How to add Leopard in Grub 2?

[keplenk]

Hi all,

 

I don't know if this is the right area to post this query. Shoud it be on *nix? If I'm wrong, I apologize.

 

Anyway, Here goes:

 

I just installed Grub 2 as my main boot loader for my 3 OSes.

 

One Hard Drive:

 

1st Partition: Win XP

2nd Partition: Leopard (leo4allv3 with efi)

3rd Partition: Ubuntu 8.04

4th Partition: Linux-Swap

 

The first time I've installed Grub 2, I noticed that Windows XP is not auto detected. I've searched the forums and found out that I just have to add this line in my grub.cfg (since grub2 uses grub.cfg instead of menu.lst):

 

menuentry "Windows XP Pro" {

set root=(hd0,1)

chainloader +1

}

and it worked!

 

Now, I have no idea on what to put for my Leopard.

 

I've tried:

 

menuentry "Mac" {

set root=(hd0,2)

chainloader +1

}

It gave me an error HFS+ Partition... error

 

and I've also tried (I've added boot_v8 in the /boot/grub folder in Ubuntu):

 

menuentry "Mac" {

set root=(hd0,1)

/boot/grub/boot_v8

}

and I guess It's not recognized. It just loops.

 

Anybody knows what entry to add in grub.cfg to make Leopard working?

 

*It was all working in Grub Legacy. I'm just trying out Grub2

 

Thank you in advanced.

[keplenk]

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[wmarsh]

Hi all,

 

I don't know if this is the right area to post this query. Shoud it be on *nix? If I'm wrong, I apologize.

 

Anyway, Here goes:

 

I just installed Grub 2 as my main boot loader for my 3 OSes.

 

One Hard Drive:

 

1st Partition: Win XP

2nd Partition: Leopard (leo4allv3 with efi)

3rd Partition: Ubuntu 8.04

4th Partition: Linux-Swap

 

The first time I've installed Grub 2, I noticed that Windows XP is not auto detected. I've searched the forums and found out that I just have to add this line in my grub.cfg (since grub2 uses grub.cfg instead of menu.lst):

 

menuentry "Windows XP Pro" {

set root=(hd0,1)

chainloader +1

}

and it worked!

 

Now, I have no idea on what to put for my Leopard.

 

I've tried:

 

menuentry "Mac" {

set root=(hd0,2)

chainloader +1

}

It gave me an error HFS+ Partition... error

 

and I've also tried (I've added boot_v8 in the /boot/grub folder in Ubuntu):

 

menuentry "Mac" {

set root=(hd0,1)

/boot/grub/boot_v8

}

and I guess It's not recognized. It just loops.

 

Anybody knows what entry to add in grub.cfg to make Leopard working?

 

*It was all working in Grub Legacy. I'm just trying out Grub2

 

Thank you in advanced.

If you are trying the boot_v8 on Linux method, root has to match your Linux partition.

Here you have root=(hd0,1), which matches your XP partition

If Linux is root=(hd0,0), try that

[kytzu]

or try lilo instead of grub, for me only lilo works to have triple os boot in one menu.

[chris4048]

why do you use Grub 2 ? it's still in alpha/beta stage.

 

I am using gentoo and this is my configfile:

 

 title Mac OSx86
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1

 

[it has also gentoo in conf but i removed it, isn't necessary)

 

so be smart switch (back) to grub1 or try to add 'makeactive' command (looks like it's missing, but maby it isn't required)

btw. I am using the leo4all release

[keplenk]

Thanks for the replies.

 

@chris4048

 

I honestly don't know why I'm trying Grub2, lol. I think I just want to evaluate it or something. I also managed to understand how easy it was to switch back to Grub Legacy. If I don't like Grub 2, I know how to go back easily.

 

Well, maybe there is one reason why I'm trying Grub2. I have a GA-p35-ds3l motherboard and it's set to AHCI mode. In my case, noticed that Grub Legacy boots slower in this mode. I also noticed that it pauses longer before it displays the menus. It's actually no biggie because I can live with that pause and I love Grub Legacy. It's way way better that Acronis OS selector.

 

I guess I'm in the quest of finding the fastest bootloader for my motherboard.

 

Thanks

 

@wmarsh;

 

Thanks for your reply. I'll try what you suggest when I get home. You helped me before in my Grub Legacy issue. You were a lifesaver

 

BTW, Are you using Grub2? For some reason, I noticed that my Grub2 doesn't load as the default bootloader. When I turn on my PC, it still loads Grub Legacy and it only added a new menu line that says "Chainload to Grub 2". When I highlight and press enter to that line, that is the only time I see Grub 2. I already posted my query in the Ubuntu forums for this issue. I'm still waiting for answers.

 

@kytzu

 

Lilo is next in line. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

*sorry for my poor english

[wmarsh]

@wmarsh;

 

Thanks for your reply. I'll try what you suggest when I get home. You helped me before in my Grub Legacy issue. You were a lifesaver

 

BTW, Are you using Grub2? For some reason, I noticed that my Grub2 doesn't load as the default bootloader. When I turn on my PC, it still loads Grub Legacy and it only added a new menu line that says "Chainload to Grub 2". When I highlight and press enter to that line, that is the only time I see Grub 2. I already posted my query in the Ubuntu forums for this issue. I'm still waiting for answers.

I appreciate your comment.

 

I use Grub "Legacy". The comments about grub2 being alpha are good ones; I avoid alpha when possible. Especially for my bootloader.

