dual linux boot; Slack then Gen2

[riekon]

I just installed gentoo as a second linux installation on a single hardrive. I cannot figure out how to correctly boot into gentoo with lilo.

my current lilo setup is as follows :

# Linux bootable partition config begins

image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hdb1
label = Slackware9.1
read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking

image = /mnt/gentoo/boot/kernel-2.4.24
root = /dev/hdb6
label = Gentoo
read-only

# Linux bootable partition config ends

# DOS bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = WinXP
table = /dev/hda
# DOS bootable partition config ends


This was suggested to me, but has not benefited me entirely.
Any ideas?

[Loki3]

First off, make sure that hdb6 is the / filesystem for gentoo. I'm also not sure about your boot image. Shouldn't that be /boot/kernel-name? I'm not sure, though.

It would help if you tell us exactly what's wrong. Are you getting errors when trying to boot gentoo?

Also, make sure you run lilo after changing the configs.

Good luck!

[riekon]

no errors, gentoo just doesnt load.

it says bios check complete and then proceeeds with the "loading gentoo......"

the screen then goes blank and NOTHING..

I do update lilo after config and it the only waring it gives is" warning : system map and image are on different disks" but doesnt referecence either slack or gentoo.

thanks

[Loki3]

Are you using a 2.6.* kernel? When I built my 2.6.* kernel I had to add the line "vga=normal" in lilo's global configs so I could see the boot messages. Apparently the kernel was loading fine but I just couldn't see it. Has something to do with the frame buffer.

[mdwatts]

Change

image = /mnt/gentoo/boot/kernel-2.4.24
root = /dev/hdb6
label = Gentoo
read-only

to

image = /boot/kernel-2.4.24
root = /dev/hdb6
label = Gentoo
read-only

[Loki3]

Whew. Here come the calvary. :D

[riekon]

HA... thanks guys.. works fine now.