[PLUG] grub issue updated

[Bruce]

On 5/29/2011 3:47 PM, MJang wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 09:52 -0700, Bruce Kilpatrick wrote:
>> On 05/26/2011 07:25 PM, Derek Loree wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 08:01 -0700, Michael Ewan wrote:
>>>> On 5/25/2011 7:30 PM, Bruce Kilpatrick wrote:
>>>>> On 05/24/2011 07:32 PM, MJang wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 17:01 -0700, Bruce Kilpatrick wrote:
>>>>>>> This should be a simple Google search, but I must not be using the
>>>>>>> correct syntax.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was dual booting WinXP and Fedora 14.  I decided to install Debian 6
>>>>>>> to a blank partition.  When all was said and done, I rebooted and, to my
>>>>>>> surprise, no Debian in the boot menu.  I think Fedora uses Grub and
>>>>>>> Debian uses Grub2.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can someone point me to something that will help me sort this out.
>>>>>> While I like the Ubuntu documentation on the subject
>>>>>> (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 ), I've stuck with GRUB 0.97,
>>>>>> because it's easier to configure and customize in a single configuration
>>>>>> file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LMK if you'd like to see a copy of my grub.conf file, which is in a
>>>>>> similar triple boot (RHEL 6/Ubuntu Lucid/W7).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
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>>>>> I booted the computer with a live CD.  I found the grub.cfg on the
>>>>> Debian partition.  Looking the file over I note an entry set root='
>>>>> (hd1,msdos6)'.  I'm thinking I misdirected the grub installation.
>>>>>
>>>>> If my thinking is correct, do I need to reinstall, or is there a command
>>>>> to reinstall to the MBR?  Or can I tell Fedora to find Debian and add it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Bruce
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>>>> You don't need to reinstall, nor touch the mbr.  The beauty of grub is
>>>> that the MBR looks at that file.  Change the file and your boot should
>>>> work.  The trick is determining where the partitions are and setting the
>>>> locations in grub.cfg appropriately.
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>>> The other trick is determining which grub.cfg the MBR is reading!
>>>
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>> Well, I know a little more than I did...Grub was installed to the MBR of
>> the memory stick that held the Debian install iso.  Once up and running
>> I had more issues than Grub.  More on that with a new topic, maybe.
>>
>> This may be as far as I get to play with this problem.  A simple
>> reinstall may be the easiest fix for me.  I just wanted to see and
>> tinker with Debian.
> I assume you figured out how to use grub-install to get the GRUB pointer
> into the MBR of the appropriate physical drive?
>> /home directory issues may keep me from mixing Fedora and Debian.
> I have RHEL 6 and Ubuntu Lucid on the same laptop, sharing the
> same /home directory. The key for me was to set up all UIDs/GIDs in the
> RHEL database starting with 1000.
>
> I boot into either, and can still use my /home configured tools (e.g.
> browser, PIM, e-mail, etc) in the same way on both systems.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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Mike,

Is there a way to do that without going through the list one by one and 
making the changes to fit the Debian uid/gid model?

I have not yet done the enough research to find the total answer for the 
grub issue.  I have found several web pages to start the learning 
process of booting from a live cd and reinstalling grub2.  I suppose I 
could just update the Fedora grub and Debian would then be listed...

Bruce