Duel Boot - Page 2 - Linux Forums

07-09-2007	#11 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	boot up from FreeSpire harddisk and highlight FreeSpire title in GRUB Menu. press e, select kernel line and press e again. edit kernel line. it should look like this Code: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-gratis root=/dev/root rootdev=0x0301 ramdisk=35392 video=vesafb:nomtrr jiffymount=noatime resume2=swap:/dev/hda1:0x44000 vga=0x311 splash=silent Hit Enter key and press b. does FreeSpire boot up? if yes, replace kernel line in menu.lst file with above line. post the contents of /boot/grub/device.map file. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

07-09-2007	#12 (permalink)
TobyKY76 Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 30	Ok the code got me back into the freespire hdd. /boot/grub/device.map: Code: (hd0) /dev/hda

07-09-2007	#13 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	did you add (hd1) /dev/hdb in device.map file earlier? contents of device.map file should be Code: (hd0) /dev/hda (hd1) /dev/hdb Windows XP should boot up after adding that line in device.map file. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

07-09-2007	#14 (permalink)
TobyKY76 Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 30	I didn't add the line earlier but I did once I got back into the freespire disk. To be honest, everytime I edit the device.map file and save it (using sudo kwrite) after I reboot, the file returns to orginal - i.e. no line that reads: Code: (hd1) /dev/hdb

07-09-2007	#15 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	it means some init script is re-writing device.map file on every boot up. i have to look into this. i dont have access to FreeSpire box right now. i will post back soon. ( 8-10 hrs at least, sorry ! ). __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

07-09-2007

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TobyKY76

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it means some init script is re-writing device.map file on every boot up. i have to look into this. i dont have access to FreeSpire box right now. i will post back soon.
( 8-10 hrs at least, sorry ! ).

No problem. I appreciate all the help you are giving me. I know that the answer will probably be something simple and easy. I will await your investigation into this. I will do a little research also and see what happens, but with my limited knowledge of linux I will probably waiting till you respond

07-10-2007	#17 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	execute this Code: chmod a-x /sbin/jiffy* edit device.map file again and reboot. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

07-10-2007

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TobyKY76

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Originally Posted by devils_casper

execute this

Code:

chmod a-x /sbin/jiffy*

edit device.map file again and reboot.

Ok did all that and still device.map didn't save.

07-10-2007	#19 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	thats weird. it worked on my friend's machine. i am going to install FreeSpire on my test machine to check it. you have to wait for a few hours again. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

07-11-2007	#20 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	jiffyboot binary re-writes device.map file. checks its correct name in /etc/rcS.d folder. its S37jiffyboot in my machine. rename it to Kxxjiffyboot. xx is 100-37. so, in my machine, it will be K63jiffyboot. Code: sudo mv S37jiffyboot K63jiffyboot edit device.map file again and reboot. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

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