On Thu February 1 2007 00:41, Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
I'm not certain if I posted it or not, but the version numbers are the same.
The correct actions at this point are to: a. verify that symlinks exist under /boot for: initrd -> initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default then, in menu.lst: b. reduce "initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default" to "initrd" (every instance) c. reduce "vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default" to "vmlinuz" (ditto) This allows menu.lst to remain as-is when the kernel is next updated. If you *don't* fix this and the kernel is updated, grub will attempt to boot the previous kernel and fail. (I'd still like to know where these version suffixes came from!) **Note** While you're in the vicinity, can you please make note of and post the contents of /etc/grub.conf ?
After re-checking the fstab, menu.lst and device.map files, I decided to give it a try.
Just so I'm clear on what you're saying here, "re-checking" means you'd already verified/repaired these files to match my recommendation and were just 'sanity checking' your work before trying to boot... right? :-)
I have some good news and some not so bad news I guess. I went to re-install the bootloader, and it did NOT give me the error it has been giving me.
This seems to be good news, but with one caveat: In my experience, YaST's boot loader configuration module will update configuration files until the cows come home but will *not* touch the mbr or boot sector unless specifically /forced/ to do so. In previous incarnations, you had to select the option "force write everything" to accomplish this. I haven't studied the current version to see where this option is set.
That's the "good" news. the "not so bad news" is, There's still no grub bootloader when the computer boots up. :-( It still goes straight into XP.
The bootloader wasn't successfully installed at the last attempt. Either that, or XP 'repaired' it.
Which will be the default anyway if the bootloader was actually functioning.
If you accepted the default bootloader configuration, the default would now be openSUSE 10.2 ;-) regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org