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[run088]

I couldn't figure out how to boot from a loopback install. Booting the 2.6 on a native install is easy but you are as far as I got on a loopback install.

I did notice that you have hda2 on one example but that would not work I would think on a loopback. That is how the config is laid out on a native install. loopbacks usually operate hda55,hda56,hda50, etc

However you really don't need to boot from the 2.6 at least on xdsl you don't. Once the 2.6 kernel is installed it gives my 2.4 kernel all the benefits of a 2.6 even if I don't boot from it. Just so long as it is installed on my system.

The only app I have built that I have to boot from the 2.6 is virtualbox because of the dkms package that requires kernel sources which should still be possible but I can't get the 2.4 to compile right.

I wish I could rebuild the 2.4 and patch the patch floating around for 64k cluster partitions. This is the only urgent update our 2.4 kernel needs. Most everything else can be added after the fact this patch requires a kernel rebuild from scratch.

If you figure it out please let us know how you did it. If there is anything else I can help you with just ask. Sorry I can't offer a better solution to your problem.

[trip74]

ok, my main goal is to have a mythtv frontend setup. I normally prefer relying on distribution packages for ease of maintenance (and mythtv requires the frontend and backends to be in sync). but I guess on this system, I could just manually compile mythtv.

but it looks like most people are using cromwell bioses. I'm only softmodded, so would require flashing the main bios. the main drawback of this is I wouldn't be able to play native xbox games, but that's probably ok as I really just want to use it for mythtv anyways.

I'll read up on that, as I want the box to quick boot to linux/mythtv anyways, which sounds like cromwell will do.