Opensolaris needs GRUB that understands zfs. So only the grub installed by opensolaris would work for you. you would need to add the entries from below to the menu.lst in the opensolaris installation. So once you've installed os, copy the "title.." lines into opensolaris' menu.lst
Anil On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Leandro Martinez <okasion at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I have installed OpenSolaris successfully but when it finished the > installation and rebooted the machine, my grub loader was empty (I was > getting the grub prompt), so I managed to reinstall my old grub. I have > googled everywhere about how to add an OpenSolaris entry to my current > menu.lst but it seems impossible, every entry fails or I get the error > "kernel first must be loaded in order to boot". Why it is so hard for my grub > to boot into OpenSolaris? > > Im copying my menu.lst: > =========================================== > # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) > # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), > # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub > # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. > > ## default num > # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and > # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. > # > # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry > # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. > # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your > # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. > default 0 > > ## timeout sec > # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default > entry > # (normally the first entry defined). > timeout 10 > > ## hiddenmenu > # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) > #hiddenmenu > > # Pretty colours > color cyan/blue > #color white/blue > > ## password ['--md5'] passwd > # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing > # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the > # command 'lock' > # e.g. password topsecret > # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ > # password topsecret > > # > # examples > # > # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 > # root (hd0,0) > # makeactive > # chainloader +1 > # > # title Linux > # root (hd0,1) > # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro > # > > # > # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST > > ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified > ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below > > ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs > > ## ## Start Default Options ## > ## default kernel options > ## default kernel options for automagic boot options > ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z > ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. > ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro > ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro > ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro > # kopt=root=UUID=a9ef5922-8e08-402f-8653-af1dbd65ee0f ro > > ## Setup crashdump menu entries > ## e.g. crashdump=1 > # crashdump=0 > > ## default grub root device > ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) > # groot=(hd0,2) > > ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options > ## e.g. alternative=true > ## alternative=false > # alternative=true > > ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options > ## e.g. lockalternative=true > ## lockalternative=false > # lockalternative=false > > ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the > ## alternatives > ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 > # defoptions=quiet splash > > ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options > ## e.g. lockold=false > ## lockold=true > # lockold=false > > ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option > # xenhopt= > > ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option > # xenkopt=console=tty0 > > ## altoption boot targets option > ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed > ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options > ## altoptions=(recovery) single > # altoptions=(recovery mode) single > > ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst > ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the > ## alternative kernel options > ## e.g. howmany=all > ## howmany=7 > # howmany=all > > ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option > ## e.g. memtest86=true > ## memtest86=false > # memtest86=true > > ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system > ## can be true or false > # updatedefaultentry=false > > ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options > ## can be true or false > # savedefault=false > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > title Ubuntu 8 Hardy Heron > root (hd0,2) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic > root=UUID=a9ef5922-8e08-402f-8653-af1dbd65ee0f ro quiet splash > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic > quiet > > title Ubuntu 8.04 (recovery mode) > root (hd0,2) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic > root=UUID=a9ef5922-8e08-402f-8653-af1dbd65ee0f ro single > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic > > title FreeBSD 6.3 RELEASE > root (hd1,a) > chainloader +1 > > title [memtest86+] > root (hd0,2) > kernel /memtest86+.bin > quiet > > =========================================== > > and this is my fdisk -l display: > > Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x0f8000b1 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 2550 20482843+ bf Solaris > /dev/sda2 2551 2612 498015 82 Linux swap / Solaris > /dev/sda3 2613 2624 96390 83 Linux > /dev/sda4 2625 9729 57070912+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x3db9efb7 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdb1 1 7011 56315826 83 Linux > /dev/sdb2 * 7012 7024 104422+ 83 Linux > /dev/sdb3 7025 19457 99868072+ 8e Linux LVM > > I really need to start learning Solaris because of my work, please somebody > help me. > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-help mailing list > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org >
