Hi, some testing info... got the two packages related to grub2 installed [root@abbaton:/home/alin]: zypper se -is grub2 Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository --+-----------+---------+-----------+--------+--------------------- i | grub2 | package | 1.99-16.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE-Factory-Oss i | grub2-efi | package | 1.99-16.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE-Factory-Oss the machine is a macbook pr with these partition table [root@abbaton:/home/alin]: fdisk -l WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 409638 204819 ee GPT /dev/sda2 409640 79011663 39301012 af HFS / HFS+ /dev/sda3 * 79273984 118335487 19530752 83 Linux /dev/sda4 118335488 488396799 185030656 83 Linux at restart I got a new entry in my grub1 menu.... which of course is empty... then I generated the grub.cfg grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg now at restart I had a proper entry in the grub menu... which correctly showed me a grub2 menu when selected... however I could not boot the system getting all kind of failures mainly udev related... I know my machine is an exotic setup but I am happy and free to test... Alin --- Without Questions there are no Answers! ______________________________________________________________________ Alin Marin ELENA Advanced Molecular Simulation Research Laboratory School of Physics, University College Dublin ---- Ardionsamblú Móilíneach Saotharlann Taighde Scoil na Fisice, An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://alin.elenaworld.net ______________________________________________________________________ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org