Decided to install SuSE 9.3 last night on my main box which consists of a single 160GB EIDE drive used for storage only, i.e., no OS on it, and 4 removable SCSI HDs, only one of which is turned on at a time. There are multiple other devices in the system but I believe these are the only two of importance. What I experienced during this SuSE 9.3 install I also experienced trying to install Mepis 2004 on another of the SCSI drives. The install goes smoothly, with a start by reformatting the drive to get the OS, and by selecting to place the boot info on the mbr of the SCSI drive, changing from the default suggestion of placing it on the mbr of the EIDE drive. **I'm thinking my problem lies here.** Upon initial reboot I get the following (1) if the install DVD is still in the drive or (2) if the DVD is removed from the drive. (1) GNU GRUB version 0.95 (638K lower/523184 upper memory) next is a text box display with three boot options --------------------------- SuSE Linux 9.3 Floppy Failsafe – SuSE Linux 9.3 --------------------------- and some instructions below the text box. Selecting the SuSE 9.3 option and <CR> gives: Booting 'SUSE LINUX 9.3' kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 vga=0x317 selinux=0 splash=silent resume=/dev/sda1 showopts Error 22: No such partition Press any key to continue . . . doing so puts you back into the text box to choose again (2) GNU GRUB version 0.95 (638K lower/523184 upper memory) [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename.] grub> _ {flashing} trying a couple of suggested options, I get the following: grub> boot Error 8: Kernel must be loaded before booting grub> kernel Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist Not sure where to go from here other than disabling the EIDE drive and trying from scratch. Any help greatly appreciated. dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
On Saturday 21 May 2005 16:15, David Johanson wrote:
(2) GNU GRUB version 0.95 (638K lower/523184 upper memory) [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename.]
grub> _ {flashing}
trying a couple of suggested options, I get the following:
grub> boot Error 8: Kernel must be loaded before booting grub> kernel Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
Not sure where to go from here other than disabling the EIDE drive and trying from scratch. Any help greatly appreciated.
When you are at the grub prompt, try running find /boot/vmlinuz Hopefully that'll give you a path to the kernel. Then you should be able to boot using kernel (hdX,X)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 initrd (hdX,X)/boot/initrd where hdX,X is what the find command tells you. Then once you have a running system, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to change the kernel and initrd position to where it actually is
Anders Johansson wrote:
On Saturday 21 May 2005 16:15, David Johanson wrote:
(2) GNU GRUB version 0.95 (638K lower/523184 upper memory) [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename.]
grub> _ {flashing}
trying a couple of suggested options, I get the following:
grub> boot Error 8: Kernel must be loaded before booting grub> kernel Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
Not sure where to go from here other than disabling the EIDE drive and trying from scratch. Any help greatly appreciated.
When you are at the grub prompt, try running
find /boot/vmlinuz
Hopefully that'll give you a path to the kernel. Then you should be able to boot using
kernel (hdX,X)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 initrd (hdX,X)/boot/initrd
where hdX,X is what the find command tells you. Then once you have a running system, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to change the kernel and initrd position to where it actually is
Thanks Anders - I got totally frustrated and tried doing a couple of things between writing the request and re-checking the mail. Your comments will be printed out and added to my reference book. Much appreciated! Meanwhile, I tried disabling the EIDE drive in the bios, actually at couple different parts of the bios, and then tried installing again. Same results. So I then took the case apart and physically removed the power connector and tried again. Bingo, it installed and I'm most impressed. For the first time SuSE has found ALL my devices (save for a Nikon USB dedicated slide scanner) including my Zarus SL5500 PIM and internal ZIP 250. VERY NICE. I am experiencing one problem which I haven't been able to solve yet, and perhaps you can provide some guidance. When I elect to log off, I get a screen with two options, cancel or end current session. Cancel is obvious and end current session takes me to a very plain screen with the lizard at the top and a box for login and password. No options for switch user, or shutdown. If I use my user login things go as expected; if I use the root approach i get a very light green screen with a bask-like box. What do I have to do the get the expected - at least for me - options at log out? dave dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
I am experiencing one problem which I haven't been able to solve yet, and perhaps you can provide some guidance. When I elect to log off, I get a screen with two options, cancel or end current session. Cancel is obvious and end current session takes me to a very plain screen with the lizard at the top and a box for login and password. No options for switch user, or shutdown. If I use my user login things go as expected; if I use the root approach i get a very light green screen with a bask-like box.
What do I have to do the get the expected - at least for me - options at log out?
That's a known bug, for some reason some package when you install or upgrade it changes the login manager to xdm instead of the normal kdm Log out, switch to a text console with ctrl-alt-F1. and log in as root. Then run rcxdm stop Then edit /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and change DISPLAYMANAGER to "kdm", save and run rcxdm start Then you should get the normal login screen
People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
Very good quote. Very accurate
Anders Johansson wrote:
I am experiencing one problem which I haven't been able to solve yet, and perhaps you can provide some guidance. When I elect to log off, I get a screen with two options, cancel or end current session. Cancel is obvious and end current session takes me to a very plain screen with the lizard at the top and a box for login and password. No options for switch user, or shutdown. If I use my user login things go as expected; if I use the root approach i get a very light green screen with a bask-like box.
What do I have to do the get the expected - at least for me - options at log out?
That's a known bug, for some reason some package when you install or upgrade it changes the login manager to xdm instead of the normal kdm
Log out, switch to a text console with ctrl-alt-F1. and log in as root. Then run
rcxdm stop
Then edit /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and change DISPLAYMANAGER to "kdm", save and run
rcxdm start
Then you should get the normal login screen
People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
Very good quote. Very accurate
Thanks! -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
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