Re: grub probs (fedora core3/slackware/xp)

This may be a silly question, but I do have to ask. What is the advantage
of grub over lilo?

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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, mike hoy wrote:

> Hi,
>
> currently I have grub on my laptop. It manages to
> handle xp and fedora core(fc3 installed grub..)but not
> my slackware partition
>
> hda1 windoze
> hda2 slackware
> hda3 Fedora Core 3
>
> I believe i've set /etc/grub.conf file correctly...
>
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
> root (hd0,2)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
> quiet
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
> title slackware
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26
>
> title Other
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> =================
>
> if i cd to /mnt/slackware/boot
> i see:
>

> [root@localhost boot]# ls
> config-2.6.9-1.667  initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
> vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667
> grub                System.map-2.6.9-1.667
> [root@localhost boot]#

>
> if i cd to /mnt/slackware/initrd
> i see:
> nothing.
>
> i mention the initrd because I've noticed initrd in
> the fedora section.
>
> it will boot up to a point and then kernel panic.
>
> i've also tried
>
> title slackware
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz
>
> and no luck still get kernel panic.
>
> My Question: Do I have the grub.conf file set
> correctly according to the information i've supplied?
>
> mike h
>
>
>
>
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