Grub2 : Load menu.lst from another (grub 1) partition ?

[yossarianuk]

Hi.

As I usually have about 5 OS's installed I usually install grub on each one , then add an entry in the working grub to access each partition

i.e:-

(This is from grub1)

root (hd0,7)
configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst

(this is because I have had issues with uuid and other distros.And I kind of like each distro having its own grub menu.lst...

If I try the above on Karmic (grub2) I get various errors (due to grub2 changes)

I notice that the above does work on a grub 2 partition (changing menu.lst to grub.conf)

How to I boot into another grub (grub 1) partition now from the grub2 menu ?

i.e : I want to load the grub config on that partition not just add an entry to the default grub (Kubuntu's) conf

Cheers

[Snowhog]

Re: Grub2 : Load menu.lst from another (grub 1) partition ?

From what I experienced, and I was subsequently told, the use of configfile in Grub menu.lst files isn't accepted by Grub2. Instead, replace these with the 'standard' chainloader +1 format:

title Debian GNU/Linux
root (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

I was caught unawares on my Debian sid installation, where Grub 2 got pulled in, and it barfed when attempting to do it's thing with the other menu.lst files, as they all used configfile.

This was my experience.

[Qqmike]

Re: Grub2 : Load menu.lst from another (grub 1) partition ?

Yes, chainloader is good. (You gotta install your native GRUB in each partition to its partition boot sector to use chainloader, easy enough to do.)

Or use symlinks.

See (4 Ways to Boot an OS):

GRUB 2 A Guide for Users
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106368.0

[yossarianuk]

Re: Grub2 : Load menu.lst from another (grub 1) partition ?

Thanks for your responses.