PENTA BOOT TROUBLE

[vignesh]

I have a penta boot system that boots into
1.rh9
2.ubuntu 5.04
3.pcqlinux 2005
4.suse 9.1
5.winxp

So I am able to boot into all except Pcqlinux 2005.I get many errors.I tried to upgradel pcq to see if works.Then I get a message saying multple / partitions.So pcq and rh9 are getting mixed up.So how do I change the mount point of pcq without reinstalling.It all worked well fine before , all of sudden this happens I don`t know why.

But I noticed in grub.conf of rh9(default bootloader for all)that rh9 has a mount point /1.ubuntu and pcq have /.

[gauravnawani]

Well actualy the format of grub file is not that difficult, you can try to learn it ot it thats not possible, post the grub file of the distro currently holds the command. May be we can help.

[vignesh]

# 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 (hd0,3)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdc4
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hdc
default=0
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,3)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux 9
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/1 hda=ide-scsi
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img

title Ubuntu Hoary Hedgehog 5.04
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hdc8 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

title PCQLinux 2005
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.741_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.10-1.741_FC3.img
savedefault
boot

title Suse 9.1
root(hd0, 8 )
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.4-52-default ro root = /dev/hdc9
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.4-52-default

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hdc1
title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

[QwertyManiac]

try re arranging them according to part nos..
and see...
dunno, never tried installin more than 2....

[gauravnawani]

1. Load the default linux and on terminal login as su.
2. mkdir /mnt/pcq
3. gvim /etc/fstab
4. Now make a mount point for the PCQ linux usind the hdx it was installed,
Save the file.

5. Then mount it. by issuing mount /mnt/pcq
6.Now issue gvim /mnt/pcq/boot/grub/grub.conf (or menu.lst)

7. Check the boot parameters for the PCQ linux with the one that you have posted(ONLY PCQ entry). If they and the above posted differ, copy the entry to above grub.conf, replacing the old PCQ boot entry or just make the necessary changes.

This generally happens when other distro change the boot parameters of the distro installed before them. I suspect it might have changed the mount point entry.

Be careful not to mess up, otherwise you will have to use bootdisk rescue

[vignesh]

Tried that before posting here .It loaded rh9 instead of pcq.

Anyway I have come back to triple boot.Just winxp,pcq and ubuntu and all are working fine.Thanks for your help.

[gauravnawani]

The entry of PCQ linux looks like have been edited by Debian.
Try changing the entry root=LABEL=/hd(x) (to where it is actually installed).

Also remove the following entries from it.

savedefault
boot

The entry of redhat9 looks wierd too, looks like Debian has also changed the root mode for it. If its working fine then dont bother.

Just for curosity why have you loaded so many os.

[Satissh S]

@Gaurav :
I know many of us have this tendency including me. B'coz we wan't to try different things and try evaluate distros ie the merits and demerits of them , the software they include., like that.
And i donot hav much to do with my system now!

[vignesh]

Basically when your set with one.A new one is out and you want to try rhat without removing your present distro and losing your config.

[gauravnawani]

I have a simple solution for it.

Make a seperate /home partition and always mount it as /home for new distro without formatting it. This way you can keep your data filed intact and still update change distros. Give that partition good space and about 5-10Gb for the other /root partion where you will mount/upgrade /

[ujjwal]

Yup! A seperate /home partition has several other advantages, including the fact that you won't lose your documents/settings while formatting and installing your distro(s). Some people also keep a common /usr/local partition, such that any software you install without using your package manager can be shared by all.

[vignesh]

I don`t undestand .A /home does not replace a / partition does.it.In my case the problem is When I load into pcq it shows an error saying dulicate label