Grub problem for Mandriva

[etusch]

When I installed Mandriva I reconfigured to /boot/grub/menu.lst.example file by copying from my Debian's menu.lst. But Debian is not added boot options in mandriva's grub when I reboot. Then configured /etc/lilo.conf too. But again I couldn't see Debian at my boot options.

After all I installed Debian cd to cdrom and rescue my system. Reinstalled Debian's grub. Then configured menu.lst. Well I see Mandriva. But only I can see I can't boot. At mandriva grub it configured as (hd0,4) on hda1
I copied these are samely but didn't worked.

My partion table is as follow and using Mandriva 2006

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| hda1 Mandriva root | hda 5 mandriva /home | hda 6 swap |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| hda 2 Debian root | hda 4 Debian /home |
---------------------------------------------------------------

[devils casper]

pos the contents of Debian's menu.lst file and filenames of files stored in Mandirva's /boot folder.

[etusch]

sorry so late

There is not net connection at my home This is my debs menu.lst


# menu.lst - See: grub(, info grub, update-grub(
# grub-install(, grub-floppy(,
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda3 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(single-user mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-3-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686
savedefault

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-686 (single-user mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-3-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686
savedefault

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda1.
title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.11-8mdk root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,1)/initrd-2.6.11-8mdk.img

title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-2.6.20 root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd-2.6.20

title 2611-8
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-2.6.11-8mdk root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd-2.6.11-8mdk.img

title 2620
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-2.6.20 root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd-2.6.20img

[etusch]

these are files inside mandrive /boot directory

[devils casper]

title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.11-8mdk root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
initrd (hd0,1)/initrd-2.6.11-8mdk.img

hda6 is swap paritition therefore resume device should be /dev/hda6.
edit menu.lst file and set resume=/dev/hda6 under title Mandriva.
if it doesn't work, post the output of 'fdisk -l' command.

[etusch]

This mandriva grub directory content. There isn't menu.list but menu.list.example
When I configured it nothing change at mandriva's grub

[devils casper]

kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.11-8mdk root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1

there isn't any 2.6.11-8 file in Mandriva's boot folder.
latest kernel version is 2.6.20.
edit this part

title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-2.6.20 root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda6
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd-2.6.20

select "Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel" in GRUB screen and post exact error message if any.

EDIT: put # before first title Mandriva lines.

#title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
#root (hd0,1)
#kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.11-8mdk root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda1
#initrd (hd0,1)/initrd-2.6.11-8mdk.img

[etusch]

Thank you very much for your help. I will try it when I reach to home

[etusch]

result;
-----------------------------------------------------
|.....error no: 15...........|
|
| file not found
|
| press any key to continue
------------------------------------------------------
(when pressed turns to grub menu )

[devils casper]

which title did you select in GRUB menu?
this code should work

title Mandriva 2006 with 2.6.20 kernel (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-2.6.20 root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda6
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd-2.6.20