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           Summary: 64-bit openSUSE-12.1 beta1 DVD installation fails if
                    non-default boot settings selected
    Classification: openSUSE
           Product: openSUSE 12.1
           Version: Beta 1
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: SuSE Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Critical
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Installation
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: lee_matheson@xxxxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: jsrain@xxxxxxxx
          Found By: ---
           Blocker: ---


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64-bit openSUSE-12.1 beta1 (from DVD) install failed immediately after software
installation but prior to first reboot (and hence prior to final
configuration). Obtained ansi pix "an error occurred during the installation". 
Rebooting at this point resulted in a grub error "Error 13 ; Invalid or
unsupported executable format, press any Key to continue" 

Also, kernel-desktop changed to kernel-default during software selection but I
believe that not relevant.

Post#37 from openSUSE forums has screen pix:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/465917-12-1-beta-comments.html#post2389852

I note PC has this partitioning prior to 12.1 install:
- /dev/sda1 = Windows
- /dev/sda2 = / (openSUSE-11.4)
- /dev/sda3 = / (openSUSE-12.1 M5)
- /dev/sda4 = extended
- /dev/sda5 = swap
- /dev/sda6 = /home (openSUSE-12.1 M5)
- /dev/sda7 = /home (openSUSE-11.4.)

sda2 was the active partition.

When installing openSUSE-12.1 beta1 on /sda3 ( / ) and /sda6 (/home) I selected
in the openSUSE installer to 'boot from root' but deselected 'set active flag
in Partition table for boot partition' and deselected 'Write genric boot code
to MBR'.  

After the failed install, I tried again, but this time I kept 'set active flag
in Partition table for boot partition' selected and kept 'Write genric boot
code to MBR' selected. That changed active partition to /dev/sda3 and the
install succeeded although with another problem after the software install
documented in post#44
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/465917-12-1-beta-comments-2.html#post2389890
.. This 2nd time (with default boot selections) a hardware reboot succeeded to
allow the install to continue

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. During 64-bit DVD install (KDE selected), change the boot parameters to non
default values
2. After software install, installation will fail
3.
Actual Results:  
Install failed as noted in post#37 here:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/465917-12-1-beta-comments.html#post2389852

Expected Results:  
Installation should have continued smoothly, and /dev/sda3 should have been
able to boot from root without being forced to write to MBR and without being
forced to set active flag in Partition Table. Note 12.1 M5 worked fine on this
PC.

The installation failed.  I assume its valid (when openSUSE-11.4 already has
generic MBR setup with /dev/sda2 being active) to have /dev/sda3 set to boot
from root. 

If that is an inappropriate boot setting in the installer, I think the install
should NOT have failed at this point but should have continued.

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