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wlreed Joined: Aug 11, 2007 Posts: 5 Other Topics	Posted Mar 28, 2008 at 5:48:15 PM Subject: grub configuration What is the best way to configure grub to boot distros that use lilo? I'm running Ubuntu-7.10 and I am trying to get Zenwalk, Vectorlinux. and others to boot from grub. Any /boot/grub/menu.lst configurations would help. Thanks
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Shashank Sharma Joined Jan 01, 1970 Posts: 1657 Location:New Delhi, India Other Topics	Posted: Apr 08, 2008 12:38:23 PM Subject: grub configuration You just need to add the relevant vmlinuz and the initrd entry for each distro. Here's a sample: http://192.48.170.157/LDP/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/grubconf.html Cheers! Coauthor of Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional published by Apress. Please follow the Forum Guidelines
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AR Joined May 06, 2008 Posts: 22 Other Topics	Posted: May 06, 2008 4:41:56 PM Subject: grub configuration Just repeat these options to the menu lst each for one os/boot configuration hd0,0 is the partition (first number is the physical disk, the second one is the partition) title My Linux 1 root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-whatever ro root=/dev/hda1 initrd /initrd-whatever The good thing is that grub has a shell like interface that you can use BEFORE it boots (press e at the boot prompt) and you can experiment with the options there. It can read EXT2 so you just have to give it the correct filenames on the right partition and you're good to go.
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