OK, according to this you have a working system when booting with install DVD. I would boot eg. 11.2 using the DVD. Then I would move /boot/grub to /boot/grub.backup and would try to install/create boot loader from scratch in yast (select suggest new configuration). I would also check /etc/fstab and use consistent partition names according to /dev/disk/by-id entries both in /etc/fstab and grub files (just for safety).
Hello Istvan,
I could do this of course, but I am afraid to. The stupid rescue system mis-identifies my hard drives. It calls sdc sda, so if I write it that way and then gets installed into the MBR I will really have big problems. I suppose I could rename the disks for the purposes of the Grub menu but that still worries me.
OK, let's see. When you insert the install DVD, you have a menu. It has "Repair installed system" and "Rescue system" options. Which one did you choose? I suggest you going with "Repair installed system". Then you choose load installed system. This should boot your system (the one you choose) as normal. In this case CTRL+ALT+F10 should show differerent log messages. Lack of this indicates for me that you have not booted your system but you started the rescue mode (though I am not sure).
It is strange though, in the menu of "Boot installed system" it calls 11.2 as being sda8 (when really it is sdc8) it still boots to the OS.
This is the reason why I suggested naming the drives according to their ID both in /etc/fstab and grub boot loader. Probably this is done already if ou system is booted.
Dunno. Where do I go from here. CTR+ALT+F10 gives me nothing, just like the boot log.
See my above note. For now what I can say: you have to be sure that you boot the system on the hard drive when you use the install DVD. The you start yast and install new bootloader. Cheers, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org