On 2008/11/03 15:15 (GMT-0800) James D. Parra composed:
Try to fix the MBR, but running into some problems. After an clean install the system hangs at boot. Doesn't even get to the boot loader.
Used the Suse 10.3 rescue cd and ran fdisk;
/boot is on /dev/sda1 / is on /dev/sda3
mounted /boot on /dev/sda1
made dir /tmp/rootold
mounted /dev/sda3 /tmp/rootold
chrooted to /tmp/rootold
cd to /
ran 'grub-install', but it shows;
grub > setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0,0) (hd0,0) Error 21: selected disk does not exist. <snip>
How can I fix this?
I've found Grub installation scripts to be so unreliable since the invention of libata that I avoid using them. Instead, I repair bustage natively: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Installing-GRUB-natively.h... If you can't make that procedure work from a rescue boot, try booting a Knoppix CD or DVD to do it. You can avoid Grub bustage in the future by using a separate /boot primary partition only for your first Linux installation, and only until it actually works correctly then on future boots and installs mounting that partition somewhere else, but using it as a real /boot for chainloading to wherever else has your real /boot or /. -- "Love is not easily angered. Love does not demand its own way." 1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org