Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1558 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Haller wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sun, 23 Aug 2009, Basil Chupin wrote:
> [..]
>   
> > This situation has never happened to me with any make of HD. Is there
> > something in the latest HDs which cannot be handled by the BIOS which,
> > in my case, is some 5 years old? Or is it that the latest kernels are
> > not capable of handling older BIOSes?
> >     
>
> Can't imagine that 2.6.x can't handle that. Considering how much old
> HW is still supported by them. Or at least by Alsa. If I'm not
> mistaken, the support for ancient SB or Adlib and other Cards, even my
> "exotic" Mozart/mad16 card with an OTI Chip is still there ;)
>   

I agree, afterall I *can* install MS6 on the same computer but with all
the other sets of HDs I have (eg, have it now running on a set of 80GB
Seagates of the 2003 vintage).

But when I install it on the new Seagates, it installs; however, on the
first boot to complete the installation I get an error message, for
example, "GRUB Loading stage2, Read Error" or "....Loading Stage1.5 
Error 18".

I have checked and rechecked the HDs with all sorts of "check HD for
errors" applications including the ones from Seagate; low level
formatted the HDs etc. All tests show that there is nothing wrong with
the HDs. And yet, I cannot install oS on them.

On the other hand, Kubuntu is alright (including the daily build of
9.10). But oS - zilch :'( .

I have to look closely at what has been stated so far in the thread,
"Boot Magic", in this forum. I have a feeling that my answer may lie there.

BC

-- 
Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty Man reaches 
complete understanding of the minute details."

                                             Confucius

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