grub doesnt load kernel

i installed the 2.6.3 kernel and grub as bootloader but grub doesnt load the kernel so that i have to config the kernel and boot manually.

Code:

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dafault 0
timeout 30
root (hd0,4)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.6.3 root=/dev/hde5

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did i forgot something??

change it with

Code:

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dafault 0
timeout 30
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.6.3 root=/dev/hda5

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but

Quote:

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Originally Posted by kernel.org

The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.2

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Or this:

Code:

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dafault 0
timeout 30
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.3 root=/dev/hda5

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by mesbaba8

but

Quote:

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Originally Posted by kernel.org

The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.2

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Stable kernels are overrated, anyways. :wink:

does it need an initrd?

If so add an initrd /boot/initrdname.img line


have fun

Nerderello

i tried all of xour tips but nothing works

i have no hda drive, only hde

then

Code:

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root (hd4,0)

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will work, i think.

hd0 means that grub searches the kernel on the first hd, and i only have one hd installed on SATA. the only prob is that grub doesnt load the kernel automatically.
i have to define the kernel on every boot

Code:

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kernel (hd0)/kernel-2.6.3

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than i can boot the kernel

so hd0 is correctly

but I'll try this anyway ;)

I'm unsure where your kernel lives. Do you have a separate /boot partition?

If not, then your root and the (hd0,0) on your kernel should be the same.


have fun

Nerderello