[opensuse] boot problem
I have a new install of 10.3 and cannot seem to boot the system without the dvd in the drive. If I have the dvd in the drive, it defaults to boot to hard disk, it will pass to the grub menu and the system boots fine. If I take the disk out they system tells me to insert a bootable disk. I have set grub to install to the MBR, I have reinstalled via yast and with the following commands: orion:~ # grub-install /dev/sda GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0) (hd0,1) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,1)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded Done. grub> quit orion:~ # grub GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> root (hd0,1) root (hd0,1) Filesystem type is reiserfs, partition type 0x83 grub> setup (hd0) setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,1)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded Done. grub> quit I also booted a windows floppy and tried fdisk /mbr and the reinstalled grub again without sucess. Any help with this issue would be appreciated. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 10/17/2007 11:07 PM, Coach-X wrote:
I have a new install of 10.3 and cannot seem to boot the system without the dvd in the drive.
If I have the dvd in the drive, it defaults to boot to hard disk, it will pass to the grub menu and the system boots fine. If I take the disk out they system tells me to insert a bootable disk.
So your BIOS is set to boot first from CD, then HD?
I have set grub to install to the MBR, I have reinstalled via yast and with the following commands:
orion:~ # grub-install /dev/sda
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0) (hd0,1) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,1)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded Done. grub> quit
Looks good, assuming all the choices were correct.
orion:~ # grub
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> root (hd0,1) root (hd0,1) Filesystem type is reiserfs, partition type 0x83 grub> setup (hd0) setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/reiserfs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 18 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+18 p (hd0,1)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded Done. grub> quit
Sure looks to me that grub is installed correctly. Your BIOS is set to also boot from HD isn't it?
I also booted a windows floppy and tried fdisk /mbr and the reinstalled grub again without sucess. Any help with this issue would be appreciated.
So booting from a floppy also works. And booting from the install DVD works to boot from the HD, so I believe your HD MBR is also correct. Looks to me like a BIOS boot selection problem. Since floppy, cd, and HD via DVD all work, looks like your BIOS is either not setup to boot from HD, or its settings cannot read it correctly, i.e. maybe try changing LBS for Large or something like that. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 17 October 2007 17:45, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
So booting from a floppy also works. And booting from the install DVD works to boot from the HD, so I believe your HD MBR is also correct. Looks to me like a BIOS boot selection problem. Since floppy, cd, and HD via DVD all work, looks like your BIOS is either not setup to boot from HD, or its settings cannot read it correctly, i.e. maybe try changing LBS for Large or something like that.
Also with some BIOSes you can also specify *which* hard drive to boot from. Have a look at that as well if you have multiple drives. -- Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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On Wednesday 17 October 2007 17:45, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
So booting from a floppy also works. And booting from the install DVD works to boot from the HD, so I believe your HD MBR is also correct. Looks to me like a BIOS boot selection problem. Since floppy, cd, and HD via DVD all work, looks like your BIOS is either not setup to boot from HD, or its settings cannot read it correctly, i.e. maybe try changing LBS for Large or something like that.
Also with some BIOSes you can also specify *which* hard drive to boot from. Have a look at that as well if you have multiple drives.
An addendum. On some occasions I have found that the bios will only boot from the primary master (despite what boot priority you give any other internal disk drives). I have had problems where the partition order means that the MBR is created on a drive that is different from that which the BIOS expects to find it. (and it is not stated whether the machine has single or multiple drives). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHFwvEasN0sSnLmgIRAiO2AJ9Q6toBzHs4EV1AVZ8J/PP3CDjJMQCgibnV bjrS+brxg97T0rEQC7wR1kk= =9sLy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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