12.1 Error Booting

ayk87 · November 18, 2011, 11:01am

Hi!

I installed my 64 bit geeko succesfully, but then i couldn’t set up my internet, because it wouldn’t accept my system administrator password (something red was written, but i couldn’t read it because it disappeared so fast). Then when i rebooted the computer, it said sth like: Error, … partition missing, no operating system
and then wrote my mac address.

Was it a problem in the image, or sth else? Would it be safe to download it again, burn it, and than install?

Thank you!

caf4926 · November 18, 2011, 11:22am

Try installing again

ayk87 · November 18, 2011, 12:34pm

I did twice. I burned the image again and will try right away.

caf4926 · November 18, 2011, 1:21pm

What happens with the media check
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/12.1_install/01_bootsplash.jpg

ayk87 · November 18, 2011, 8:09pm

Burned it again, tried it again, checked the installation media, failed once again. Same error. I’ll try again tomorrow with a live CD instead of the DVD, but if it won’t work i’ll be very sad and i loved opensuse so much

bsilvereagle · November 18, 2011, 9:24pm

To clarify, you’re getting booted to a desktop/terminal, you try to setup internet (how?), then on a reboot your partition disappears?

jbailo · November 18, 2011, 11:48pm

Did you try to cheat by using a weak password?

I did this and got into the same situation.

Had to reinstall with a compliant one.

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 3:06am

i can’t set up pretty much anything that demands my root password.

I’ll also try with a more complex pass, even though the one i have now is not by any means weak.

yes, it doesn’t recognize my partition.

bsilvereagle · November 19, 2011, 5:32am

Did you unclick “set as administrator password” ? It’s checked by default.

What’s the partition error?

caf4926 · November 19, 2011, 5:56am

checked the installation media, failed once again.
Unless the media is good, you are wasting your time.
Perhaps you should show us your partition layout for the install and info on any other HD’s in the mix.

Let me show you a simple install guide
https://picasaweb.google.com/107564133608385811033/121_kde_LiveCD_Install

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 12:25pm

ok, i didn’t write it properly. The media is okay, but the install still failed.

It simply doesn’t recognize my partition and it can’t find an operating system. Then it goes searching for my disk online, but doesn’t find it (cause i don’t have it), and again says, can’t find operating system.

caf4926 · November 19, 2011, 1:44pm

I think you need to show us your partitioning

from a live CD or in Fedora

sudo fdisk -l

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 4:11pm

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on ‘/dev/sda’! The util fdisk doesn’t support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sektorji of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start Finish Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 976773167 488386583+ ee GPT

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_swap: 6241 MB, 6241124352 bajtov
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 758 cylinders, total 12189696 sectors
Units = sektorji of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_swap doesn’t contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_root: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors
Units = sektorji of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_root doesn’t contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_home: 439.6 GB, 439630168064 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53448 cylinders, total 858652672 sectors
Units = sektorji of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_nenad-lv_home doesn’t contain a valid partition table

OK, so this is in my current Fedora 16 install.

robin_listas · November 19, 2011, 4:53pm

On 2011-11-19 16:16, ayk87 wrote:
> WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on ‘/dev/sda’! The util
> fdisk doesn’t support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

I think that is your problem.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 5:06pm

and what’s a solution to that problem?

Thank you again!

caf4926 · November 19, 2011, 5:13pm

Back up important files
Format it

Create a traditional partition layout

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 6:03pm

The traditional partition layout is three partitiions, right?

one swap, one root and one home?

Thank you again, sorry for being a pest!

robin_listas · November 19, 2011, 6:28pm

On 2011-11-19 18:06, ayk87 wrote:
>
> The traditional partition layout is three partitiions, right?
>
> one swap, one root and one home?

No.

You are using a GPT partitioning table. We can not use that. We ask that
you destroy your partitioning (and data) and put a new, traditional table,
with as many partitions as you want.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

caf4926 · November 19, 2011, 7:36pm

Yes, typically it is.
That’s what I have

ayk87 · November 19, 2011, 9:27pm

I entered the disk partitioner, deleted all partitions, created three new partitions, formatted them, set them as swap, mount and home, and again the same problem occured.

I don’t know what to do now it seems it won’t work