Trying to install MS1 to sdb in below configuration.
sdb is blank disc. Install gets to the screen setting step with no
problem Screen setting shows following error:
“Unsupported combination of hardware platform and boot loader grub”.
The following is sdb at boot loader:
Boot loader type: Grub
Status Location: /dev/sda/MBR
Chamge location;
Boot from MBR is enabled(disabled)
Boot from /boot partition is disabled(enable)
Sections:
- openSUSE (default)
- Desktop - openSUSE 11.2 2.6.31.8-0.1 /dev/sda3
- failsafe - openSUSE
Order of hard Disks:
/dev/sda, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, /dev/sde
My fstab for sda is:
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part1 swap
swap defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part2 /
ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part3 /boot
ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part6 /home
ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part5 /usr
ext4 acl,user_xattr 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
menu.1st on sda:
Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Jan 6 15:51:42 PST 2010
THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader
Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in
/etc/sysconfig/bootloader
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,2)/message
##YaST - activate
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linux###
title Desktop – openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.8-0.1
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-
ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-
ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part1 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x31a
initrd /initrd-2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop
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failsafe###
title Failsafe – openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.8-0.1 (desktop)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-
ST3320620AS_9QF1Q6Q0-part2 showopts apm=off noresume edd=off
powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe
vga=0x31a
initrd /initrd-2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop
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windows###
title Windows
map (hd3) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd3)
rootnoverify (hd3,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
I checked bugzilla and bug 571850 has the same error message but it
has to do with LILO I think. I have no /sys/firmware/efi/systab on sda
and sdb never installs. Tried several installs with various
combinations of enable/disable for mbr and /boot. None allowed boot to
occur correctly. One time I ignored the message and went thru install.
On trying to boot several events occurred; incluling logging screen
not coming up, just so weid graphics. Thought this could be Nvidia
driver problem but failsafe mode would not let me log in as user or
root, said password incorrect, yet they were input correctly. Tried
using the procedure for root lockout but it did not work. I assume I
put the cmd init=/bin/sh and /etc/menu on the grub cmd line.
The link to Desktop openSUSE 11.2 works (sda1). That’s how I’m sending
this.
I know the procedure I’m using works, since I used it when I went from
11.1 to 11.2 MS1 on second disk…
I must be setting something wrong in the boot loader but I’m not sure
what? Also is there a way to add nvidia.com to repo at some point in
install. Not even coming up with vga or nv which it usually does.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
Russ
[openSUSE 11.2 (2.6.31.8-0.1-desktop, x86_64] KDE 4.3.4 release 2,
Intel Core 2 Dual E7200, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 8400 GS, 320GB Disc (2)