[Solved] Chimera Bootloader with Red Hat Linux(Separate HDD)

[Lenk]

Hello all, I installed 3 OS and saparate 3 Hardrive is OS X 10.6.8, RHEL5.5x86_64 and Window 7x64 but when I'm boot to bootloader screen I can't see Linux icon that I installed RHEL just OS X and window working

for HDD Installation I used OS X = sata0, RHEL=sata1 and Window 7 last (window 7 can use any port and alway show) and Bios also

I dont have any partition hide flag in org.chameleon.Boot.plist and can show you some image bellow

this step from image I use default setup form installer but type is ext3 (this image from internet not from me)

in this case should not be problem because I saparate hdd for os but i dont know why. If anybody can help thank in advance

 

[Lenk]

**** The way to fix this problem ****

In this case I use 1 hdd per OS (separate hard drive)
*** when you install rhel(Red hat Enterprise Linux) should keep default setting for partition layout(look at image in first post) or see how to here http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2 ... reenshots/

*** disconnect all drive accept only your rhel drive

1. after install rhel finished boot to it and open terminal type :

su -
paswword:
df

and you should see like this

[root@localhost ~]# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                            942098076      4606736     888863628    1%    /
/dev/sda1                    101086         12544           83323   14%   /boot
tmpfs                        1029464               0         1029464    0%   /dev/shm

2. Type sudo grub-install /dev/sda1 – replace /dev/sda1 with the correct entry for your system and enter

3. fix grub.conf for made grub boot correct hard drive id

su -
Password:
cd /boot/grub
nano grub.conf

you will see this

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-194.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-194.el5.img

change line
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
to
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

and

root (hd0,0)
to
root (hd1,0)

then press ctrl+o, enter, ctrl+x and reboot

**Why we have to do this ? because next time we'll put OSX Drive into 1st sata port and set as first boot in bios and RHEL in second boot drive e.g. OSX (hd0,0), RHEL(hd1,0)

4.put the OSX Hard drive in sata0 and 1st boot in bios and boot to chimera bootloader select rhel icon (label should look like /boot )now you should boot to rhel fine

***Do not change name rhel drive (/boot) in OSX because next time you'll have problem to run rhel in chimera boot loader