dual boot 2 Linux distros

[utapez]

you are right if I was trying to configure my menu.lst but I am trying to add Kubuntu to my lilo.conf file. If you read my previous posts, Mandrake over wrote my Kubuntu bootloader so I am trying to add to lilo not GRUB, but thanks for trying to help!

[dylunio]

when I put in the locale of my kernel:

/dev/hda1/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386
it spits back that it's not a directory.
?
If I put in the same info without the /dev/hda1, it says no such file or directory.
the entry is this:

image=/dev/hda1/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386
label="kubuntu"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/dev/hda1/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386

Thank you!
Ps/I did mount the drive but had to create an entry in fstab

I don't think you have quite got it right, since you are stating a /dev/hda1/foo directory, /dev/hda1 is a device, not a directory

But anyhow, the following should work for kubuntu:

##stanza for kubuntu
image = /boot/vmlinux-2.6.10-5-386
label = kubuntu
root = /dev/hda1 #whatever the loction of the kubuntu root partition
initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386

I hope this works for you (btw I'm taking /dev/hda1 as your kubuntu partition, change it if it is not[/code]

[utapez]

First, thanks for helping me!
I had already tried the entry as you last suggested (got the error it couldn't find it)
Below is from my 'Kubuntu' file, maybe this will help sort this out.

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386
#:2 <-- type: 0 => linux, 1 => windows, 2 => other
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

[dylunio]

Erm, what I said [quote]##stanza for kubuntu
image = /boot/vmlinux-2.6.10-5-386
label = kubuntu
root = /dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386[/code] should have worked, I take it that you ran

/sbin/lilo

after the changes?

Otherwise I can't think of what's wrong =/

If it still doesn't work you may want to try:

##stanza for kubuntu
image = /boot/vmlinux-2.6.10-5-386
label = kubuntu
root = /dev/hda1

(then run /sbin/lilo)

[utapez]

the only difference I see is you want me to put "image = /boot/vmlinux-2.6.10-5-386"
when the actual name of the kernel is "image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386"
notice we differ on 'z' or using an 'x'

I have tried both, it can't find either.
What about the (hd0,0) reference?

additionally when I choose it at boot time it gives Error 15: File not found
and say kernel (hd1,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda1

so how to I change the (hd1,4) reference to (hd0,0)

Thanks!

[dylunio]

What your refering to:

I have tried both, it can't find either.
What about the (hd0,0) reference?

additionally when I choose it at boot time it gives Error 15: File not found
and say kernel (hd1,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda1

so how to I change the (hd1,4) reference to (hd0,0)

is the way grub names drives, so these will not help.

But are you useing grub or lilo? since the error you get reminds me of grub?

[utapez]

mmm, it seems like I am using GRUB to boot Mandrake?
GRUBv 0.95

[dylunio]

OH....this makes sense now,

Ok, in your /boot/grub/grub.conf (may be menu.lst in MDK, i'm not sure)

Add this:

title ubuntu
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386

to it. And it should work.

[utapez]

Yipee!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for working with me on this.
I'm back in Kubuntu land...I'm sure there will be more questions!
Glad you are out there--

[dylunio]

I'm very glad you have it working
I should have asked at the start if you were using lilo or grub with MDK, I stupidly assumed that you would be useing lilo, which is default with MDK.