Mandriva Bootloader

[vilas2006]

Yesterday Ubuntu 10.10 installed on free space on sda1 alongwith windows XP. I am using Mandriva 2010.1 spring Bootloader. I am unable to add Ubuntu in this bootloader.

fdisk -l output for sda1 is as under:

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004b99c

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 1 3824 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3825 60802 457669225+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 3825 10198 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 10199 20397 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 20398 30596 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 30597 40795 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 40796 43227 19530752 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 43227 60315 137262080 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 60316 60802 3904512 82 Linux swap / Solaris

can somebody guide in this regard

[ved]

add the containt of grubconfig file of Ubuntu 10.10 to the grubconfig file of Mandirava .
Read this link first it helpful dual linux boot with mixed grub/grub2 Linux article
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...ly-needed.html

[vilas2006]

After addding containts of grubconfig Bootloader gives error like unrecognised command i.e. linux Ubuntu ... istead of Kernel as in Bootloader and incorrect partition, I think Mandriva bootloder is not Grub 2. Further ubuntu 10.10 do not use menu.lst while Mandriva does. Is there any other way to add ubuntu 10.10 to existing Mandriva Bootloader.

[MikeTbob]

So, you've already installed Mandriva or are you just using the bootloader? Boot up Mandriva and post the output of

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

[vilas2006]

output is:
[root@localhost satish]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
cat: /boot/grub/grub.conf: No such file or directory

Yes Mandriva is already installed and using Mandriva bootloader. Ubuntu is istalled now and adding Ubuntu to this bootloader

[yancek]

To be sure we are clear on your present situation, you have installed Mandriva and you can successfully boot Mandriva?
Can you also successfully boot xp?
How did you install Ubuntu, as a wubi install inside windows xp?
Did you install Ubuntu on a separate partition?
If you don't have a grub.conf file as shown by your last post, look for a menu.lst file.

In a terminal type: cat /boot/grub/menu.lst; post the output.
If you are mixing Grub bootloaders (Grub Legacy and Grub2) you might need to take a look at this tutorial which explains how to do it, section 5.B in particular.

GRUB 2 bootloader - Full tutorial

[vilas2006]

We , Indians are very traditional, cannot abandoned the vales and morality of the one who is near & dear to us. We are faithful to what we get. I want to go with Grub Legacy only. Please guide me only one thing "How to Boot Ubunut 10.10 with Grub Legacy . You know that I am old friend of Mandrake/ Mandriva from the beginning of Linux.

[yancek]

If you are booting with Mandriva Grub Legacy (meaning its Grub is in the master boot record) then you can put a chainloader +1 entry there for your Ubuntu partition. That should work if you have Grub for Ubuntu installed to its root partition. Check out the link from my last post for more details.