Trying to install F9 alpha failed

[Rodney Morris]

On 2/27/08, Mike <mike.cloaked at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike <mike.cloaked <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>  > I have a /boot directory and it contains a vmlinuz file and an initrd file, but
>  > when configuring the grub.conf on the F8 partition to look at the new boot area
>  > it does not boot
>
>
> In my f8 grub.conf I have the following lines (only relevant ones listed):
>
>  title Fedora (2.6.23.15-137.fc8)
>         root (hd0,4)
>         kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.15-137.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>         initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.img
>  title F9 Rawhide
>         root (hd0,7)
>         kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-0.69.rc3.git1.fc9 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet
>         initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25-0.69.rc3.git1.fc9.img

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the Rawhide stanzas in your
grub.conf will not work with your current setup.  Grub is looking for
your Rawhide kernel in the boot directory where your grub.conf is
located.  (By the information you provided, I'm guessing that is your
Fedora 8 /boot directory.)

I can think of two possible solutions:  (1) if your Fedora 8 /boot is
on a separate partition from Fedora 8's root directory, copy all of
the files from your Rawhide /boot to your Fedora 8 /boot and add a
line to your Rawhide fstab to mount the Fedora 8 /boot as Rawhide's
/boot; or (2) install grub your Rawhide partition and replace your
current Rawhide lines in grub.conf with the following:

root(0,7)
chainloader +1

Of the two solutions, I've used the first many times without any
problems; however, it does produce a somewhat cluttered /boot
directory.

Best of luck,

Rod