From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1F8Lga-0006WS-4C for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:11:00 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k1CI9HMk004686; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:09:17 GMT Received: from flower.jolet.net (cpe-24-27-31-221.austin.res.rr.com [24.27.31.221]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k1CI2T1G000893 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:02:29 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by flower.jolet.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81C9618035 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:02:28 -0600 (CST) Received: from flower.jolet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (flower.jolet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28518-05 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:02:27 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.2.4] (leesburg-bsr3-68-71-240-192.chvlva.adelphia.net [68.71.240.192]) by flower.jolet.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6313F18033 for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:02:27 -0600 (CST) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.1.051004 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:02:27 -0600 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Problems with GRUB in the installation of Gentoo From: John Jolet To: Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [gentoo-user] Re: Problems with GRUB in the installation of Gentoo Thread-Index: AcYv/nuwul6F/JvxEdqTBgARJOP61A== In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at jolet.net X-Archives-Salt: d81281a8-9c27-4617-ba4c-ab4008edfebb X-Archives-Hash: c8c0e32ae42e492f3a5892e1ea86e8ac On 2/12/06 11:21 AM, "Gilberto Martins" wrote: > Hi, > On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 13:30 -0300, Gilberto Martins wrote: >> Hi again ... >> ---cut--- >>>> Then, kindly selected GRUB, and did this simple /boot/grub.conf file: >>>> >>>> default 0 >>>> timeout 0 >>>> splashimage=(dhb0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > think this is a typo^, mine is:splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > You are right, I did it wrong here. But the correct one is as you typed here. > >> Concerning to Kernel name, does it must have a specific name format ? >> If yes, wich would be the name ? > No i don't think is *has* to be a fixed name, but most people comply to > some conventions (e.x. kernel-2.6.15-r3, gentoo-kernel-2.6.15-r4 etc.) > Using 'genkernel' so don't remember, check install guide if interested. > Check grub man page & guide as Grub has some strange naming conventions. > > I tried not to use genkernel, for I did some changes in kernel. Can > any buddie confirm wich are the kernel file and others that must be > copied to \boot after compiling it in hand ? It can be called anything, but the file name you give it in /boot, of course, has to be the one you call out in the grub.conf line. So, you copy (for instance) arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/kernel-kernelversion (I usually also copy .config to /boot/config-kernelversion). > > Thanks for all help you are giving. I was in other list many years > ago, and left for I haven`t received help, but RTFM as answers. I just > came here after reading gentoo handbook and Grub Manual and many > relative docs. > > Thanks for help. >> >> Thanks again. >> > HTH.Rumen -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list