this linux is going over me... in need of hlp agn,..

[mayanks_098]

c i was triple booting bw xp,vista,fiesty aftr i uninstalled sabayon as i cudnt get net wrkng on it.
i was succesfull to get net on ubuntu(thanks to pppoeconf).
inspired by this sucess,i thot of installng sab agn.
i installed sab agn n alas.
i had two options in grub
sabayon & other.on chosing other it takes me to vista's boot loader.i mean ubuntu is gone.how do i bring it back?

p.s. not to mention dat i stll cant get net on sabayon.
ne easy configuratn command lik "pppoeconf(in ubuntu)" 4 sabayon?

[praka123]

^^ ubuntu is there!.just add ubuntu to ur /boot/grub/menu.lst
title Ubuntu
root (hd0,x)
kernel /vmlinuz
root=UUID= ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img
quiet
savedefault
^^ just boot to sabayon.open a terminal and mount ur ubuntu partn.copy the ubuntu entry similar as listed above from ubuntu's /boot/grub/menu.lst to the end of sabayons /boot/grub/menu.lst.save and exit.remember only as root u can edit sabayons /boot/grub/menu.lst.Now in next boot u'll get Ubuntu too as an option.
read info grub or:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html

[vish786]

^^ ubuntu is there!.just add ubuntu to ur /boot/grub/menu.lst
title Ubuntu
root (hd0,x)
kernel /vmlinuz
root=UUID= ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img
quiet
savedefault ^^ just boot to sabayon.open a terminal and mount ur ubuntu partn.copy the ubuntu entry similar as listed above from ubuntu's /boot/grub/menu.lst to the end of sabayons /boot/grub/menu.lst.save and exit.remember only as root u can edit sabayons /boot/grub/menu.lst.Now in next boot u'll get Ubuntu too as an option.
read info grub or:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html
i too hav lost my ubuntu partition(just the mount point is lost)... but mandriva is not at all displayin ubuntu partition... any help from ur side:)... and how do i come to know which is ubuntu partition on my hdd??

[mehulved]

post the ouput of fdisk -l and contents of /etc/fstab

[vish786]

post the ouput of fdisk -l and contents of /etc/fstab
mandriva does not show ubuntu partition... it will show only in terminal when i log in as root(so i cannot do other operations graphically).... here's the pic

http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/662142_untitiled2.JPG.html

right now grub is showing only mandriva and win xp but not ubuntu... ubuntu partition is still existing on my hdd... here is the pics

http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/662143_untitiled.JPG.html

http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/662142_untitiled2.JPG.html

i want grub to show all the 3 operating system.

give me an universal solution, i mean it should work for openSuse or any other linux OS also if i install any OS in future ...

[praka123]

first of all all distros choose to install its grub.so if ur using 3 distros,dont allow grub to be installed for all.allow only one distro have grub installed.for getting ubuntu in ur grub menu,mount ur ubuntu partn from ur distro.
~#mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt now copy the ubuntu entries similar to what i posted from /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst
now open an editor as root or in command line use nano editor,its easy.add the ubuntu entry after ur mandirva entry in mandriva's /boot/grub/menu.lst or /boot/grub/grub.conf.save(ctrl+o);exit(ctrl+x)-for nano editor.
~#nano -w /boot/grub/menu.lst Now u can simply add below lines and ubuntu will boot.but ubuntu uses uuid for partns.so copying the entry as above also is good.
for me,my feisty entry is as below.note the UUID entry.in that place u can simply use /dev/sdb3 too.ur kernel version may vary.note this:p
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-386
root (hd0,10)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-386 root=UUID=a9a6ee77-07ea-48a7-8385-ea13ded
e513b ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386
quiet
savedefault
Open suse -dont allow it to install LILO bootloader.just finish the installation and copy down the entry and paste it in the correct format in mandrivas grub.conf.next time say NO to any distro trying to install grub after install completion :p just use ur mandriva grub.

[vish786]

@praka123

where will i find uuid entry????????

