[opensuse] OpenSUSE 11.1 Boot Loader Problem
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For reasons that I needn't go into I found it necessary to upgrade my Linux system to OpenSUSE 11.1 form 10.3 (I was intending to wait for 11.2, but that's a different story) I installed 111.1 on a new 500GB SATA HD without any complaints or problems, until I rebooted the system without the installation DVD in it's drive. Everything is well until I get to: GRUB loading stage 1.5 When the boot hangs on: GRUB loading, please wait . . . In this case the ellipses represent a time of infinity. OK. What I gon' to do? Well, boot the installation DVD and run Repair System. The first two methods on that page were unsuccessful. I tried Expert Tools and it told me that it succeeded. And, indeed it did as long as I selected Repair Tools/Boot installed system from the pull down menu at the bottom of the Expert Tools page. When I boot from the HD (no installation DVD in drive) it still hangs So I can boot 11.1, albeit it rather clumsily. I managed to copy the Grub menu list to my windows machine (from which this pleas for help is being dispatched. It's attached. I am strictly a user and GRUB is an arcane mystery to me. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sun Mar 29 07:59:00 EDT 2009 default 0 timeout 8 gfxmenu (hd3,0)/boot/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 11.1 root (hd3,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-00A7B0_WD-WMASY0223768-part1 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200JB-00GVA0_WD-WCALA1589923-part1 splash=silent showopts vga=0x348 initrd /boot/initrd ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy### title Floppy rootnoverify (fd0) chainloader +1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 root (hd3,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-00A7B0_WD-WMASY0223768-part1 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x348 initrd /boot/initrd
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For reasons that I needn't go into I found it necessary to upgrade my Linux system to OpenSUSE 11.1 form 10.3 (I was intending to wait for 11.2, but that's a different story)
I installed 111.1 on a new 500GB SATA HD without any complaints or problems, until I rebooted the system without the installation DVD in it's drive. Everything is well until I get to:
GRUB loading stage 1.5
When the boot hangs on:
GRUB loading, please wait . . .
In this case the ellipses represent a time of infinity.
OK. What I gon' to do? Well, boot the installation DVD and run Repair System. The first two methods on that page were unsuccessful. I tried Expert Tools and it told me that it succeeded. And, indeed it did as long as I selected Repair Tools/Boot installed system from the pull down menu at the bottom of the Expert Tools page. When I boot from the HD (no installation DVD in drive) it still hangs
So I can boot 11.1, albeit it rather clumsily. I managed to copy the Grub menu list to my windows machine (from which this pleas for help is being dispatched. It's attached.
I am strictly a user and GRUB is an arcane mystery to me. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. While running 11.1 (which I think you said you could do in another
On 03/30/2009 12:38 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: post), open a terminal, send us the output of fdisk -l. We need to verify your 11.1 is really on your 4th HD, first partition [root (hd3,0)]. It might be good also to send us your /etc/fstab as well. Or, if you know your partitioning, like is there a separate /boot? which partition is /? You easily install grub to the mbr of your new disk by entering a grub shell (enter grub from a console, then root (hdx,y) [x=hd with 11.1, y=partition number with /boot, if not separate /boot, this would be your / partition. Note: counting starts at 0]. After the root command, you would next write it to the mbr via setup (hdx) [x would be the hd with 11.1]. Then quit to exit grub. i.e. if your menu.lst was correct, that would be grub root (hd3,0) setup (hd3) quit HTH -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 11.1 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Joe Morris wrote:
On 03/30/2009 12:38 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
For reasons that I needn't go into I found it necessary to upgrade my Linux system to OpenSUSE 11.1 form 10.3 (I was intending to wait for 11.2, but that's a different story)
I installed 111.1 on a new 500GB SATA HD without any complaints or problems, until I rebooted the system without the installation DVD in it's drive. Everything is well until I get to:
GRUB loading stage 1.5
When the boot hangs on:
GRUB loading, please wait . . .
In this case the ellipses represent a time of infinity.
OK. What I gon' to do? Well, boot the installation DVD and run Repair System. The first two methods on that page were unsuccessful. I tried Expert Tools and it told me that it succeeded. And, indeed it did as long as I selected Repair Tools/Boot installed system from the pull down menu at the bottom of the Expert Tools page. When I boot from the HD (no installation DVD in drive) it still hangs
So I can boot 11.1, albeit it rather clumsily. I managed to copy the Grub menu list to my windows machine (from which this pleas for help is being dispatched. It's attached.
I am strictly a user and GRUB is an arcane mystery to me. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
While running 11.1 (which I think you said you could do in another post), open a terminal, send us the output of fdisk -l. We need to verify your 11.1 is really on your 4th HD, first partition [root (hd3,0)]. It might be good also to send us your /etc/fstab as well. Or, if you know your partitioning, like is there a separate /boot? which partition is /? You easily install grub to the mbr of your new disk by entering a grub shell (enter grub from a console, then root (hdx,y) [x=hd with 11.1, y=partition number with /boot, if not separate /boot, this would be your / partition. Note: counting starts at 0]. After the root command, you would next write it to the mbr via setup (hdx) [x would be the hd with 11.1]. Then quit to exit grub. i.e. if your menu.lst was correct, that would be
grub root (hd3,0) setup (hd3) quit
HTH
Thanks for your note and suggestions. I noticed that you're running 11.1 on a x86_64. I am very hesitant to make changes in the booting procedure, although they are necessary. I have attached both fstab files, suitably identified. to this email. At this point I would prefer to be able to boot into the 10.3 installation, as I really don't want the hassle of configuring 11.1 to the point that I want. I've also attached the 10.3 menu.lst file from /boot/grub. I really appreciate the help that the Linux community gives so freely. -- -- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a fuzzy set Foundation for Chemistry Stochastic and multivariate http://www.geocities.com/FoundationForChemistry /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1 /dev/sdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0 debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0 usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 /dev/sda1 /sda1 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb3 /sdb3 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb5 /sdb5 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb6 /sdb6 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/sdd1 /sdd1 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/sdc2 /sdc2 auto defaults 0 0 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-00A7B0_WD-WMASY0223768-part1 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-00A7B0_WD-WMASY0223768-part2 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD400EB-00CPF0_WD-WCAAT4041445-part1 /sda1 ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD2500KS-00MJB0_WD-WCANK9498942-part1 /sdb1 ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD2500KS-00MJB0_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 /sdb2 ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD2500KS-00MJB0_WD-WCANK9498942-part5 /sdb5 ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD2500KS-00MJB0_WD-WCANK9498942-part6 /sdb6 ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200JB-00GVA0_WD-WCALA1589923-part2 /sdd2 reiserfs defaults 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD400JB-00ENA0_WD-WCAD1A295196-part1 /sde1 reiserfs defaults 1 2 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0 debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0 usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200JB-00GVA0_WD-WCALA1589923-part1 swap swap default 0 0 # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sun Mar 29 16:50:57 EDT 2009 default 0 timeout 8 ##YaST - generic_mbr gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message ##YaST - activate ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux-2.6.22.5-31-default### title openSUSE 10.3 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sdb1 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Debug -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.5-31 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-debug root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sdb1 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-debug ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen### title XEN -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.5-31 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/xen-pae.gz module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-xenpae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sdb1 splash=silent showopts module /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-xenpae ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux-2.6.22.5-31-bigsmp### title openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.5-31 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-bigsmp root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sdb1 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-bigsmp ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.5-31 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-bigsmp root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-bigsmp ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe-2.6.22.5-31-default### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD2500KS-00_WD-WCANK9498942-part2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-default
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