Re: [MLUG] Kernel / GRUB

[Ian Monroe <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I doubt 'boom grub sees both' and Windows 9*/ME will wipe out the MBR
(where grub resides) like always. Not familar with nt/2000/xp. 

To add a kernel, (on Debian; your experience may vary) edit
/boot/grub/menu.lst and type (in root) grub-install [device you are
booting from, probably sda] and reboot. I would reccomend adding your
new kernel, and allow yourself to boot into the old one. The only thing
confusing about menu.lst is the name of the hardrives. (hd0,0) == hda1 and
(hd1,0) == hdb1. I'm not sure about SCSI.

Ian

On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, George wrote:

> Sorry for the lack of info...
> 
> Running RH 7.2  / 2.4.12 is the kernel i want to add... boot partition is 
> sda1 data is sda5...
> 
> from what I am also reading you can add a windows install after you alread 
> have linux up and running...  (old hard drive pulled from machine with 
> windows.. left out during linux install...  put back in as hdb/sdb after 
> linux install...  boom grub sees both? )
> 
> George
> 
> On Thursday 01 November 2001 01:54 pm, you wrote:
> > What distrubution are you using? I know Debian has a thing that converts
> > the Linux naming scheme to the Grub one. Its like grub-config or
> > something. Make sure you install on /dev/hda instead of /dev/hda1. I did
> > this (with Windows on hda1) and Windows stopped booting up (the old Grub
> > configuration was on hda, and the new one on hda1), but I asked on the
> > Grub List (thought it was a little heavy-duty for MLUG (-;) and there is a
> > back up for the Windows boot loader that I was able to use and fix it with
> > dd.
> >
> > IIRC if your using symbolic links and you change them to the new
> > kernel, you don't have to change anything (since GRUB can read partitions,
> > unlike LILO.)
> >
> > Theortically, there is some way to add kernels with the shell prompt in
> > Grub without editing the config files in Linux.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, George wrote:
> > > hey all...
> > >
> > > After a kernel recompile i know the procedure for LILO
> > >
> > > ]# vi /etc/lilo.conf
> > > <change what ya want to in lilo.conf>
> > > ]# lilo -v
> > > <reboot>
> > > *done*
> > >
> > > what is the procedure for GRUB...
> > >
> > > George
> > > --
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