[praka123]

Dude!first mount ubuntu partn as per ur image /dev/sdb3.open terminal as root user. just enter "su -" and give root passwd.you can be sure u got root terminal if its prompt have a "#" instead of local user's "$".now as per what i said if u followed.ur ubuntu partn is mounted @ /mnt directory.I hope u understood.
and ...no need to host this simple command o/ps!!!
just select copy and paste here using the code option!.

[mayanks_098]

i did wat u suggested,copied the entry ffrom menu.lst of ubuntu to menu.lst of sabayon.
bt stll ubuntu is nt showng up in my boot.
i get 2 opt,sabayon & other
n pressing other im forwaded to windows boot loader(vista's)

can dis b a possibility dat aftr copyng files to menu.lst of sabayon,default time 4 ubuntu has been set to ZERO? i mean in dat case also ubuntu will nt appear.if it can b,den ne solution?

n regarding net.

i manually set my connectn using net-setup eth0(thanks mehul),it worked bt wen i rebooted it din wrk.
bt if i login as root im able to use net w/o any configuratn @ all.
i thnk dat nw my connectn is configured,i just need to start it. right?


wats d command to start ur net connectn?

[praka123]

that Ubuntu entry must be copied to the portion of the file after ur sabayon entry and save.I dont see any chances of this errs,unless human one.most prolly u opened it as local user.open as root.
I boot Debian Sid+experimental and Ubuntu.this is my menu.lst from debian
title Debian GNU/Linux Sid, kernel 2.6.20pjk1
root (hd0,8)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20pjk1 root=/dev/sda10 ro vga=788
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.20pjk1
savedefault


### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Other Operating Systems
root



title Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, kernel 2.6.20-15-386
root (hd0,10)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-386 root=UUID=a9a6ee77-07ea-48a7-8385-ea13dede513b ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386
quiet
savedefault
^^see the ubuntu entry-just copy Ubuntu entry from ur mounted Ubuntu /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst and then save as root into ur sabayon? /boot/grub/menu.lst as shown.
I dont use kde but GNOME (http://about.gnome.org) :p then also I think u seems struggling to save the entries as root and editor nano.
so try this by pressing alt+f2 to get a run dialog
kdesu kate /boot/grub/menu.lst ^ Now copy the Ubuntu entry(starting wid title Ubuntu..) from /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst to the kate editor.

[vish786]

in mandriva nano editor is missing... but i did my work using vi editor now everything is workin finally. thank u guys

[mayanks_098]

ok dis is my ubuntu's menu.lst

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,2)
# kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel real_root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel
#boot=/dev/sda
default=1
timeout=30
splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Sabayon Linux x86 3.3
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3 quiet init=/linuxrc splash=silent,theme:sabayon vga=791 CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 dodmraid pci=nomsi
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3

title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
quiet
savedefault







n dis is sabayon's after editing,i.e. aftr adding dose entry wch u askd me.


# menu.lst - See: grub(http://www.chip-india.com/townsquare/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif, info grub, update-grub(http://www.chip-india.com/townsquare/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif
# grub-install(http://www.chip-india.com/townsquare/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif, grub-floppy(http://www.chip-india.com/townsquare/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif,
# 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 change this entry to 'saved' 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 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=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,9)

## 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

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
quiet
savedefault

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic

title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1






n if i hv done sumthng wrong den plz don yell @ me.aftr all im a noob.
hehe

thanks 4 ur support n patience guys

omg...
guys i hv no idea of wat d hell those emoticons r doin in bw menu.lst of sabayon.u ppl r smart,replace them with wats suitable..

[vish786]

try this and tell me whether its working or not





# menu.lst - See: grub(, info grub, update-grub(
# grub-install(, grub-floppy(,
# 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 change this entry to 'saved' 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 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=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,9)

## 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

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
quiet
savedefault

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic

title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=6570708c-9709-4f1e-9f0a-3ffa02e11e3c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
quiet
savedefault

[praka123]

Ur first entry is for sabayon and 2nd for Ubuntu ?
# grub.conf generated by anaconda

^^ this must be sabayon Linux.and everything seems fine with ur first post.So there must grub boot menu showing like Sabayon,Other and Ubuntu.
ur 2nd menu.lst is from Ubuntu.
I see no reason for Ubuntu entry not showing in ur grub menu.btwn after the "title" line for every OS u can give whatever name u want.for eg: if u got windows give: title Windows Vista RC2 etc...
Just check again.also from a terminal(Konsole or gnome-terminal) as root run
~#fdisk -l
^^ copy paste the output of command from terminal to here.

