I gotta it figured out. Thanks for the response Jeff. :) JBanks --- Jeff Bliar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is what my grub.conf looks like, at least the Gentoo part: > Title=Gentoo Linux > root (hd1,0) > kernel (hd1,0)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hdb3 hdc=ide-scsi pci=noacpi > > I have never had a problem with it booting like that. Keep in mind that I > didn't use the genkernel. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Eis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 5:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo grub question? > > Joshua Banks wrote: > > >Thanks for the reply Peter, > > > >I'm follow the directions off there Install x86 doc. I trust you, don't get > me wrong but that > >would be pretty messed up I would think. > > > > > I'm not a grub expert either so maybe you should wait for other advices > before messing things up. > But as long as you don't mess up your partitions you should always be > able to boot again from the install cd, mount the linux partitions and > fix wrong setting in grub (I had to do this several times before > everything worked well). > > >Here's there example: (Is my grub different because I used genkernel to > compile the kernel, I > >wonder) > > > >Now, create the grub.conf file (nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf) and add the > following to it: > > > >Code listing 23.4: grub.conf for GRUB > > > >default 0 > >timeout 30 > >splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > > ># If you compiled your own kernel, use something like this: > >title=My example Gentoo Linux > >root (hd0,0) > >kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3 > > > ># If you're using genkernel, use something like this instead: > >title=My example Gentoo Linux (genkernel) > >root (hd0,0) > >kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-KV root=/dev/hda3 > >initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-KV > > > ># Below needed only for people who dual-boot > >title=Windows XP > >root (hd0,5) > >chainloader (hd0,5)+1 > > > > > >Warning: Substitute KV with the kernel version you have installed. > > > >Does this make sense Peter? Is there install guide messed up? > > > > > It just depends on you disk layout. If you do have a boot partition (as > recommended in the install docs) then you must not have the /boot in the > path to the kernel as there is no such dir on this partition (someone > please correct me if I'm wrong) > If you installed everything on one partition only then the example > config is ok. > I would put two entries for gentoo in the grub.conf: > > default=0 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > title=My example Gentoo Linux (genkernel with /boot) > root (hd0,0) > kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-KV root=/dev/hda3 > initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-KV > > title=My example Gentoo Linux (genkernel without /boot) > root (hd0,0) > kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-KV root=/dev/hda3 > initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-KV > > # Below needed only for people who dual-boot > title=Windows XP > root (hd0,5) > chainloader (hd0,5)+1 > > > Of course you still need to change 'KV' with the correct values for your > kernel (something like 2.4.20-gentoo-r5) and to check if the partition > number for the XP entry is ok. > > Cheers, > Peter > > >Thanks, > >JBanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > >http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
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