[CentOS] Booting C 6.0 from C 5.7

[RILINDO FOSTER]

On Dec 4, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Always Learning wrote:

> 
> I installed C 6.0 in an empty partition. It functioned.
> 
> Despite using the usually successful methods of booting into another
> operating system from C 5.7, I can't get into C 6.0
> 
> Tried:-
> 
> title C6-0 (2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64)
> 
> 	rootnoverify (hd0,6)
> 	chainloader +1
> 
> and
> 
> 	root (hd0,6)
> 	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 ro
> root=UUID=67c62872-0c69-451c-8412-3c218c0d2cb0 rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_LVM
> rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16
> KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=uk
> 	initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64.img
> 
> 
> My default works:-
> 
> title CentOS 5.7 #6 (2.6.18-274.7.1.el5)
> 	root (hd0,0)
> 	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 ro root=LABEL=d6sys
> ramdisk_size=600000
> 	initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5.img
> 
> and so does Ubuntu
> 
> title Ubuntu 11.04 (chain) (2.6.38-8)
> 	rootnoverify (hd0,4)
> 	chainloader +1
> 
> but Centos 6.0 fails.
> 
> Advice appreciated.
> 
> 

What does it say when you attempt to boot to it? Did it fail on stage 1, 1.5 or 2?

 - Rilindo