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Topic: Frugal Config problems, have not got a clue?

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curaga

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Posted: Mar. 26 2007,15:39

Your partitions are fine. Modify the grub line so that fb800x600 is first after linux24, like
kernel /boot/linux24 fb800x600 home=hda6 opt=hda6 mydsl=hda6 restore=hda6

us is the default keyboard, and to get your X options stay, configure them and then select backup from the menu. It asks where, that'll be hda6. Those boot options make it get /home, /opt, configuration backup and installed programs from hda6.

If you don't get it working, everything is permanent in a regular HD install, and everything is on one partition....

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zuesko

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Posted: Mar. 27 2007,09:13

Hi curaga,

This is my /cdrom/boot/grub/menu.lst
I get the second part of your answer in that the backup will default to the NEW lines in this file.
But what?
You said :
fb800x600 is first after linux24, like
kernel /boot/linux24 fb800x600 home=hda6 opt=hda6 mydsl=hda6 restore=hda6.
Do I #comment out all other lines except default 0 and timeout 15?

Thanks

# This sets the default entry to boot.
# Remember that GRUB counts from 0, so 1 is the second entry.

default 0

# This sets the length of time in seconds that grub will wait for the user to select an OS
# before it boots the default on. I reccommend at least 15 seconds.

timeout 15

# Enter the entry for DSL here. Something like this.

title DSL
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

title DSL fb800x600
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=788 noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

title DSL fb1024x768
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=791 noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

title DSL fb1280x1024
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=794 noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

#title DSL with toram, mydsl, restore, hostname, and passwords
#kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm noscsi frugal dma toram mydsl=hda5 restore=hda5 host=DSL1 secure
#initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

#title DSL with XFree86
#kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm noscsi frugal dma toram mydsl=hda5/xfree restore=hda6 host=DSL1 secure
#initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

#title DSL with mydsl, restore, persistentancy, hostname, and passwords
#kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm noscsi frugal dma toram mydsl=hda3 restore=hda3 home=hda3 opt=hda3 host=DSL1 secure
#initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

#title DSL Runlevel 2
#kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm noscsi nodma frugal 2 base norestore
#initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

#title Windows
#root (hd0,0)
#chainloader +1
#makeactive
#boot

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Posted: Mar. 30 2007,14:10

Quote (zuesko @ Mar. 26 2007,09:06)

Ok Mr Hat,
It would appear that you know your business.
So maybe you could help me a bit more. As I am sure you know I am a noob, but what would the best config be for frugal
Now that I have found the /cdrom/boot/grub/menu.lst what should I have separate partitions for?
When I boot I want:
1.fb800x600
2.Xvesa xserver
3.I have a mouse-pad Laptop, sometimes I use ps2 mouse
4.32 bit colour
5.keyboard us
6.permanent home dir and any other dir's that you think I should have.
Is this possible to config to boot without having to set these options every time.
Cheers

I'm looking to do samething.

I using this computer for senior project to be hand-off.
It is crucial for us to get this setup.

Help Please!!!

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