Re: edit menu.lst to boot Netbsd

[Florian Hatat]

Dans son message du samedi 27 janvier 2001, Petros Sidiropoulos écrivait:
> hello,
>  This is my first post to this list, I'd like to know if there is a way to
> edit menu.lst file in order to boot
> NetBSD and how this achived. I run grub in floppy and i want to boot Netbsd
> which is installed in the
> second IDE hd in the first partition, Am i asking too much? :)
> Further more I'd like to know if I could boot from the grub floppy other os
> like windows, Linux, Solaris,
> for now i use the grub floppy to boot only GNU/Hurd.

You should read the GRUB Manual.
Here is an example of a menu.lst file which comes with this manual.

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#
# Sample boot menu configuration file
#

# Boot automatically after 30 secs.
timeout 30

# By default, boot the first entry.
default 0

# Fallback to the second entry.
fallback 1

# For booting the GNU Hurd
title  GNU/Hurd
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s1
module /boot/serverboot.gz

# For booting Linux
title  GNU/Linux
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1

# For booting Mach (getting kernel from floppy)
title  Utah Mach4 multiboot
root   (hd0,2)
pause  Insert the diskette now^G!!
kernel (fd0)/boot/kernel root=hd0s3
module (fd0)/boot/bootstrap

# For booting FreeBSD
title  FreeBSD 3.4
root   (hd0,2,a)
kernel /boot/loader

# For booting OS/2
title OS/2
root  (hd0,1)
makeactive
# chainload OS/2 bootloader from the first sector
chainloader +1
# This is similar to "chainload", but loads a specific file
#chainloader /boot/chain.os2

# For booting Windows NT or Windows95
title Windows NT / Windows 95 boot menu
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader  +1
# For loading DOS if Windows NT is installed
# chainload /bootsect.dos

# For installing GRUB into the hard disk
title Install GRUB into the hard disk
root    (hd0,0)
setup   (hd0)

# Change the colors.
title Change the colors
color light-green/brown blink-red/blue


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Florian,
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