12.3 put in an external disk, with grub placed in the operating system of the main disk

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#1

On a Toshiba Tecra S2 I have in the main disk Linux Mint 13 (set to boot) and other systems in external drive.
Among these Open Suse 12.2 and a fresh installed Open Suse 12.3 Tumbleweed.

No problem for the initiation of 12.2:
at some point during the initial operations the system says
Could not find / dev/sdb13.
Want me to fall back to / dev/disk/by-id/ata- (several numbers and letters)-part13? (Y / N)
I push Y and the system starts up.

Surprise for 12.3: regularly appears in the list of grub, starts, and came to this step
Could not find / dev/sdb18.
Want me to fall back to / dev / disk / by-id / ata-(several numbers and letters)-part18? (Y / N)
When I press Y nothing happens. I do not see Y. As if the keyboard does not work. This implies that the system does not proceed in starting.
I tried then with Super Grub Disk: I guessed right 12.3 in list of grub and the system went straight on, without even ask the question Want me to fall back to, etc.

Any suggestions to start without problems 12.3 put in an external disk with grub placed in the operating system of the internal disk? :wink:

#2

So you should not be using /dev/sdxx for the very reason you have discovered. When you install a new hard disk, these numbers can change. If you open up terminal, you can use this command to find the hard drive id name:

ls -l /dev/disk/by-id

Replace the drive name /dev/sdxx with the one found in the command above in your fstab file with the external hard drive removed. Do the drives one at a time if you like and do the ones for root / and /home last to get the hang of it. For non critical drive partitions, you can add the nofail mount option to allow openSUSE to start if you mess up a name though it must be right for root / and /home the first time. To edit your fstab file as root, have a look at this bash script: SYSEdit - System File Editor - Version 1.50 - Blogs - openSUSE Forums

Thank You,

#3

Thanks James, I am little more than a newbie. I’ll try what you suggested and I hope to have the ability to solve. In the meantime, I joined the feed of your blog … :shame:

#4

You know that you could open up terminal and run this command as suggested, with the USB drive not connected:

ls -l /dev/disk/by-id

Copy the result of that command into a message post here using the advanced forum message editor, then highlight just this text and press the code # button to encase it in /CODE tags which makes it appear as the command above, but a larger field. Next, in the same terminal session execute the next command:

cat /etc/fstab

And again copy and paste the results of that command into a code field for us to see. Here is an example of what mine looks like:


ls -l /dev/disk/by-id
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 ata-HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_GGC-H20L_K187B9D5050 -> ../../sr1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-Memorex_BDBurner_800L_v1_DAAJ5161101047 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-SSD2SC120GB1DA16T-T_PNY25120001032010052 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-SSD2SC120GB1DA16T-T_PNY25120001032010052-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-SSD2SC120GB1DA16T-T_PNY25120001032010052-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST31500541AS_5XW14NDQ -> ../../sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST31500541AS_5XW14NDQ-part1 -> ../../sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST31500541AS_9XW05PCT -> ../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST31500541AS_9XW05PCT-part1 -> ../../sdc1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8 -> ../../sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8-part1 -> ../../sdd1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 ata-ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8-part2 -> ../../sdd2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_SSD2SC120GB1DA16PNY25120001032010052 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_SSD2SC120GB1DA16PNY25120001032010052-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_SSD2SC120GB1DA16PNY25120001032010052-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST1000DM003-9YN1_S1D0FP65 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST1000DM003-9YN1_S1D0FP65-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST1000DM003-9YN1_S1D0FP65-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST1000DM003-9YN1_S1D0FP65-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST1000DM003-9YN1_S1D0FP65-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST31500541AS_5XW14NDQ -> ../../sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST31500541AS_5XW14NDQ-part1 -> ../../sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST31500541AS_9XW05PCT -> ../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST31500541AS_9XW05PCT-part1 -> ../../sdc1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8 -> ../../sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8-part1 -> ../../sdd1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 scsi-SATA_ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8-part2 -> ../../sdd2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 usb-Sony_Card_R_W_-CF_2B209000037B-0:0 -> ../../sdg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 usb-Sony_Card_R_W_-MS_2B209000037B-0:3 -> ../../sdj
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 usb-Sony_Card_R_W_-SD_2B209000037B-0:2 -> ../../sdi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 usb-Sony_Card_R_W_-SM_xD_2B209000037B-0:1 -> ../../sdh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0 -> ../../sdf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdf1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part2 -> ../../sdf2                                                                       
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part3 -> ../../sdf3                                                                       
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part4 -> ../../sdf4                                                                       
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part5 -> ../../sdf5                                                                       
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:55 usb-WDC_WD20_EARX-00PASB0_DCAA74195888-0:0-part6 -> ../../sdf6                                                                       
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5001f81f3cd -> ../../sdc                                                                                                  
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5001f81f3cd-part1 -> ../../sdc1                                                                                           
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5001fa24fed -> ../../sdd                                                                                                  
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5001fa24fed-part1 -> ../../sdd1                                                                                           
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5001fa24fed-part2 -> ../../sdd2                                                                                           
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5002a5c1f65 -> ../../sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5002a5c1f65-part1 -> ../../sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5004a16b996 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5004a16b996-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5004a16b996-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5004a16b996-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5000c5004a16b996-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5f8db4c252010052 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5f8db4c252010052-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 11 21:54 wwn-0x5f8db4c252010052-part2 -> ../../sdb2


