Re: grub configuration question

[Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com>]

Kevin,

Thanks for the guidance for debian's web site. I've not had a chance
to explore it fully yet.

> > Bottom line: the following configuration causes Error 15: File not
> > found.
> > 
> >   title debian alt
> > 	root (hd0,0)
> > 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-686 root=/dev/sdb1
> > 	initrd (hd1,0)/initrd.img-2.4.18-686
> 
> In Debian both kernels and initrds are in /boot:
> 
> kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-686 root=/dev/sdb1
> initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-686

I tried this and got an error about incompatible filesystems (sorry I
don't have it more accurately). I'll try again and note the result.

If the error repeats, and this is in fact the way to tell grub the
exact location of the kernel, then I may have a filesystem problem. My
grub works in an ext3 environment, but the debian kernal is in a
reiserfs environment. Don't see how that could make any difference,
but the error message may indicate incompatibility.

Haines