Hi
I installed DSL to another partition (hda3) and it changed the GRUB to point to its own. I can still see the Puppy menu file that I want to use on Puppy's partition (hda1) .
Is there an easy way I can change back the boot pointer to point to Puppy's GRUB menu file instead of DSL's GRUB menu ?
Thanks.
Selecting Puppy menu Grub file instead of another
Thanks zigbert but DSL had written a new Grub to the MBR
I managed to point it back.
Booted up from a PUppy live CD using pfix=ram
Mounted partition hda1 and moved the menu.lst file into another folder.
Then used Menu - utility - Grub bootloader config to setup a new grub on hda1
Then deleted the new menu.lst and moved back the old one.
Then mounted hda3 and copied the DSL boot commands from the grub it setup into the hda1 menu.lst
I managed to point it back.
Booted up from a PUppy live CD using pfix=ram
Mounted partition hda1 and moved the menu.lst file into another folder.
Then used Menu - utility - Grub bootloader config to setup a new grub on hda1
Then deleted the new menu.lst and moved back the old one.
Then mounted hda3 and copied the DSL boot commands from the grub it setup into the hda1 menu.lst
For future reference, is there a way of editing what grub puts on the MBR.
It must have indicated to look on hda3 for the menu.lst (fwhich DSL created), whereas if i could have made it look on hda1 instead that would have been the simple solution.
Is there an editable file on the MBR ? If so how do I access it.
It must have indicated to look on hda3 for the menu.lst (fwhich DSL created), whereas if i could have made it look on hda1 instead that would have been the simple solution.
Is there an editable file on the MBR ? If so how do I access it.
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Bruce B
Easy is to copy and paste the needed hda1 menu.lst entries the new hda3 list.I installed DSL to another partition (hda3) and it changed the GRUB to point to its own. I can still see the Puppy menu file that I want to use on Puppy's partition (hda1) .
Another easy method is to re-run Puppy's grub installer
Another easy way is to restore the previous MBR, if DSL saved it, easy, but I've had limited success.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downlo ... ftware.htm has a free mbr tool for uber geeks
rcrsn51, if he reads this will likely tell you a couple easy commands to runIs there an easy way I can change back the boot pointer to point to Puppy's GRUB menu file instead of DSL's GRUB menu ?
Go here and get the "grub-install" tutorial.
Your understanding of the situation is correct. When DSL installed GRUB, it rewrote the stage1 code on the MBR to point to its own stage2 files in /boot/grub of hda3.
As Bruce B said above, the simplest thing would have been to add the Puppy entry to DSL's menu.lst on hda3. However, if you then decided to delete your DSL install, your computer would no longer boot, having destroyed the stage2 files.
Your understanding of the situation is correct. When DSL installed GRUB, it rewrote the stage1 code on the MBR to point to its own stage2 files in /boot/grub of hda3.
As Bruce B said above, the simplest thing would have been to add the Puppy entry to DSL's menu.lst on hda3. However, if you then decided to delete your DSL install, your computer would no longer boot, having destroyed the stage2 files.