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

[Samir K. <sam...@gm...>]

coLinux 0.6.1.
hmm I am not sure which is my boot device. I have tried creating both.
but no difference.

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:03:55 +0200, Leeuw van der, Tim
<tim...@nl...> wrote:
> 
> Which version of coLinux are you using, actually? 0.6.1, or the later snapshots? Is your boot-device /dev/cobd0, or /dev/cobd/0 ?
> 
> --Tim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: col...@li...
> [mailto:col...@li...]On Behalf Of Samir
> Kuthiala
> Sent: donderdag 1 juli 2004 11:51
> To: Peng
> Cc: col...@li...
> Subject: Re: [coLinux-users] help setting up a dual boot system
> 
> I have already tried that. no difference. It stops at loading the root
> partition which is pretty funny considering that afterwards it throws
> me into the "Repair Filesystem" shell. And I can see the entire linux
> partition and browse through it from within co-linux.
> 
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 05:43:54 -0400, Peng <rin...@gm...> wrote:
> >
> > 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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