Gentoo GRUB Questions

[cheetahman]

Currently I have a triboot computer with Windows XP,SUSE 10.1 and Fedora Core 5 I want to remove FC 5 and install Gentoo 2006 using the live cd and I also want SUSE to be the Bootloader would I just put the kernel in /boot and for the

Bootloader it lists GRUB,LILO,NONE-Would I select None
Install to MBR-And would this be selected or Not
Boot Drive-Would this be hda

[spencerf]

I would advise against the graphical installer because I've heard nothing but troubles for people. But more to the point. You could use the same /boot partition as you use for suse. Then when you compile your kernel just make sure you copy it over to this location. Then in your grub.conf or menu.lst file just add an entry for gentoo like this:

title=IBM Thinkpad T30 Powered by Gentoo
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/milan root=/dev/hda3 ro

where root (hd0,0) is the location of /boot
and where /boot/milan is the your kernel name (so I named my kernel milan)
where root=/dev/hda3 is the / partition for gentoo
and only add ro if you have jfs filesystem for your / partition.

if you use genkernel instead of manually compiling your kernel the entry will be different check out the example in the handbook.

[cheetahman]

I would advise against the graphical installer because I've heard nothing but troubles for people. But more to the point. You could use the same /boot partition as you use for suse. Then when you compile your kernel just make sure you copy it over to this location. Then in your grub.conf or menu.lst file just add an entry for gentoo like this:

title=IBM Thinkpad T30 Powered by Gentoo
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/milan root=/dev/hda3 ro

where root (hd0,0) is the location of /boot
and where /boot/milan is the your kernel name (so I named my kernel milan)
where root=/dev/hda3 is the / partition for gentoo
and only add ro if you have jfs filesystem for your / partition.

if you use genkernel instead of manually compiling your kernel the entry will be different check out the example in the handbook.

so root points to where Gentoo is installed and title is the name and would /boot point to the SUSE /boot and the Gentoo partition is going to be formatted as ext3. Also what about the other options for the Gentoo Live Cd

[psic]

Also what about the other options for the Gentoo Live Cd

If you mean the other options for installing, /*runs of to the gentoo documentation site...*/

"Holey compiling kernel, Batman! The handbook only lists the two menu-based installers, the GTK and the libcurses based one /*Insert confused sound effects here*/ "

Ok, seriously, HERE are the two installers, and HERE is the original way to install Gentoo.

[cheetahman]

Ok got gentoo installed and configured the boot for it but it doesn't boot up and the kernel is located on the /fedora mount on SUSE

title=Gentoo Linux 2006
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/name of kernel root=/dev/hda7

What would root (hd0,0) be if its located on hda7

[psic]

What would root (hd0,0) be if its located on hda7

root (hd0,6)

[cheetahman]

title=Gentoo Linux 2006
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/name of kernel root=/dev/hda7

So all I need is the name of the kernel and it should work also I tried the SUSE bootloader way which does it automatically but it doesn't work so I'll have to try it manually.

[cheetahman]

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Mon May 29 16:49:20 EDT 2006

color white/blue black/light-gray
default 2
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message



###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title SUSE Linux 10.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd




title Gentoo Linux 2006
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda7 vga=791
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5



###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
chainloader (hd0,1)+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 10.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd

[psic]

I'm assuming it's not working. Try adding the word 'boot' to the end of each of the linux sections.

[cheetahman]

SUSE and Windows work but not gentoo

title Gentoo Linux 2006
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda7 vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd

Would it work if I removed this line
initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5

and should this be added
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: gentoo###

so it looks like this

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: gentoo###
title Gentoo Linux 2006
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda7 vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd