=== Date : Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:28:26 +0100
=== From : Paul Smith
> On 8/27/05, Thomas Springer <th.springer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I have installed FC4 on a computer with MS Windows and Mandriva,
> > > and I cannot anymore boot in Mandriva. Could someone here please
> > > help me with accessing to my Mandriva partition?
> > >
> > You need to give more info.
> >
> > Post output of
> >
> > # fdisk -l /dev/hda
> > # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> >
> > Do you have more then one harddisk?
> >
> > Did you install grub with FC4?
> >
> > Do you experience errors when you try to boot Mandriva or isn't
> > there an option for it on boot menu?
>
> Thanks, Thomas. I have three hard disks: hda (MS Windows), hdb
> (Mandriva) and hdc (FC4).
>
> # fdisk -l /dev/hda
> bash: fdisk: command not found
fdisk is part of util-linux.
Try
# /sbin/fdisk
You should do this as root of course.
Else
# whereis fdisk
> #
> # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to
> # this file NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means
> # that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
> # root (hd2,0)
> # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdc1
> # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd2,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
> root (hd2,0)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
> quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
> title Other
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
> #
>
> Paul
>
You should notice that there isn't an boot entry for Mandriva, so add
sth like
title Mandriva
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-(version) ro root=/dev/hdb
to grub.conf file.
Thomas
