> > What is wrong with the following setup for Grub? I always ended up with > > problems booting from hda5, which is not a partition on my system. (hda1 > > is windows, hda2 is swap, hda3 is going to be Sarge, and hda4 is Woody.) > > > > Here's my Grub config: > > > > title Woody install > > kernel (hd0,3)/boot/newinstall/linux-2.4.bin > > initrd (hd0,3)/boot/newinstall/root-2.4.bin > > > > Any ideas as to why this doesn't work? I end up with a kernel panic > > because the root filesystem can't be mounted. > > > > Frank > > Have you tried telling the kernel where the root device is? > > kernel (hd0,3)/boot/newinstall/linux-2.4.bin root=/dev/hda4 > > Or go the grub command line and see if you can't boot by hand. > The ability to get to a command line when having boot problems is > the reason I use grub.
I have tried the root= parameter. The problem is that the kernel should be using the initrd for it's initial filesystem. If I give root=/dev/hda4, then it boots into my normal system, not into the Debian installer. What is the required value for the root= parameter to get the kernel to use the init rd? Or is this a limitation of Grub? I notice that the Debian install guide says nothing of installing via Grub. Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
