[opensuse] Boot Loading Problem (10.2)
The problem is this: 1) Prelude: After I downloaded some patches for the kernel (OpenSuSE 10.2), I wound up on the boot menu with two entries for Linux kernel. Pressing <CR> while the top listed (Linux) menu entry was highlighted made the computer reboot. Highlighting the second Linux entry caused the computer to enter Linux. Both Linux selections were marked "default" in the Yast Boot Loader menu. 2) The Problem: I went to YAST and deleted the top menu entry for Linux, and moved the second Linux entry to the top. Now, on boot up, the boot menu shows one Linux entry. Unfortunately, pressing <CR> with that entry highlighted causes the computer to reboot! I am now booting using the factory DVD which takes a long time. How do I fix this? (I will be installing 10.3 when it arrives, but I suspect I'll have the same problem with 10.3, so advice now would be useful to save in case I get multiple boot menu Linux entries after applying a kernel patch). Thanks -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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* Dennis J. Tuchler
2) The Problem: I went to YAST and deleted the top menu entry for Linux, and moved the second Linux entry to the top. Now, on boot up, the boot menu shows one Linux entry. Unfortunately, pressing <CR> with that entry highlighted causes the computer to reboot!
I am now booting using the factory DVD which takes a long time. How do I fix this?
Aren't you a ?regular? here and ?read? this list? boot with your install disk and choose install and option be provided to recover/repair choose it there is an option to repair the grub installation. do it. sorry, I do not recall the *exact* names of the above, but you are free to consult the archives for them, if you so desire. - -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn4472 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHGN0WClSjbQz1U5oRApBnAJ9d0Ibme96Bu9WTPzAGsb9l6Zm9XACgl3x1 Qndw4SnYvg5p2DpkGY25uxE= =ht6n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Patrick Shanahan wrote:
Aren't you a ?regular? here and ?read? this list?
boot with your install disk and choose install
and option be provided to recover/repair choose it there is an option to repair the grub installation. do it.
sorry, I do not recall the *exact* names of the above, but you are free to consult the archives for them, if you so desire.
You are right, of course. I misfiled the address for the archives. What is that address? -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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You are right, of course. I misfiled the address for the archives. What is that address?
Surely you jest. opensuse.org and search for archives opensuse list - -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn4472 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHGOvRClSjbQz1U5oRAmx1AJ9J5Vzx0ToHz1UHkdQp+DHmslXlNQCfQ17A emGXrMlJs/EwgIU8w6s+QTw= =ugJy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Patrick Shanahan wrote:
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* Dennis J. Tuchler
[10-19-07 12:29]: 2) The Problem: I went to YAST and deleted the top menu entry for Linux, and moved the second Linux entry to the top. Now, on boot up, the boot menu shows one Linux entry. Unfortunately, pressing <CR> with that entry highlighted causes the computer to reboot!
I am now booting using the factory DVD which takes a long time. How do I fix this?
Aren't you a ?regular? here and ?read? this list?
boot with your install disk and choose install
and option be provided to recover/repair choose it there is an option to repair the grub installation. do it.
I booted from the 10.2 DVD I went to the install/repair choice and selected boot loader. The program made other choices for me. When I got to the boot loader section, I went to the boot selection window and saw various entries but nothing tagged as problematic. I exited, but then was told: An error occurred during boot loader installation. Retry boot loader configuration? I selected "yes" and then found: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist. grub> quit The only disks selected in the setup window for the SUSE boot were hda8 for the root device and /boot/initrd for the initial ramdisk. I made sure that hda8 was listed in the partitions section of Yast/System. I rebooted. same problem: as soon as I selected Linux the machine rebooted. Any suggestions? -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler 7330 Kingsbury Boulevard University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Patrick Shanahan wrote:
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I selected "yes" and then found:
Error 21: Selected disk does not exist. grub> quit
The only disks selected in the setup window for the SUSE boot were hda8 for the root device and /boot/initrd for the initial ramdisk. I made sure that hda8 was listed in the partitions section of Yast/System.
I rebooted. same problem: as soon as I selected Linux the machine rebooted.
Any suggestions?
I have have the 'Error 21' problem in the rescue system. The solution for me was to go into rescue mode and manually edit the grub files to reflect the actual partition order, numbering and kernel locations. The repair system can do horrible things to the grub boot loader setup... trouble is I keep getting reminded of this the hard way :-) - -- ============================================================================== 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 iD8DBQFHGb95asN0sSnLmgIRAmi4AJ9qkG+ngCwY7ijpKstSZoK8Q3AGmwCfThsC g+6KLavy+wrKcvncI+5xaig= =vgY8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
G T Smith wrote:
I have have the 'Error 21' problem in the rescue system. The solution for me was to go into rescue mode and manually edit the grub files to reflect the actual partition order, numbering and kernel locations. The repair system can do horrible things to the grub boot loader setup... trouble is I keep getting reminded of this the hard way :-)
Is there a "How-To" that describes how one goes about correcting errors in the boot loader? The list of partitions begins with hda8, which is the / directory. -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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G T Smith wrote:
I have have the 'Error 21' problem in the rescue system. The solution for me was to go into rescue mode and manually edit the grub files to reflect the actual partition order, numbering and kernel locations. The repair system can do horrible things to the grub boot loader setup... trouble is I keep getting reminded of this the hard way :-)
Is there a "How-To" that describes how one goes about correcting errors in the boot loader? The list of partitions begins with hda8, which is the / directory.
A quick google brings me to this..... http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/grub/grub.htm - -- ============================================================================== 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 iD8DBQFHG1D7asN0sSnLmgIRAhtaAKC8iCh27K1Zm6bQ7AeCMnjK4C1ofACbBqSR CthTP/GH2MK6IrMwBNrZSLs= =JH7u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
G T Smith wrote:
A quick google brings me to this.....
Thank you! -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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