cross post:
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From: Dan Bikle
Date: Sep 17, 2006 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: Freebsd, Suse Linux dual booting
Well,
I rolled the dice and tried grub.
Moral: grub is good.
Details:
I decided to re-install Suse 10.1 so I could interact with the mechanism
which installs Grub.
Then...
I found this in /boot/grub/menu.lst
suse:/boot/grub # cat menu.lst
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sun Sep 17 05:08:44 UTC 2006
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title SUSE Linux 10.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 apm=off acpi=off mce=off
barrier=off ide=nodma idewait=50 i8042.nomux psmouse.proto=bare irqpoll
pci=nommconf resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows 1###
title windows 1
chainloader (hd0,0)+1
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows 2###
title windows 2
chainloader (hd0,1)+1
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- SUSE Linux 10.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off
noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd
It looks like Suse thinks the disk is named hd0 rather than hd8.
So, I added this entry:
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: FreeBSD
5.5###
title FreeBSD 5.5
root (hd0,2,a)
kernel /boot/loader
This is a direct pattern off of the discussion here:
http://www.lemis.com/grog/diary-apr2006.html#21
And the grub file in front of my face.
Then I rebooted and saw a nice Grub menu with FreeBSD 5.5
listed on the bottom.
I picked it.
It sent me to the Beastie boot menu I'm so familiar with.
And I used that to boot my FreeBSD box.
I'm jazzed.
I wish golf were this easy.
Thanks gentlemen.
-Dan