On 2011/07/05 14:59 (GMT+0100) Oliver Kullmann composed:
When starting the machine it says now:
Error No operating system
Apparently that's where the typical boot-choice-menu would show up, but since it wasn't installed correctly (without a chance of doing anything on that), now nothing works anymore.
How do I get rid off that, and enable at least the Windows again?
I would really appreciate some information.
Even though your thread has provided a lot of information, important things have been left out. Was/is the original installation by HP an EFI type, or PC standard MBR? Is/was there a restore partition? How many partitions were there originally? Was there a restore partition that you eliminated? How did you make the Linux partitions in the first place? Did you use Windows' built-in partition resizer first, then create the additional partitions during oS installation? Did you use the oS installer for all partitioning? Or did you first/only use some other partitioner (what I always do)? What is the current output of fdisk -l? IOW, what type of partition is your new /boot? It needs to be a primary to work with standard MBR code, which is the preferred type when using Win7. If you've replaced the standard MBR code with Grub, you've become dependent on Grub working correctly for access to Win7. It sounds to me like at this point you have a failed Grub MBR installation, and MBR needs to be restored to standard, along with resetting the boot flag in the MBR to the Win7 "boot" partition in order to restore Win7 bootability. If you can't figure out how to get the oS install media into recovery mode there are multiple varying ways to get standard MBR code back, along with setting the boot flag. A bootable MS DOS or FreeDOS floppy can do it. DFSee can do it, from floppy, CD or Knoppix boot. Any live Linux CD's fdisk can set the flag. A CD made from http://ultimatebootcd.com/ can do it, and more. Why you've had the Grub trouble during oS installation I'm at a loss to guess, since I have no hands on experience installing alongside Win7. It should work, though there are bumps in the process possible as a result of different ways different vendors install Win7. The bumps are mentioned in various archived mailing list threads and in the forums, both oS and other distros. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org