HD Install :: Dual boot grub challengetitle DSL 2.0<br>kernel /b
Hello All!
Just discovered dsl....I likes it!
Now trying to work out hd install on old win98 machine. I have only mepislite (installed first) and now dsl. Went into menu.lst and tried 2 different versions to boot up dsl, with no luck.
title MEPIS at hda4, kernel 2.6.12-1-586tsc kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-586tsc root=/dev/hda4 nomce quiet splash=verbose vga=791 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-586tsc
title MEPIS at hda4, kernel 2.4.29 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.29 root=/dev/hda4 nomce quiet splash=verbose vga=791 hdd=ide-scsi initrd /boot/initrd.splash
title Damn Small Linux root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/isolinux/linux24 root=/dev/hda3 initrd /boot/isolinux/minirt24.gz makeactive boot
title MEMTEST kernel /boot/memtest86.bintimeout 15 color cyan/blue white/blue foreground ffffff background 0639a1 gfxmenu /boot/grub/message
That didn't work either...
Again, I have only mepislite (installed first) and dsl on here. I am accessing menu.lst thru mepislite. The dsl shows up in the boot sequence, but does not engage.
hda1= linux swap 500mb hda2= fat 32 partition 1gb hda3= dsl 200mb hda4= mepislite about 6gb
TIA
KevinAre you getting any specific error when trying to boot DSL (i.e. file not found)? Also, the code you have is for a frugal install. If you did not do a frugal install, but did a regular HDD install instead try something more like this:
Code Sample
title Damn Small Linux root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda3 makeactive boot
I did a frugal install.
When I have choice to chose 2 mepislite kernels or dsl, I choose dsl, but it doesn't start, goes to another screen giving me the choices again until I choose one that works....mepislite.I don't think you are supposed to specify a root partition with a frugal installation.
I could be wrong, though.No root partition?
Ok, then what do I write in there. I am new at this stuff, so please explain in detail.