malcolm wrote:
The standard boot screen does not appear now. I have had this problem for a few weeks now.
Hmm, a problem with the boot loader install?
Also shown are: Failsafe 11.0 Floppy Installation Memory Test
Huh, strange setup for a normal bootscreen. Is this booting from your harddisk, or do you have an install-DVD in the drive? If it's the install DVD, and install doesn't work: Are you sure the DVD is intact? If it's really only the harddisk: Boot from the DVD. In doubt check in the BIOS that it first tries the DVD. From there, install should work. Newer Suse-DVDs have an entry 'fix installed system' if the bootloader is messed up - not sure if 11.0 already had that. You might also boot the rescue system from DVD and try to fix the bootloader - but there you definitely need more help which I cannot really give...
If I just put a dvd into the tray and close the tray a window appears and I can open the dvd as normal.
So the sda installation is working normally. Your problem is you cannot boot the sdb system? What is installed there, how and when was it installed?
Because Installation in the boot screen does not work I can not just format both hard drives and re-install suse.
As said above, 'Install' is normally done from a DVD, not from the normal harddisk. Make sure you have a flawless install DVD and try to install from that.
As I have been fiddling with the box over the last few weeks and the Installation does not work I am hoping that someone will be able to tell me how to just clear everything and start from the beginning again. The only thing to save would be the Suse mail.
Well, if you can still boot the system you should be able to access it and save it somewhere? Or is it on sdb? Have you tried mounting sdb?
As I have been trying to sort out the problem I could have made the problem worse.
Might be. Have you changed things in /boot/grub/? Pit -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org