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Assumpte: Re: [dyne:bolic] grub and docking and madness
sean wrote:
> Its funny... I've been through that grub website/manual and all the
> config files so many times I feel like an expert -- even though nothing
> I did ever worked. All I can suggest is that if it will 1) boot ok into
> SUSE and it will 2) boot ok into Dynebolic on the hard drive (with the
> cdrom in), then there must be some way to co-opt the SUSE grub to load
> dynebolic. Does it appear on the bootloader menu at all when you boot SUSE?
>
> -sean
>
>
> Kristofer Dale wrote:

Here is a copy of the menu on ubuntu with lots of handy commentry

As you can see, I have a multi boot system

> # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
> #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
> #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
> #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

>
> ## default num
> # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
> # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
> #
> # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
> # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.           
> default        0

>
> ## timeout sec
> # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
> # (normally the first entry defined).
> timeout        30

>
> ## hiddenmenu
> # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
> #hiddenmenu
>
> # Pretty colours
> #color cyan/blue white/blue
>
> ## password ['--md5'] passwd
> # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
> # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
> # command 'lock'
> # e.g. password topsecret
> #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
> # password topsecret

>
> ## ## End Default Options ##
>
> title        Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
> initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
> savedefault
> boot

>
> title        Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro single
> initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
> boot

>
> title        Ubuntu, memtest86+
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin 
> boot

>
> ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
>
> # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
> # ones.
> title        Other operating systems:
> root

>
> title        Morphix (on /dev/hda5)
> root        (hd0,4)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9 ro root=/dev/hda5
> initrd        /boot/initrd.gz
> savedefault
> boot

>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
> # linux installation on /dev/hda7.
> title        SUSE LINUX 10.0 (on /dev/hda7)
> root        (hd0,6)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 vga=0x31a selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda3 splash=silent showopts 
> initrd        /boot/initrd
> savedefault
> boot

>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
> # linux installation on /dev/hda7.
> title        Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 10.0 (on /dev/hda7)
> root        (hd0,6)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume selinux=0 edd=off 3 
> initrd        /boot/initrd
> savedefault
> boot

>
>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
> # on /dev/hda1
> title        Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
> root        (hd0,0)
> savedefault
> makeactive
> chainloader    +1

>
> title dyne:bolic
> root (hd1,0) # ADJUST THIS!
> kernel /dyne/linux root=/dev/ram0 rw load_ramdisk=1 max_loop=64 vga=791
> initrd /dyne/initrd.gz
>
>
> ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
> ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
> ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
>
> ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
>
> ## ## Start Default Options ##
> ## default kernel options
> ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
> ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
> ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
> ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
> ##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
> ##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
> # kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro

>
> ## default grub root device
> ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
> # groot=(hd0,1)
>
> ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
> ## e.g. alternative=true
> ##      alternative=false
> # alternative=true

>
> ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
> ## e.g. lockalternative=true
> ##      lockalternative=false
> # lockalternative=false

>
> ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
> ## alternatives
> ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
> # defoptions=quiet splash
>
> ## altoption boot targets option
> ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
> ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
> ##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
> # altoptions=(recovery mode) single

>
> ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
> ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
> ## alternative kernel options
> ## e.g. howmany=all
> ##      howmany=7
> # howmany=all

>
> ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
> ## e.g. memtest86=true
> ##      memtest86=false
> # memtest86=true

>
> ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
> ## can be true or false
> # updatedefaultentry=false
>
> ## ## End Default Options ##
>
> title        Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
> initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
> savedefault
> boot

>
> title        Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro single
> initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
> boot

>
> title        Ubuntu, memtest86+
> root        (hd0,1)
> kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin 
> boot

>
> ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST


Just to show you how it done on Novell Linux Desktop 10

> # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Jul 22 23:24:23 UTC 2006
> color white/blue black/light-gray
> default 1
> timeout 18
> gfxmenu (hd0,6)/boot/message
>
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
> title SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
>     root (hd0,6)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 vga=0x31a    resume=/dev/hda3  splash=silent showopts
>     initrd /boot/initrd

>
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (/dev/hda2)###
> title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (/dev/hda2)
>     kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
>     initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386

>
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
> title Windows
>     chainloader (hd0,0)+1

>
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
> title Floppy
>     chainloader (fd0)+1

>
> ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
>     title Failsafe -- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
>     root (hd0,6)
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3
>     initrd /boot/initrd

>
> title Dyne2.1
> root (hd1,0) # ADJUST THIS!
> kernel /dyne/linux root=/dev/ram0 rw load_ramdisk=1 max_loop=64 vga=791
> initrd /dyne/initrd.gz
>
> title            Morphix (on /dev/hda5)
> root            (hd0,4)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9 ro root=/dev/hda5
> initrd          /boot/initrd.gz


Hope this helps
Stomfi


>
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, sean wrote:
>>
>> :workaround... I installed Ubuntu on the system, then dynebolic, then
>> :added the kernel info for dynebolic to the ubuntu grub menu.1st file as
>> :the first (0) item. Totally lame, but it totally works.
>>
>> I gave up trying to get 2.1 online for lack of time and information, and
>> instead tried adding a menu item for 1.4 to the grub loader for an existing
>> installation of SUSE. For some reason, the Xwindow server(?) crashes when
>> booting from the hard disk, so I'm still booting from CD to a docked and
>> nested 1.4.1. I like dynebolic enough to ditch my existing hardware and try
>> it on a fast dedicated system. Looking at the GRUB website gives me the
>> impression it is still in the "Here it is, good luck!" phase of
>> development...
>>
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