[bhushan05d251]

Hi guys. I need a help for installing linux on my pc. I m totally new for linux.
I want to install linux in dual boot with Win XP SP 2.
This is my config:
P4 1.8
VIA mobo (onboard vedio mem 32 MB)
1 GB DDR 333
40 GB HDD

1st Partition 10 GB (Win XP SP 2)
2nd Partition 27.31 GB (Unallocated)

I want to install Ubuntu 7.04. So how I can setup my partitions.

How many size will required for swap file (RAM is 1 GB) as well as for Ubuntu 7.04 and which file system will required for both.

Thanks.

[praka123]

try this and tell me whether its working or not
:D ^^ hw can it work for @mayank dude?afterall the partitions and uuid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uuid)'s are different U know.

[vish786]

:D ^^ hw can it work for @mayank dude?afterall the partitions and uuid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uuid)'s are different U know.

i dint use my uuid's of his partition... i just added few line from first menu.lst to second menu.lst ;)

[praka123]

I want to install linux in dual boot with Win XP SP 2.
This is my config:
P4 1.8
VIA mobo (onboard vedio mem 32 MB)
1 GB DDR 333
40 GB HDD

Do u have VIA onboard grafix?I too :( and Via doesnot yet have good drivers for Linux.just visit http://viaarena.com linux section and see FOSS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) users cry:(
Now during install only "vesa" gfx is supported for ur card.later after install is complete try http://openchrome.org https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome
create a swap of 300 MB and the Linux partn indicated as "/" around 5-6GB tats enough.

[vish786]

Do u have VIA onboard grafix?I too :( and Via doesnot yet have good drivers for Linux.just visit http://viaarena.com linux section and see FOSS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) users cry:(
Now during install only "vesa" gfx is supported for ur card.later after install is complete try http://openchrome.org https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome
create a swap of 300 MB and the Linux partn indicated as "/" around 5-6GB tats enough.

who told u tat, i also hav via mobo... drivers are already present in mobo cd... and u can also download from net.

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

[mayanks_098]

Ur first entry is for sabayon and 2nd for Ubuntu ?
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
^^ this must be sabayon Linux.and everything seems fine with ur first post.So there must grub boot menu showing like Sabayon,Other and Ubuntu.
ur 2nd menu.lst is from Ubuntu.
I see no reason for Ubuntu entry not showing in ur grub menu.btwn after the "title" line for every OS u can give whatever name u want.for eg: if u got windows give: title Windows Vista RC2 etc...
Just check again.also from a terminal(Konsole or gnome-terminal) as root run
~#fdisk -l ^^ copy paste the output of command from terminal to here.


im nt getng ubuntu in my list.
will boot nw tell u d output of fdisk.btw wat does dis command do?

[bhushan05d251]

create a swap of 300 MB and the Linux partn indicated as "/" around 5-6GB tats enough.

Is 300 MB enough for swap? I thought that swap should be double of RAM mem (992 MB, 32=vedio).

[mayanks_098]

i think make it 500mb to b on d safer side so dat u can run many apps

[bhushan05d251]

i think make it 500mb to b on d safer side so dat u can run many apps

Ok. thanx

[praka123]

who told u tat, i also hav via mobo... drivers are already present in mobo cd... and u can also download from net.

