Re: still no luck with grub

[Daniel Senderowicz]

>kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdc6
>^....(1).............^ ^.....(2)....^
>
>1) This is telling grub where to find vmlinuz
>2) Are linux kernel parameters, and are not used by grub at all.

I didn't quite understand the part of root=/dev/hdc6.

I'm getting to boot from the harddisk by simply typing:

grub> configfile (hd0,0)/grub/grub.conf

After that I get the grub screen with the menu which will proceed
as it is supposed to.

So if the "configfile" command does the job, how come is not being
done automatically? Can you please shed some light on this? Again,
many thanks for your help.

Regards,

Dan

>Daniel Senderowicz wrote:
>> OK, I did a bit of progress here. I manage to boot the system
>> with the kernel of the hard disk by simply typing the same
>> commands written in the "grub.conf" file, that is:
>> 
>> grub> root (hd0,0)
>> grub> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-28.9smp ro root=LABEL=/
>> grub> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-28.9smp.img
>> 
>> But my question still remains: why doesn't it do it
>> automatically?
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> 
>It is not working because you are using the syntax wrongs.
>
>root (hd0,0)   <- This is telling grub the device and partition that the 
>vmlinuz is stored on. This is "NOT your linux root partition". It 
>depends which partition the /boot directory is stored. vmlinuz should 
>really be in the /boot directory.
>grub then finds the grub config by looking in (hd0,0)/grub.
>So, if you don't have a root partition, and the /boot directory is on 
>the root partition, the grub root command should be: -
>root (hd0,0)/boot
>
>kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdc6
>^....(1).............^ ^.....(2)....^
>
>1) This is telling grub where to find vmlinuz
>2) Are linux kernel parameters, and are not used by grub at all.
>
>Cheers
>James
>
>
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