Re: [opensuse] 13.1 install overwrites mbr
On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:30:27 -0500 Anton Aylward wrote: > When I run 13.1 and use Yast I don't seem to be able to put the mbr > on sdb - - - - - 8< - - - - - Pardon the direct reply, Anton. I /did/ select 'reply to mailing list' which always 'just works' so I didn't bother to check. For some reason it's picking up _your_ address, instead. (Claws Mail 3.9.2) - - - - - 8< - - - - - Did you leave space for it when you partitioned sdb? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 01/31/2014 10:36 PM, Carl Hartung wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:30:27 -0500 Anton Aylward wrote:
When I run 13.1 and use Yast I don't seem to be able to put the mbr on sdb
Did you leave space for it when you partitioned sdb?
(NB: this is booted in 13.1 and the drive names are swapped from the 12.3 view. Here sda is the primary, the new drive) Either I did or I misunderstand your question. The 'old' drive ... Obviously since that worked. The new drive ... Model: ATA ST1000DL004 HD10 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 1075MB 1074MB ext3 2 1075MB 9665MB 8590MB linux-swap(v1) 3 31.1GB 1000GB 969GB lvm Boot has its own partition, that ext3 /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) # swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/sda2 partition 8388604 0 -1 /dev/sdb1 partition 1468412 0 -2 df /dev/sda1 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 999320 52184 878324 6% /boot IIR a MBR s jsut one sector and goes at the start of the disk.... -- helicopter (n): 30,000 parts in tight orbit around a hydraulic fluid leak, waiting for metal fatigue to set in. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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