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

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

Hi

Thanks for all the suggestions. I finally got it to work... sort of.
basically in short I had to remove allr eferences in /etc/fstab to
/dev/*.  Also I had to enable fastboot in /etc/rc.d/rc/sysinit

There are still some errors regarding some fonts, inability to load
usb drivers and at every bootup my system keeps prompting me to change
hardware config etc. but the system as such is working fine. I am able
to connect to an external Xserver and run my programs.

However I had to modify my fstab quite a bit to make my dual boot
work. (to a point where I am unable to load linux normally :(

Does anyone know of a way to switch fstabs depending on which kernel
is loaded? or maybe another mechanism to handle device differences
between different bootup sequences.

Thanks
Samir



On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 06:41:59 -0400, Peng <rin...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> I am pretty sure that the problem is caused by fsck attempting to
> access /dev/hda3.  Try to find out where this hda3 comes from, and
> change it to /dev/cobd0.
> 
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:33:15 +0800, Samir Kuthiala
> 
> <sam...@gm...> wrote:
> >
> > tried both /dev/cobd0 and /dev/cobd/0. no change. in the repair fs i
> > tried doing cat /etc/mtab and the partition which is mounted is
> > /dev/hda3
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 05:55:36 -0400, Peng <rin...@gm...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Oops.  Try the following:
> > >
> > > give root password and enter the "repair fs" shell
> > >
> > > ls -l /dev/cobd0
> > >
> > > see if that device exists....  sometime devfs put that device into /dev/cobd/0
> > > if that's the case, you can either modify fstab or create a symbolic link from
> > > /dev/cobd0 --> /dev/cobd/0
> > >
> > > let me know if it works...
> > >
> > > -- Peng
> > >
> > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:51:19 +0800, Samir Kuthiala
> > >
> > > <sam...@gm...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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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