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2
that reply is for @bhushan05d251
and..Via drivers are cr@p if not for Linux.dont just get the assumption.read this:
Just for ur infi :D
The VIA proprietary drivers

The proprietary drivers from VIA contain support for most chipsets, mpeg2 and mpeg4 acceleration, but are of low quality and often unstable. In addition, the 3D driver leaves your system open for attack by malicious clients, and furthermore, applications that accelerate mpeg2 and mpeg4 must be run as root, which is a very bad idea if they contain vulnerabilities (and they do). Avoid using these drivers unless you know what you are really doing! The drivers can be found here (http://www.viaarena.com/). Also, these drivers are distribution specific and a driver for different distribution other than yours might not work.
The Xorg driver

The via driver in the Xorg sources was the starting base for the Unichrome driver project, and stable parts of the code have been put back into Xorg. When most of the developers left the Unichrome project in the spring of 2005, Thomas Hellström and Ivor Hewitt continued the development for Unichrome Pro and updated the Xorg driver accordingly. This driver has support for most Unichrome chipsets and also accelerates 2D, 3D, Xvideo and mpeg2 decoding using XvMC. It has basic modesetting and VBE modesetting for otherwise unsupported hardware. Use this driver if you are not after bleeding edge features.
The Kdrive driver

The Kdrive driver is a Unichrome driver for the experimental minimal "Kdrive" display system, apparently contributed by VIA. This driver uses VBE for modesetting and does 2D acceleration. We've heard very little from people using this driver, and it lacks 3D acceleration, Xv and mpeg2 decoding. Read more about kdrive here (http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/%7Ejch/software/kdrive.html) and on X.org (http://xserver.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fXserver).
The Unichrome development driver

The founder of the unichrome.sf.net project is continuing development on the Unichrome project on his own. Focus is on code quality rather than features, and features that get in the way of that philosophy are ripped out. This driver does basic modesetting, accelerates 2D, 3D and Xv, but mainly lacks support for Unichrome Pro and hardware mpeg2 decoding. Use this driver if you like the result of nice and clean coding. See Unichrome on sourceforge (http://unichrome.sourceforge.net/).
The OpenChrome (http://www.openchrome.org/) driver

The OpenChrome (http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=OpenChrome) driver is basically the Xorg driver with some experimental enhancements for the community to try out before they are commited to Xorg. This site is dedicated to the use and development of this OpenChrome (http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=OpenChrome) driver and the Xorg driver, but discussions and comments regarding the other drivers are of course welcome.
The OpenChrome (http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=OpenChrome) driver didn't support panel displays with the VN800 chipset when I used it in February. I'm not sure if it's panel support has been added for that chipset.
The XFree86 driver

The XFree86 driver is a very early version of the Xorg driver. It should be considered obsolete. See XFree86 (http://www.xfree86.org/).

Aaargh! What a mess. So what driver should I use?

If you want to test out new features, and be part of the community, hang around here and use the OpenChrome (http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=OpenChrome) development driver. If you're satisfied with a relatively stable driver without bleeding edge features, go for the Xorg driver. If you are looking for a minimalist X distribution, you might try out Kdrive, but remember that you will be missing 3D and video capabilities.
http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=The+Different+Unichrome+family+disp lay+drivers
ur answer ends @ openchrome ;)

Is 300 MB enough for swap? I thought that swap should be double of RAM mem (992 MB, 32=vedio).
the double swap theory is old and obsolete.Do u run some 20+ apps simultaneously?then may be a 100MB swap may be used.

i think make it 500mb to b on d safer side so dat u can run many apps
just run in a terminal(konsole?) below command and press enter:
~$free -m
and just show me whether ur swap is used?

swap partn of 500-600MB is may be needed by ppl who may be working too many apps all time and got low memory 256MB like that.

[mayanks_098]

Ur first entry is for sabayon and 2nd for Ubuntu ?
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
^^ this must be sabayon Linux.and everything seems fine with ur first post.So there must grub boot menu showing like Sabayon,Other and Ubuntu.
ur 2nd menu.lst is from Ubuntu.
I see no reason for Ubuntu entry not showing in ur grub menu.btwn after the "title" line for every OS u can give whatever name u want.for eg: if u got windows give: title Windows Vista RC2 etc...
Just check again.also from a terminal(Konsole or gnome-terminal) as root run
~#fdisk -l ^^ copy paste the output of command from terminal to here.

here is my output of fisk -1


# fdisk -1
fdisk: invalid option -- 1

Usage: fdisk [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK Change partition table
fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
fdisk -s PARTITION Give partition size(s) in blocks
fdisk -v Give fdisk version
Here DISK is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
and PARTITION is something like /dev/hda7
-u: give Start and End in sector (instead of cylinder) units
-b 2048: (for certain MO disks) use 2048-byte sectors

[mehulved]

fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
here

[amitava82]

Its small "L" NOT "1".

