An error occured on bootloader installation

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I tried to install OpenSUSE 13.2 (64-bit) KDE from LINUX FORMAT 2015/1 dvd. Everything goes well but when trying to install the bootloader to MBR the process stops to an error message :open_mouth:

Two errors have already appeared as notifications about some “pid” dealing with sound etc. But this now is terrible. How to proceed?

What shall I try in Boot Loader Settings: GRUB2, GRUB2-EFI or this time not to install any Boot Loader?

Or with GRUB2, what about the option “Boot from Root Partition” ?

And shall I “Set active Flag in Partition Table for Boot Partition” or “Write generic Boot Code to MBR”.

If I try to install GRUB2 to Root Partition, how can I get SUSE starting?

I have in the computer Windows7 installed. But after my Linux-operations even Windows does not start. The computer tells something about Grub-errors and goes to rescue mode :sarcastic:

Must I start by installinf Windows7 again >:)

Now I installed GRUB2 to Root Partition. The installations has been succeeded. But shall my computer start: I guess no :frowning:

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nobody can answer that but you, do you have an efi pc or not?
if you have efi you need to select grub2-efi, if not select grub2 in mbr, if you chose not to install a boot loader you won’t be able to boot.
How to tell if you have an efi machine see bios, if it’s a laptop google is your friend.

here are 2 nice guide’s about dual booting opensuse and windows
with uefi
https://tweakhound.com/2014/11/13/dual-boot-opensuse-13-2-and-windows-8-1-uefi/
and with mbr
https://tweakhound.com/2013/03/18/dual-boot-opensuse-12-3-and-windows/

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I’m not sure what that means. The install images for 13.2 were prepared in November (or, actually, late October) of 2014 and have not changed since then. But perhaps you purchased a DVD with a 2015 date.

Two errors have already appeared as notifications about some “pid” dealing with sound etc.

I am now guessing that you used the live KDE installer rather than the DVD installer. I don’t think the DVD installer uses sound. But the live KDE installer will have a full KDE session running during the install.

What shall I try in Boot Loader Settings: GRUB2, GRUB2-EFI or this time not to install any Boot Loader?

If this is an older computer, stick with “grub2”. If this is a newer computer with UEFI, then use “grub2-efi”. Since your computer has Windows 7, it is probably an older computer and not using UEFI.

Or with GRUB2, what about the option “Boot from Root Partition” ?

Is your root partition a primary partition or a logical drive? If the latter, then better to install to the MBR.

Here’s my guess as to what might have gone wrong. Your computer probably has the first partition starting at sector 63. That was typical for many years. But it does not leave enough space for an MBR install of the boot loader if you are using “btrfs”.

My suggestion is that, at the partitioning section of install, you edit the proposed partitioning and switch to using “ext4” on the root file system. Continue with your plan to install grub2 on the MBR.