Hi I tried using the map command in grub to change the boot disk but to no avail ie map (hd0) (hd1) map (hd1) (hd0)
Enda Enda O'Connor ( Sun Micro Systems Ireland) wrote: > Hi > I have u4 installed on one disk and rc3 on another disk, now I have to go > into bios to > change disk priority to boot either u4 or rc3 > > > menu.lst looks like > > title OpenSolaris 2008.05 snv_86_rc3 X86 > bootfs rpool/ROOT/opensolaris > kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS > module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive > #---------------------END BOOTADM-------------------- > title Solaris 10 08/07 s10x_u4wos_12b X86 > root (hd0,1,a) > kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot > module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive > #-------------------------------------------------- > title Diagnostic Partition > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > but of course the second entry is now wrong, ie (hd0,1,a), as hd0 is now the > rc3 disk. > I though that being smart and settign it to hd1,1,a might do it, but this > actually fails > with a panic laoding the kernel ( I see the u4 initial boot screen ) > > Any idea how to make menu.lst switch between the disks, ie set some kind of > disk priority? > > Enda > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
