On Tue, 18 May 2004 12:22:06 +1200
InfoHelp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Cool, trying this now..
> 
> Nick Rout wrote:
> 
> >from rik's menu.lst:
> >
> >title Gentoo Linux 2004.1
> >    root (hd0,5)
> >    kernel (hd0,5)/boot/kernel-2.6.5-gentoo root=/dev/hda6 
> >    systemmap (hd0,5)/boot/System.map-2.6.5-gentoo
> >#    initrd (hd0,5)/boot/initrd
> >    chainloader +1
> >
> >
> >take out the chainloader command. what that does is transfer execution
> >to another bootloader in (hdd0,5), but there won't be a boot loader
> >there.
> >
> >you are wanting to boot the kernel, not another bootloader.
> >
> Also, Suse's boot kernel is a vmlinuz - perhaps I need to compress one 
> for Gentoo to refer Suse's Grub to?

??? what? you need to use the file generated when you made the kernel,
called /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage. It IS compressed. This
file needs to be moved to your gentoo /boot partition. You can call it
what you like, mickeymouse or bambi or late_for_dinner or saddam_hussein
[1]. You need to refer to  whatever name you chose in menu.lst.
kernel-2.6.5-gentoo seemed a sensible enough name. stick to it.


[1] ooops there goes the waihopai tracking station alarm bells.

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