[opensuse] Grub error/upgrade mess
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While attempting to update 12.1 to 12.3 64 bit, I've gotten into a situation where I can no longer boot. To describe where I am now: Grub menu shows 12.3 (Windows has been lost, but I'm not really concerned about that). If I try to boot this, it returns "Error 22: partition not found." I assume this refers to the location for root, specified in the boot line for the kernel? I know that that partition is still on the disk and readable, since I have checked from the rescue function on the installation disk (also available from a "live" disk). The grub boot line is (assuming I have retyped it correctly): kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/raid/pdc_djiegecc_part7 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/raid/pdc_djiegecc_part6 splash=silent quiet showopts Brief history: I initially attempted an upgrade, but ran into space problems in the /boot partition. So I went for a clean install. It failed to format the /boot, /root and /swap partitions, for reasons I cannot tell. I can provides details, if someone will advise me what is relevant. I'm no expert, though I've been running Opensuse since 9.1 (unix end-user before that), and thus can do some command line stuff. Upgrades and installations have always gone smoothly before. Many thanks! -- Fr David Ousley Church of Saint Michael the Archangel 6611 Ardleigh St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 215-247-1092 www.ordinariatephiladelphia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On 2013-11-26 14:00, Fr David Ousley wrote:
While attempting to update 12.1 to 12.3 64 bit, I've gotten into a
This is a duplicated post. I think it is best to answer on the other thread ([opensuse] update mess) which already has an answer. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 12.3 x86_64 "Dartmouth" at Telcontar)
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On 11/26/2013 08:00 AM, Fr David Ousley wrote:
While attempting to update 12.1 to 12.3 64 bit, I've gotten into a situation where I can no longer boot. To describe where I am now:
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Brief history: I initially attempted an upgrade, but ran into space problems in the /boot partition. So I went for a clean install. It failed to format the /boot, /root and /swap partitions, for reasons I cannot tell. I can provides details, if someone will advise me what is relevant.
I'm no expert, though I've been running Opensuse since 9.1 (unix end-user before that), and thus can do some command line stuff. Upgrades and installations have always gone smoothly before.
Many thanks!
Brute force approach: Download and burn Gparted live. Boot your machine on that and partition and format the drive the way you want it. Then when you go to install your OS, just tell it what partitions to use, and it should work out OK. If you are going to leave space on the drive for another system, you can make partitions for that at the same time, or leave part of the disk unpartitioned/unformatted. If you are going to leave space, it would be of help to you in the future if you label the partitions you make for the present install--like "O_S/" and "O_S/home". The label function is available on GParted. No matter how many Linux systems you eventually install, you only need one swap partition that will serve all of them. --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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