Felix Miata said the following on 12/31/2012 06:35 PM:
Close .... so close ....
Closer than you think. Upgrading means not formatting, which means not wiping existing bootloader. All you needed to do was install no bootloader while upgrading, then boot openSUSE with the old bootloader, then install your choice of openSUSE bootloader.
That's what I *thought*. What I found was that the suse installer had insisted on _not_ asking me first and had zapped the bootloader and screwed up the attempted lilo. I repeat: it didn't ask; it didn't offer me a choice of which bootloader (as it might in a normal install) and didn't offer me a choice to edit the menu (as it might in a normal install). It just attempted to create a lilo and made a mess of that. I'm now out of time to experiment any further. This was supposed to be a 'get the file server working so I can finish my year end accounts for the revenue' holiday project and now I've just one day to do all the accounts! If I get to revisit this I'll let you know. :-0 -- "I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself, 'Dijkstra would not have liked this,' well that would be enough immortality for me." -- E.W. Dijkstra -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org