On 2013-06-04 04:43, j.e.perry@cox.net wrote:
I have a new laptop that I'm anxious to get opensuse onto. After failing miserably with both virtualbox and 12.2, and reading that 12.3 works fine with uefi, I've downloaded 12.3 and written it onto a dvd.
I backed up my W7 system, but I don't want to lose the vendor-supplied recovery partition (there is, of course, no recovery dvd).
I'm almost sure you can clone it from Windows. Maybe there is a program supplied by the manufacturer that creates it. If not, you can use ghost like tools to clone it externally.
When I boot into 12.3 install, I get the message, "You have to delete all existing partitions to get a valid uefi boot partition", or text to that effect. There are no other options offered (the present partition setup is corrupt due to the disastrous 12.2 attempt), and I see no way to avoid wiping the recovery partition.
If the layout is corrupt due to previous attempts, simply run the manufacturer recovery procedure on that partition. Let it reinstall Windows, then try again with openSUSE. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from oS 12.3 "Dartmouth" GM (rescate 1)) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org