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["LLLActive@xxxxxxx" <LLLActive@xxxxxxx>]

Grivec, Sven wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>  
>  i tried to install openSuse 10.3 and after the first part of =
>  installation (and 30 minutes waiting) my Laptop reboots and just shows =
>  me lots of 99 99 99 99 any idea whats happend?
>  
>  I have a Benq Laptop 512MB Ram 80GB HDD ( split into 7.8GB and 67.4GB).
>  Sempron CPU.
>  nothing special.
>  
>  I try again in a low graphic mode but i would like to have the full =
>  version, so if you know what i have been doing wrong (i just clicked ok =
>  all time so) please let me know asap!
>  
>  Many thanks
>  
>  Sven
>   
Hi Sven,

it is a common failure of the boot loader. Lilo used to do that, and
grub has an error 18. I solved it by using the Install DVD and use the
option to boot an installed system, when it asks in the install process
if it is a new install or update, under "other options" if I can recall
correctly. When it is up and running, I reinstalled grub in the mbr. If
you have a windows dual boot, it will also be in the grub menu. Some
notebooks may have the problem, because of a setting in the bios. This
was so in the Thinkpad. See message #4 in this link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=33811

:-)
Al
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