 

Over the years I've migrated from OS/2 bootloader, to Boot Magic, and now to grub. I've tried others along the way. My major criteria is compatiblity with all my OSs. Grub has a nice advantage in that I can host it either on Linux or FreeBSD. So I can migrate it -- now from SUSE 10.3 to FreeBSD 7.0 -- so I can upgrade SUSE from 10.3 to 11.0 without risking my ability to boot at all. Another nice advantage is if you screw it up -- and with multiple OSs you eventually will screw it up -- you can fix it either from the grub command line or from a Linux live CD.

 

I never cared for Lilo myself. Don't know why, its very stable.

[keplenk]

I appreciate your comment.

 

I use Grub "Legacy". The comments about grub2 being alpha are good ones; I avoid alpha when possible. Especially for my bootloader.

 

Over the years I've migrated from OS/2 bootloader, to Boot Magic, and now to grub. I've tried others along the way. My major criteria is compatiblity with all my OSs. Grub has a nice advantage in that I can host it either on Linux or FreeBSD. So I can migrate it -- now from SUSE 10.3 to FreeBSD 7.0 -- so I can upgrade SUSE from 10.3 to 11.0 without risking my ability to boot at all. Another nice advantage is if you screw it up -- and with multiple OSs you eventually will screw it up -- you can fix it either from the grub command line or from a Linux live CD.

 

I never cared for Lilo myself. Don't know why, its very stable.

 

Ahh i see. So I think you already did what I'm doing now As of the moment, I think I'll just go back to grub and not bother to test grub 2. I don't know why but I can't boot my Leopard with 2. I give up! hahaha. Thanks for your insights and suggestions. You just summarized everything I wanted to know about bootloaders.

 

Again, thanks for your great help!

 

Now I'm back to Grub "Legacy" + gfxboot and still lovin it.

[ForSSound]

Hi There,

 

I have 3 hardrives in my laptop...the first one contains XP, Kubuntu, Mandriva en 2 apple leopards

The second drive is a data drive in NTFS

The 3d drive is a GPT drive with a apple_test,apple_working and a aplle data partition on it

With Grub legacy I can't boot the GPT drive but I can boot everything else

With GRUB2 I have the same error "hfs+ partition error" for the apple partitions on the first drive, but I can boot the GPT drive and everything else.

 

So I gues there is a purpose to use GRUB2

 

 

Thanks for reading

[yibbet]

Hi There,

 

I have 3 hardrives in my laptop...the first one contains XP, Kubuntu, Mandriva en 2 apple leopards

The second drive is a data drive in NTFS

The 3d drive is a GPT drive with a apple_test,apple_working and a aplle data partition on it

With Grub legacy I can't boot the GPT drive but I can boot everything else

With GRUB2 I have the same error "hfs+ partition error" for the apple partitions on the first drive, but I can boot the GPT drive and everything else.

 

So I gues there is a purpose to use GRUB2

 

 

Thanks for reading

 

I'm using grub2 and have it working fine- you have to point it at the drive and not the partition. Mine chainloads into chameleon using something like this:

 

menuentry "Mac" {

set root=(hd4)

chainloader +1

}

 

It's not ideal having 2 bootloaders but it saves me from messing with my bios every time, grub2 now supports "savedefault" which makes it preferable to chameleon 2 (although not as shiny!!) for my uses.

[Ranguvar]

GRUB 2 shouldn't be too much of a problem. It's alpha, but only technically -- it's been in development for years and some of the main distros will be packing it in their next releases, like Ubuntu.

 

If you want a shiny GRUB 2, check here: http://grub.gibibit.com/index

(Grab the latest tarball from the Journal. The fancy stuff will be in mainline GRUB soon, though.)

[AsusMac]

Or you can use the following. I am use Ubuntu 9.10.

 

menuentry "MAC 10.5.8" {

multiboot (hd0,1)/boot/grub/boot_v8

module (hd0,1)/boot/grub/hfsplus.mod

}

[algo_adrian]

This work for me. I found the solution in command line. chain0 = darwin

 

menuentry "MAC (with darwin)" {

set root=(hd0,2)

chainloader /usr/standalone/i386/chain0

}

 

sorry for my english

[Ijon Tichy]

... so how did it all work out for you? Did you try ubuntu 10.4 recently?

[MaX2]

... so how did it all work out for you? Did you try ubuntu 10.4 recently?

 

Maybe it's too late, but I find my way to boot into chameleon with Grub 2.

 

Steps:

 

***I assume that Grub 2 detect automaticaly Mac OSx, but it doesn't boot Chameleon (and, by consequence, some kexts)***

 

***The procedure was done with 2 HDD, the main one have Ubuntu with Grub 2 (in the boot order) and the order have Mac OSx***

 

*** If grub is missing, follow this tutorial http://ubuntuguide.net/how-to-restore-grub...dows-xpvistawin ***

 

1)In Mac OSx, install Chameleon 2.0 RC4 with this procedure: http://www.dailyblogged.com/new-chameleon-say-what/

 

***Just change the folder name for the RC4 version***

 

2)In Ubuntu, go in terminal

 

3)type the following code:

sudo -i

nautilus

 

4)In nautilus (same as explorer for Windows users), go to /etc/grub.d/

 

5)Open 40_Custom with Gedit (double click on it with 10.04)

 

6)Copy this at the bottom end:

 

menuentry "OSX86" {
insmod hfsplus
search --file --set=root /boot
multiboot /boot
}

 

7)Type:

sudo update-grub

 

8)Reboot and try it

 

It works perfect for me!