Re: [coLinux-users] help setting up a dual boot system

[Peng <rin...@gm...>]

Try:

<block_device index="0" path="\Device\HarddiskVolume3" enabled="true"
/>

And disable your swap partition.  Once the basic system works you can keep going
and add the swap thing...

Good luck,

Peng

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:35:41 +0800, Samir Kuthiala
<sam...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have been trying to get the colinux to work on my dual boot system
> (win2k pro + RH9) for the last few days but with no success. heres a
> summary of what I have done so far
> 
> 1. create /dev/cobd0 to /dev/cobd7 using mknod
> 2. installed colinux 0.6.1without downloading the Debian/Gentoo image.
> modified the config file to this...
> ===============================================
> <colinux>
>        <block_device index="0" path="\Device\HarddiskVolume2" enabled="true" />
>         <block_device index="1" path="\Device\HarddiskVolume3" enabled="true" />
>    <bootparams>root=/dev/cobd0</bootparams>
>    <image path="vmlinux" />
>    <memory size="64" />
>    <network index="0" type="tap" name="tap" />
> </colinux>
> ===============================================
> 3. copied the kernel modules packaged along with colinux into the
> /lib/modules dir
> 
> I then tried to boot the colinux. failed with some error about unable
> to locate /dev/hda3 (thats my root partition). I assumed this was due
> to me not having modified fstab. I then modified fstab to remove all
> references to /dev/hd* and added in /dev/cobd0 (as root) and
> /dev/cobd1 as swap. However the bootup sequence still fails with some
> error message about invalid superblock.
> 
> I have gone through the website/forums/wiki and am just about to give
> up. Can somebody help me figure out whats going wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> Samir
> 
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