On 8/27/05, Thomas Springer <th.springer@xxxxxxx> wrote: > === Date : Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:50:59 +0200 > === From : Thomas Springer > > > === 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 > > initrd /boot/initrd-(version) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I did forget. > > (version) is probably "uname -r" > > > to grub.conf file. "uname -r" gives me the version for FC4, but I need the one for Mandriva... :-) Paul
