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author | Cecil Hugh Watson <knoppmyth@gmail.com> | 2010-08-28 21:23:23 (GMT) |
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committer | Cecil Hugh Watson <knoppmyth@gmail.com> | 2010-08-28 21:23:23 (GMT) |
commit | f83117d46d8fc1f6192783371a68607a192c3276 (patch) | |
tree | 21bf30aeb943fe6cb23eb9c62a0ba899de2af0d7 /build_tools/l7/larch0/cd-root/grub0/help/bootexisting.txt | |
parent | 69a0137390be9816d5ec5dc9e81d48817a817758 (diff) | |
download | linhes_dev-f83117d46d8fc1f6192783371a68607a192c3276.zip |
Larch 7
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diff --git a/build_tools/l7/larch0/cd-root/grub0/help/bootexisting.txt b/build_tools/l7/larch0/cd-root/grub0/help/bootexisting.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..881f3e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/build_tools/l7/larch0/cd-root/grub0/help/bootexisting.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +HOWTO: Boot an existing install + +Select "More Options" from the main menu. +Move the cursor to "[EDIT ME] Boot an existing linux install" +Press "e" + +At this point you will see the following: + root (hd0,0) + kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda3 ro + initrd /kernel26.img + +This needs to be changed to accomodate your hardware. + +The first line should be changed to indicate where your boot medium resides. + "(hd0,0)" is the first partition on the first hard drive (hda1) - change these + numbers to indicate the partition containing your /boot directory. + +The second line should be changed to point to your kernel. If the line above +points to a partition _only_ containing /boot, then /vmlinuz26 is fine. +Otherwise, change this to /boot/vmlinuz. root= should be changed to match the +partition for your root filesystem. Other kernel parameters can be added here. + + |