Re: Starting grub 2 from grub legacy?

[Arthur Marsh]

ardoRic wrote, on 14/02/08 05:20:
> Hi.
>
> I tried it and didn't exactly work.
>
> the grub entry you are looking for is:
>
> title Chainload Grub2
> root (hd0,0) # or whatever your root is
> kernel /boot/grub/core.img
> savedefault
>
> This is what i had before commenting it out, and i tried it out and works.

This doesn't work for me )-:

To reiterate, I installed grub-pc with an existing grub-legacy on Debian 
unstable on a Pentium II machine:

# ls -al /boot/grub

total 676
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 2008-02-18 22:41 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   4096 2008-02-13 17:02 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2168 2007-05-08 21:27 acorn.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4756 2007-05-08 21:27 affs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2512 2007-05-08 21:27 amiga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2652 2007-05-08 21:27 apple.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2512 2007-05-08 21:27 bitmap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2040 2007-05-08 21:27 blocklist.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    512 2007-05-08 21:27 boot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1276 2007-05-08 21:27 boot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1800 2007-05-08 21:27 cat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2232 2007-05-08 21:27 _chain.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1640 2007-05-08 21:27 chain.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2132 2007-05-08 21:27 cmp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    515 2007-05-08 21:27 command.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1816 2007-05-08 21:27 configfile.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  27193 2007-05-08 21:27 core.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      4 2006-06-14 15:06 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     45 2008-01-08 18:01 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    512 2007-05-08 21:27 diskboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   8000 2004-06-23 17:01 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4440 2007-05-08 21:27 elf.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4184 2007-05-08 21:27 ext2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4816 2007-05-08 21:27 fat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   7728 2004-06-23 17:01 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   7040 2004-06-23 17:01 ffs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2492 2007-05-08 21:27 font.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2504 2007-05-08 21:27 fshelp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     56 2007-05-08 21:27 fs.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6628 2007-05-08 21:27 gfxterm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2744 2007-05-08 21:27 gpt.mod
-r--r--r-- 1 root root   1794 2008-02-18 22:41 grub.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   8148 2007-05-08 21:27 gzio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1452 2007-05-08 21:27 halt.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1200 2007-05-08 21:27 hello.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1904 2007-05-08 21:27 help.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6416 2007-05-08 21:27 hfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6312 2007-05-08 21:27 hfsplus.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   5108 2007-05-08 21:27 iso9660.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   7008 2004-06-23 17:01 iso9660_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   5056 2007-05-08 21:27 jfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   8544 2004-06-23 17:01 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  31256 2007-05-08 21:27 kernel.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4788 2007-05-08 21:27 _linux.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1492 2007-05-08 21:27 linux.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3124 2007-05-08 21:27 loopback.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3780 2007-05-08 21:27 ls.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   5044 2007-05-08 21:27 lvm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   5026 2008-02-18 23:14 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4973 2008-02-18 22:32 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4973 2008-02-18 22:32 
menu.lst_backup_by_grub2_prerm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4240 2007-05-08 21:27 minix.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   7232 2004-06-23 17:01 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    673 2007-05-08 21:27 moddep.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   5092 2007-05-08 21:27 _multiboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1544 2007-05-08 21:27 multiboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  39376 2007-05-08 21:27 normal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3288 2007-05-08 21:27 pc.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2152 2007-05-08 21:27 play.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1024 2007-05-08 21:27 pxeboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4212 2007-05-08 21:27 raid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1184 2007-05-08 21:27 reboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   9472 2004-06-23 17:01 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3080 2007-05-08 21:27 search.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4276 2007-05-08 21:27 sfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    512 2004-06-23 17:01 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107250 2004-06-23 17:01 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2468 2007-05-08 21:27 sun.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1792 2007-05-08 21:27 terminal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6952 2007-05-08 21:27 terminfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   1580 2007-05-08 21:27 test.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2868 2007-05-08 21:27 tga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   7296 2004-06-23 17:01 ufs2_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   4640 2007-05-08 21:27 ufs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2112 2007-05-08 21:27 vbeinfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  13860 2007-05-08 21:27 vbe.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2988 2007-05-08 21:27 vbetest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3736 2007-05-08 21:27 video.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   2700 2007-05-08 21:27 videotest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6688 2004-06-23 17:01 vstafs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   6828 2007-05-08 21:27 xfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   9512 2004-06-23 17:01 xfs_stage1_5