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda

if you have SCSI HDD. Replace sda with hda for ATA.

[mayanks_098]

sry...here it is

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2868 23037178+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 2869 16390 108615465 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3 16391 18940 20482875 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 2869 5736 23037178+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 5737 9560 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 9561 13384 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 13385 15296 15358108+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 15297 15478 1461883+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda10 15479 16390 7325608+ 83 Linux

i dint use my uuid's of his partition... i just added few line from first menu.lst to second menu.lst ;)


dude sry,bt as praka told,1st menu.lst was of sabayon n 2nd was of ubuntu.
i messed it up coz i had both d files open @ d same time.

can u tell d sol nw coz i stll cant see ubuntu in grub aftr doing all dat u ppl told me...

[praka123]

@mayank:so u got Linux partitions @ /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda10
as u said u can login to sabayon,open a terminal and run this command:
~$cat /etc/fstab
paste the o/p here.
^^ this is to know ur "/" partn.if u know ur ubuntu partn.
OR
I'll try to explain from beginning.
first look at /etc/fstab to know ur root "/" entry.I think u installed sabayon last.so it will be /dev/sda10? or "/" for u.
now mount ur ubuntu(u first installed this ?) as follows.
~$su -
^give root passwd and enter
~#mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
now open /mnt using ur file manager-nautilus(menu >Places< for GNOME) or Konqueror(for kde) and browse into /mnt/boot/grub.open the menu.lst of ubuntu.copy down the first entry starting with "title Ubuntu..." to ur /boot/grub/menu.lst(or grub.conf) of ur sabayon's grub.save.
^^ u need root(administrator) permissions to do above operations.
Also while in sabayon,try something to update ur grub.
as root user(su -) run below cmd in sabayon after editing:
~#grub-install /dev/sda
^^ check for any error messages.
try and post.also post ur /etc/fstab

[mayanks_098]

@mayank:so u got Linux partitions @ /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda10
as u said u can login to sabayon,open a terminal and run this command:
~$cat /etc/fstab paste the o/p here.
^^ this is to know ur "/" partn.if u know ur ubuntu partn.
ab


dis is my output of cat /etc/fstab

/dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/sda9 swap swap defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

its showng my / as sda3,dats fine
bt y it is showng sda10(ubuntu's partition as tmpfs?

i more thng,my net prob is solved nw,only issue left is dis 1.

so,yestrday in applications ->settings->gnome settings->boot.
i saw ubuntu listed der.earlier wen i had not edited menu.lst,ubuntu was nt der in d list.so dat means it is der bt nt getng displayed.i tried taking screenshot bt print screen wont wrk.i set my default os as ubuntu bt abi wen i rebooted my default was displayed as "other".i thnk may b der is sum minor mistake.may b ubuntu is named as other n wen i clik other i get vista's loader.
i can post screenie if u can tell me d shortcut.
thanks


now mount ur ubuntu(u first installed this ?) as follows.
~$su - ^give root passwd and enter
~#mount /dev/sda3 /mnt

praka am i required to mount dis way?i mean i can mount drives with just double clicking.
c wen i boot into my system n hover my mouse over my partition,some info is displayed n it sez unmounted volume.wen i double clik n hover mouse on it,it shows mounted n also a green arrow is showed on d icon od d drive.

so am i really reqired to mount d way u told or d way i do is also fine?


Also while in sabayon,try something to update ur grub.
as root user(su -) run below cmd in sabayon after editing:
~#grub-install /dev/sda ^^ check for any error messages.
try and post.also post ur /etc/fstab

Installation finished. No error reported.
This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.

(fd0) /dev/fd0
(hd0) /dev/sda

done it...
getng all three os in grub

really a big big thanks to u praka 4 hlpng me n ur patience

~#grub-install /dev/sda did d trick.
i thnk grub was nt updated so d changes wer nt getng reflectd in boot.

newez,fine nw.
net also seems to b wrkng fine in both rit nw.rit nw riting dis frm ubuntu.