Igor Živković wrote: > On 12/22/2013 09:02 AM, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >> >>>> set root=(hd0,7) >>>> >>>> menuentry "LFS6, Linux 3.12.1-lfs-7.2" { >>>> linux /boot/lfskernel-3.12.1 root=/dev/sda7 ro >>>> } >>>> >>>> menuentry "LFS7, Linux 3.12.5-lfs-7.4" { >>>> linux /boot/lfskernel-3.12.5 root=/dev/sda6 ro >>>> } >>>> >>>> How is this? Spelling is all correct in /boot. The host 'LFS6' boots fine. >>> >>> You're missing set root=(hd0,6) for in the LFS7 menu entry. >> >> Yes thanks that boots the new system okay but leaves lfs6unbootable . I.e >> no file found. There must be some kind of syntax error here somewher. > > Instead of global set root statement, define it in each menu entry like > this: > > menuentry "LFS6, Linux 3.12.1-lfs-7.2" { > set root=(hd0,7) > linux /boot/lfskernel-3.12.1 root=/dev/sda7 ro > } > > menuentry "LFS7, Linux 3.12.5-lfs-7.4" { > set root=(hd0,6) > linux /boot/lfskernel-3.12.5 root=/dev/sda6 ro > }
This type of problem is generally solved by having /boot on a separate partition. It also gives the advantage of being able to access boot.cfg from any booted system without a separate mount. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page