grubconfig to install easily grub legacy (0.97) on porteus
Posted: 29 Dec 2011, 03:47
Searching for a simple way to install grub 0.97 on hdd, I tripped on the following thread by a certain Jayflood (alia broken man):
http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action=vi ... ntID=49789
grub 0.97 slackware with grubconfig command compatible ext4:
-32 bit and 64 bit:
http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/ ... i486-9.txz
-64 bit: this version supports ext4 filesystem
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-1 ... 86-4sl.txz
Just transform the tgz package to xzm module, activate it. Then in cli mode use the command grubconfig:
and follow the instructions. Kent Robotti's 'grubconfig' tool is similar to the Slackware 'liloconfig' setup tool.
IMPORTANT: If you work with an already functional bootloader, DO NOT FORGET to have in hand a functional grub legacy menu.lst and replace the one provided by the grubconfig command. Grubconfig is not able to catch porteus linux special cheatcodes. The OS will not load. In addition, if you are a neophyte to linux you better be accompanied to do such manipulations.
An example of a functional menu.lst entry from a previous discussion of multiple porteus oses on the same partition:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... 6&start=10
Note: In the faq section ahau has described the method to install grub legacy:
http://www.porteus.org/tutorials/12-boo ... drive.html
http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action=vi ... ntID=49789
grub 0.97 slackware with grubconfig command compatible ext4:
-32 bit and 64 bit:
http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/ ... i486-9.txz
-64 bit: this version supports ext4 filesystem
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-1 ... 86-4sl.txz
Just transform the tgz package to xzm module, activate it. Then in cli mode use the command grubconfig:
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bash-4.1# grubconfig
IMPORTANT: If you work with an already functional bootloader, DO NOT FORGET to have in hand a functional grub legacy menu.lst and replace the one provided by the grubconfig command. Grubconfig is not able to catch porteus linux special cheatcodes. The OS will not load. In addition, if you are a neophyte to linux you better be accompanied to do such manipulations.
An example of a functional menu.lst entry from a previous discussion of multiple porteus oses on the same partition:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... 6&start=10
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title porteus on sda5 64bit_v30 KDE
root (hd0,4)
kernel /64bit_v30/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=/dev/sda5/64bit_v30 extramod=/mnt/sda5/64bit_v30/kde changes=EXIT:/64bit_v30/kde login=root
initrd /64bit_v30/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
boot
title porteus on sda5 32 BIT v30 KDE SPMDEB
root (hd0,4)
kernel /32bit_v30/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=/dev/sda5/32bit_v30 extramod=/mnt/sda5/32bit_v30/kde changes=EXIT:/32bit_v30/kde login=root
initrd /32bit_v30/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
boot
title porteus v3_64 on sda5 64bit_v30_ANGER ANGRY GNOME
root (hd0,4)
kernel /64bit_v30_ANGER/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=/dev/sda5/64bit_v30_ANGER changes=EXIT:/64bit_v30_ANGER/porteus login=root
initrd /64bit_v30_ANGER/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
boot
http://www.porteus.org/tutorials/12-boo ... drive.html