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Grub config for Puppy 5.1.0 Full Install
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 01:54
by maxpro4u
Is this correct for a full install of puppy 5.1.0?
Start GRUB global section
#timeout 30
color light-gray/blue black/light-gray
# End GRUB global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
title Puppy Linux (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 ro vga=normal
# Linux bootable partition config ends
I tried to do a full install from a frugal install. I deleted the savefile and booted into ram then formatted and installed puppy.After reboot there were no entries for puppy,only windows which was gone after formatting the drive ext2. I am going to try again but I need a copy of the grub config to check what is made by the install script to compare before I reboot.
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 02:00
by rcrsn51
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro vga=normal
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 02:26
by maxpro4u
thank you, everything else looks ok then?
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 03:56
by rjbrewer
maxpro4u wrote:thank you, everything else looks ok then?
I did a full install from a frugal install about 1 1/2 yr. ago.
Had the temporary frugal on sda4 (it was necessary to have a
save file to make it work).
Used the universal installer to put full on sda3.
When it asked where files are, chose directory in left column and
the sfs in the right.
Made a grub entry for full.
With full install, reboot , do not save.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 94&t=39513
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 12:04
by maxpro4u
rcrsn51 wrote:kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro vga=normal
so this line
title Puppy Linux (on /dev/hda1)
is fine or should also be changed to
title Puppy Linux (on /dev/sda1)
thanks for your help
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 12:24
by ICPUG
The title line is just a comment and doesn't execute anything.
You can say what you like there.
It would make sense to change hda1 to sda1 in the title line to avoid confusion when reading the script later.
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 14:26
by maxpro4u
ICPUG wrote:The title line is just a comment and doesn't execute anything.
You can say what you like there.
It would make sense to change hda1 to sda1 in the title line to avoid confusion when reading the script later.
Thanks! Just trying to get everything ready before formatting again. With this old machine a full install may run a little faster.
Posted: Tue 21 Sep 2010, 17:10
by Karl Godt
grub.cfg is for grub2 :
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menuentry 'Ubuntu, mit Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry "quirky-130 (on /dev/sdc3)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98
linux /quirky130/vmlinuz pdev=sdc3 psubdir=quirky130
initrd /quirky130/initrd.gz
}
menuentry "dpup001 (on /dev/sdc3)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98
linux /dpup001/vmlinuz pdev=sdc3 psubdir=dpup001
initrd /dpup001/initrd.gz
}
menuentry "dpup003 (on /dev/sdc3)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98
linux /dpup003/vmlinuz pdev=sdc3 psubdir=dpup003
initrd /dpup003/initrd.gz
}
menuentry "dpup005 (on /dev/sdc3)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04f6c08a-0af3-4d95-8b3e-c7eb057bbb98
linux /dpup005/vmlinuz pdev=sdc3 psubdir=dpup005
initrd /dpup005/initrd.gz
}
the grub2 `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` uses the `linux-os-prober` command which seems not to recocnize 1. all mounted partitions (even its own) and 2. frugal installs only if there is no pup-save-.2/3fs-file already
to get the UUID : blkid command
grub2 does not uses 'kernel' but 'linux /boot/vmlinuz ...'
some entries work
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menuentry " Opera_2 JUMP " {
root (hd2,7)
linux /JUMP-8/vmlinuz pdev=sdc8 psubdir=JUMP-8 debug
initrd /JUMP-8/initrd.gz
}
So the solution is also with the puppy grub-0.97 to install to mbr and --root-directory=/dev/sd** from frugal mode.
Full installs do install a new grub without problems but frugal might confuse /mnt/home or /initrd/mnt/dev_ro2
I think I`ve tried to install grub-0.97 from frugal mode some time ago and had been successless I think
LiveCD pfix=ram would be the best solution I think
HTH
Posted: Wed 22 Sep 2010, 13:15
by maxpro4u
Thanks to all that replied. Seems that I made an error when I went about this. Wakepup was not working right because I failed to format my usb drive properly. It was formatted FAT and not FAT32. Once I changed it to 32 everything went well and I was able to boot from my usb drive and then do a full install. There was still an entry for windows in grub but I deleted it and all is well. I am a happy camper again.