New distros grub results in kernel panic

[FritoBandito]

Hi I just installed another distro and I was planning to dual-boot with PCLOS (just for fun).
However, somehow the newly installed grub choices result in a PCLOS kernel panic.

Also if i rewrite grub using my PCLOS live CD (something from 2010) the other distros grub screen still comes up, like its over riding anything else i do.

I have no idea what to post but I'll take any guidance.

Help please and thankyou

[Old-Polack]

First do this;

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,62786.msg508062.html#msg508062

Then install the other OS grub2 to its own / partition, and add a chainloader stanza to it in your PCLinuxOS menu.lst.

title <other OS>
root (hd0,n)
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
boot

Replace <other OS> with the actual OS name, and n with the proper partition number, counting from 0 for the first partition.

[FritoBandito]

do i do the first step for PCLOS or for the other distro (which uses grub 2)?

[Old-Polack]

do i do the first step for PCLOS or for the other distro (which uses grub 2)?

For PCLinuxOS. The idea is to quarantine the broken grub2 so it's only used to boot its own OS.

[Was_Just19]

do i do the first step for PCLOS or for the other distro (which uses grub 2)?

For PCLinuxOS. The idea is to quarantine the broken grub2 so it's only used to boot its own OS.

I do so like that terminology

 

[Neal ManBear]

do i do the first step for PCLOS or for the other distro (which uses grub 2)?

For PCLinuxOS. The idea is to quarantine the broken grub2 so it's only used to boot its own OS.

I do so like that terminology

 

+1 

[brilz]

title <other OS>
root (hd0,n)
chainloader +1

as for me these lines wont chainload to that grub2 loader
well the workaround is to add kernel /boot/grub/core.img to the boot stanza so it'll looks like this

title xxx
root (hd0,??)
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
chainloader (hd0,??)+1  ---->>does this additon really makes any differents??

i prefer grub1 to handle things

[Old-Polack]

title <other OS>
root (hd0,n)
chainloader +1

as for me these lines wont chainload to that grub2 loader
well the workaround is to add kernel /boot/grub/core.img to the boot stanza so it'll looks like this

title xxx
root (hd0,??)
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
chainloader (hd0,??)+1  ---->>does this additon really makes any differents??

i prefer grub1 to handle things

Sorry about that, you are correct. I originally posted the chainloader stanza for legacy grub. For grub2 it should be;

title <other OS>
root (hd0,n)
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
boot

Thanks for the keen eye. I've corrected the original posting, to avoid future confusion of others that may need this information.