > > > > Debian: > > > > > > root (hd0,0) > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro > > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-1-386 > > > savedefault > > > boot > > > > > > Fedora Core3: > > > > > > root (hd0,2) > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet > > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img > > > > > > I tried changing the root=LABEL=/1 statement to root=/dev/hda3 to no avail. I > > > am unfamiliar with the '=/1' after LABEL, although I believe LABEL refers to > > > grub.conf on the Fedora partition. > > > > > > The rhgb and quiet stuff leaves me a little puzzled, but I suspect that will > > > be revealed in the fullness of time as I suspect they have to do with the X > > > stuff and not the disk stuff. > > > > > > With Respect, Charles Krinke > > > > > > > > grub.conf is a redhat thing. Debian uses menu.lst. There is probably a > > menu.lst in fedora that is a link to grub.conf. > > > > What I would try at this point is just to add the Fedora entry to the > > /boot/grub/menu.lst. of your Debain partition by editing it as root. > > There should be a section for adding other OSs near the end of > > menu.lst. You should then be able to boot either. Just add what you > > have above from Fedora. Should work. > > > > Of course, you can do the reverse and install a new grub frorm FC and > > then add the Debian stuff to /boot/grub/grub.conf on your Fedora > > grub.conf > > > > John > > > My apologies if this thread is a mess. Gmail screws up the threads. John
