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

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

I once attempted to do some hack with the "init=" boot option to make
colinux boot with a different init script. But it turns out that
colinux is running so well that I never needed to boot my "real" linux
again... so I haven't actually tried it yet :P

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 01:03:59 +0800, Samir Kuthiala
<sam...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> 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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