# ls -al /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc
total 532
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  4096 2008-02-18 22:40 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root  4096 2008-02-18 22:40 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2160 2008-02-17 10:58 acorn.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4792 2008-02-17 10:58 affs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2492 2008-02-17 10:58 amiga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2612 2008-02-17 10:58 apple.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4572 2008-02-17 10:58 ata.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4060 2008-02-17 10:58 biosdisk.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2516 2008-02-17 10:58 bitmap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2064 2008-02-17 10:58 blocklist.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   512 2008-02-17 10:58 boot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1276 2008-02-17 10:58 boot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1808 2008-02-17 10:58 cat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   512 2008-02-17 10:58 cdboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2340 2008-02-17 10:58 _chain.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1624 2008-02-17 10:58 chain.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2128 2008-02-17 10:58 cmp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   634 2008-02-17 10:58 command.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1816 2008-02-17 10:58 configfile.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3056 2008-02-17 10:58 cpio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1504 2008-02-17 10:58 cpuid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   512 2008-02-17 10:58 diskboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1904 2008-02-17 10:58 echo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4420 2008-02-17 10:58 elf.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4180 2008-02-17 10:58 ext2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4816 2008-02-17 10:58 fat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2532 2008-02-17 10:58 font.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2488 2008-02-17 10:58 fshelp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    75 2008-02-17 10:58 fs.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8472 2008-02-17 10:58 gfxterm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2720 2008-02-17 10:58 gpt.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8224 2008-02-17 10:58 gzio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1440 2008-02-17 10:58 halt.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1200 2008-02-17 10:58 hello.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1912 2008-02-17 10:58 help.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2524 2008-02-17 10:58 hexdump.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6368 2008-02-17 10:58 hfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6244 2008-02-17 10:58 hfsplus.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5108 2008-02-17 10:58 iso9660.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5092 2008-02-17 10:58 jfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6076 2008-02-17 10:58 jpeg.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30324 2008-02-17 10:58 kernel.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4768 2008-02-17 10:58 _linux.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1492 2008-02-17 10:58 linux.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1024 2008-02-17 10:58 lnxboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3104 2008-02-17 10:58 loopback.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3752 2008-02-17 10:58 ls.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4068 2008-02-17 10:58 lspci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5016 2008-02-17 10:58 lvm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2128 2008-02-17 10:58 memdisk.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4320 2008-02-17 10:58 minix.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   918 2008-02-17 10:58 moddep.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11360 2008-02-17 10:58 _multiboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1572 2008-02-17 10:58 multiboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40884 2008-02-17 10:58 normal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3340 2008-02-17 10:58 ntfscomp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  8300 2008-02-17 10:58 ntfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   852 2008-02-17 10:58 pci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3216 2008-02-17 10:58 pc.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2112 2008-02-17 10:58 play.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6100 2008-02-17 10:58 png.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1024 2008-02-17 10:58 pxeboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5096 2008-02-17 10:58 raid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1604 2008-02-17 10:58 read.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1184 2008-02-17 10:58 reboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  9508 2008-02-17 10:58 reiserfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3068 2008-02-17 10:58 search.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5544 2008-02-17 10:58 serial.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4360 2008-02-17 10:58 sfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2048 2008-02-17 10:58 sleep.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2464 2008-02-17 10:58 sun.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1792 2008-02-17 10:58 terminal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6888 2008-02-17 10:58 terminfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1580 2008-02-17 10:58 test.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2856 2008-02-17 10:58 tga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  5056 2008-02-17 10:58 ufs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3021 2008-02-17 10:58 update-grub_lib
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2112 2008-02-17 10:58 vbeinfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13996 2008-02-17 10:58 vbe.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2988 2008-02-17 10:58 vbetest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3792 2008-02-17 10:58 vga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3996 2008-02-17 10:58 video.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2696 2008-02-17 10:58 videotest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  7384 2008-02-17 10:58 xfs.mod

What should be the correct lines in /boot/grub/menu.lst to start grub 2 
from grub legacy?

Arthur.