Grub menu...please help

rvt20s · #1 5th December 2009, 02:56 PM

Hi, Installed SUSE Linux enterprise First onto my Hard disk then I intalled Fedora into the free face after SLES. I used the auto partitioning features so it ended up with Logical volumes. when I boot up it only has Fedora in the GRUB how do I add My SLES install to the grub menu???

Thanks

hephasteus · #2 5th December 2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvt20s

Hi, Installed SUSE Linux enterprise First onto my Hard disk then I intalled Fedora into the free face after SLES. I used the auto partitioning features so it ended up with Logical volumes. when I boot up it only has Fedora in the GRUB how do I add My SLES install to the grub menu???

Thanks

Boot your rescue disk for SUSE. Go check it's /boot/grub/grub.conf or menu.lst and copy the boot lines to you fedora grub.conf or menu.lst is the only thing I can think of.

rvt20s · #3 5th December 2009, 03:55 PM

Thanks for the reply..OK so I loaded up the SUSE rescue console cd to the /boot directory and its empty.

Is there anything else I can do rom here ?
Thanks

stoat · #4 5th December 2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rvt20s

OK so I loaded up the SUSE rescue console cd to the /boot directory and its empty.

Well, if SUSE was booting and working before you installed Fedora, then there must be something in its boot directory.

Hello rvt20s,

I recommend rebooting into Fedora and editing Fedora's grub.conf...

Code:

su
gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

...to add this section at the end of the grub.conf for SUSE...

Code:

title SUSE
configfile (hdx,y)/boot/grub/menu.lst

...or like this if the SUSE system has a separate boot partition...

Code:

title SUSE
configfile (hdx,y)/grub/menu.lst

You, of course, change x & y to the drive & partition of the SUSE boot partition (or root partition if there is no separate boot partition). If it doesn't work, then return and post this stuff from Fedora...

Code:

su
fdisk -l
cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

hephasteus · #5 6th December 2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rvt20s

Thanks for the reply..OK so I loaded up the SUSE rescue console cd to the /boot directory and its empty.

Is there anything else I can do rom here ?
Thanks

Sounds like you didn't do the mount.
On fedora you have to say chroot /mnt/sysimage
Probably same command under SUSE.

***bob*** · #6 6th December 2009, 11:56 AM

If you look in "Computer" on Fedora, you'll find the partition with SuSE. Click on it and you'll be asked for your password. Then, browse to /boot/grub/menu.lst and copy off the info there; paste into Fedora's /boot/grub/grub.conf and you should be able to boot it.

hephasteus · #7 6th December 2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bob

If you look in "Computer" on Fedora, you'll find the partition with SuSE. Click on it and you'll be asked for your password. Then, browse to /boot/grub/menu.lst and copy off the info there; paste into Fedora's /boot/grub/grub.conf and you should be able to boot it.

That's owned by root and when he's under a login name fedora will tell him hey you don't own that file you can not touch it.

***bob*** · #8 6th December 2009, 11:45 PM

Sunavagun! Guess I've got to put back all the ones I've scarfed that way.

hephasteus · #9 7th December 2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bob

Sunavagun! Guess I've got to put back all the ones I've scarfed that way.

Well you better mister. Or there will be consequences!!!!
Hmm. Now I'm wondering how you pulled that off. I'll figure it out some day.

Ok. I've reported you to selinux for several security violations and all they say is he looks alright to me. So I'll have to get you next time.
DOH!!!