cat /etc/fstab
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part1               swap                 swap       defaults,noatime                                  0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part2               /Backup              ext4       acl,user_xattr,noatime                            1 2
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part3               /home                ext4       defaults,noatime                                  1 2
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D0FP65-part4               /DataSafe            ext4       defaults,noatime                                  1 2
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SSD2SC120GB1DA16T-T_PNY25120001032010052-part1  swap                 swap       defaults,noatime,discard,errors=remount-ro        0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SSD2SC120GB1DA16T-T_PNY25120001032010052-part2  /                    ext4       acl,user_xattr,noatime,discard,errors=remount-ro  0 1
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST31500541AS_9XW05PCT-part1                     /Multimedia          ntfs-3g    defaults,noatime                                  0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST32000641AS_9WM0BWE8-part2                     /Windows             ntfs-3g    defaults,noatime                                  0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST31500541AS_5XW14NDQ-part1                     /Software            ntfs-3g    defaults,noatime                                  0 0
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

Now your results will not be the same, it is just for reference to get you to do the same thing here.

Thank You,

#5

So, here we are

ls -l /dev/disk/by-id

Copy the result of that command into a message post here using the advanced forum message editor, then highlight just this text and press the code # button to encase it in /CODE tags which makes it appear as the command above, but a larger field.

totale 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part10 -> ../../sdb10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part11 -> ../../sdb11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part12 -> ../../sdb12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part13 -> ../../sdb13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part14 -> ../../sdb14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part15 -> ../../sdb15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part16 -> ../../sdb16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part17 -> ../../sdb17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part18 -> ../../sdb18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part19 -> ../../sdb19
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part20 -> ../../sdb20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part4 -> ../../sdb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part5 -> ../../sdb5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part6 -> ../../sdb6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part7 -> ../../sdb7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part8 -> ../../sdb8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-ST3500320AS_5QM2JXJD-part9 -> ../../sdb9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 11:22 ata-TOSHIBA_MK2018GAS_63G69447S -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-TOSHIBA_MK2018GAS_63G69447S-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-TOSHIBA_MK2018GAS_63G69447S-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 ata-TOSHIBA_MK2018GAS_63G69447S-part5 -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 12:31 ata-UJDA750_DVD_CDRW -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SATA_TOSHIBA_MK2018G63G69447S -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SATA_TOSHIBA_MK2018G63G69447S-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SATA_TOSHIBA_MK2018G63G69447S-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SATA_TOSHIBA_MK2018G63G69447S-part5 -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part10 -> ../../sdb10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part11 -> ../../sdb11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part12 -> ../../sdb12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part13 -> ../../sdb13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part14 -> ../../sdb14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part15 -> ../../sdb15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part16 -> ../../sdb16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part17 -> ../../sdb17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part18 -> ../../sdb18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part19 -> ../../sdb19
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part20 -> ../../sdb20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part4 -> ../../sdb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part5 -> ../../sdb5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part6 -> ../../sdb6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part7 -> ../../sdb7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part8 -> ../../sdb8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 scsi-SSeagate_FreeAgent_XTrem_5QM2JXJD-part9 -> ../../sdb9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part10 -> ../../sdb10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part11 -> ../../sdb11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part12 -> ../../sdb12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part13 -> ../../sdb13
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part14 -> ../../sdb14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part15 -> ../../sdb15
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part16 -> ../../sdb16
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part17 -> ../../sdb17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part18 -> ../../sdb18
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part19 -> ../../sdb19
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part20 -> ../../sdb20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part4 -> ../../sdb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part5 -> ../../sdb5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part6 -> ../../sdb6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part7 -> ../../sdb7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part8 -> ../../sdb8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 apr 15 11:22 wwn-0x5000c5000e832177-part9 -> ../../sdb9

cat /etc/fstab

I made also this with the USB drive not connected

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ad1cf47a-36ef-4215-882f-6c007d171bb7 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=e8308c45-8eed-4ce4-9c99-df335ae1f20c none            swap    sw              0       0

Thank You,

To you! :wink:

#6

Let me say that your fstab file is kind of odd and by that I mean, it is using UUID, has comments and in general does not look like it was created by default in openSUSE. Can you tell me more about how your fstab file ended up edited this way?

Thank You,

#7

Let me say that your fstab file is kind of odd and by that I mean, it is using UUID, has comments and in general does not look like it was created by default in openSUSE. Can you tell me more about how your fstab file ended up edited this way?
Thanks again. To tell you the truth this is the fstab file of the operating system placed in main hard disk sda, that is Linux Mint 13. It’s now obvious that I was wrong. But how to post the Open Suse 12.3 fstab? It is not clear to me. It is into usb disk that I have to keep disconnected.
open up terminal and run this command as suggested, with the USB drive not connected
Please, be patient … :shame:

#8

In that event, it sounds like the install of openSUSE did not work. In general, each new Linux version installed try’s to take over the boot control and openSUSE requires its own separate root / and /home partition to work. If you did not permit the take over of boot or give the required partitions to openSUSE or understand the limits for partitions, that is why it did not work. For instance, the number of partitions you have is kind of crazy. It limits total space for each partition and if the root / openSUSE partition is in an logical one (partition 5 or higher), Grub2 must load from the MBR to work. I do have a write up for partitions you can read here: Creating Partitions During Install for MBR and GPT Hard Disks - Blogs - openSUSE Forums

Thank You,