[CLUE-Tech] Gentoo installation

[yuko.jonah at 4dv.net]

Dan, here is my grub config + partition setup using 2 hard drives.

windows xp 
/dev/hda1 /windows xp C:\
/dev/hda2 /data D:\

2nd drive 
/dev/hdb1 /boot 
/dev/hdb2 /swap 
/dev/hdb3 /root

Grub
default 0 
timeout 30 
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz 

title=gentoo Linux 2.6.3 
root (hd0,1) 
kernel (hd0,1)/kernel-2.6.3 root=/dev/hdb3 
initrd (hd0,1) /initrd-2.6.3 

title=Windows XP 
root(hd0,0) 
chainloader +1


Yuko Jonah

Never argue with a fool - they will drag you down 
to their level, then beat you with experience


----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Vande More
Sent: 2/28/2004 11:08:48 AM
To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Gentoo installation

> I am dualbooting XP and gentoo on my dell D800  laptop. 
> I rarely boot into XP, but it does work.
> 
> You'll find instructions on this page:
> 
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=9#doc_chap2
> 
> Just search the page for XP to get to this grub.conf section:
> 
> ******************************************************************
> 
> # Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.
> default 0
> # How many seconds to wait before the default listing is booted.
> timeout 30
> # Nice, fat splash-image to spice things up :)
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> 
> title=Gentoo Linux 2.4.22
> # Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.4.22 root=/dev/hda3
> 
> # The next three lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system.
> # In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/hda6.
> title=Windows XP
> root (hd0,5)
> chainloader +1
> ******************************************************************
> 
> -Dan
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 08:37, yuko.jonah at 4dv.net wrote:
> > Hey guys has anyone here been successful in installing gentoo linux, i.e to dual boot with windows xp using grub. If you have i might need some help. installation is finished except i cannot seem to get grub going. not at home with the error.
> > 
> > Yuko Jonah
> > 
> > Never argue with a fool - they will drag you down 
> > to their level, then beat you with experience
> > 
> > 
> > 
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