I have this ok machine with a LOT of disk attached.
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Dumbarton:~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6f796f79
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 7012 56323858+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 7013 19457 99964462+ f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 7013 9052 16386268+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda6 9053 11219 17406396 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda7 11220 13830 20972826 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 13831 19457 45198846 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 123.5 GB, 123522416640 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15017 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c7f36
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 5222 41945683+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 * 5223 15017 78678337+ f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 5223 5352 1044193+ 82 Linux swap /
Solaris
/dev/sdb6 5353 8414 24595483+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sdb7 8415 15017 53038566 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x29fcb612
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 2 182401 1465128000 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 182402 243201 488376000 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sdd: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000cd6b4
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 2 122057 980414820 83 Linux
/dev/sdd2 122058 243201 973089180 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sde: 2000.3 GB, 2000398932480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0006e2af
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sde1 2 32636 262140637+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sde2 32637 71798 314568765 83 Linux
/dev/sde3 71799 243201 1376794597+ f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sde5 71799 84852 104856223+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sde6 84853 97906 104856223+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sde7 97907 110960 104856223+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sde8 110961 124014 104856223+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sde9 124015 150122 209712478+ 83 Linux
/dev/sde10 150123 176230 209712478+ 83 Linux
/dev/sde11 176231 202338 209712478+ 83 Linux
/dev/sde12 202339 208712 51199123+ 83 Linux
/dev/sde13 208713 243201 277032861 83 Linux
Dumbarton:~ #
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I have installed 11.4 in sde12 with /home in sde13 and it is on the boot
menu:
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YaST2 - bootloader @ Dumbarton
Boot Loader Settings
?Section Management??Boot Loader
Installation???
? ?
?
???
?
? ?Def.?Label ?Type ?Section Summary ? ?
? ?x ?SUSE LINUX ?Image?append=noresume splash=silent
showopts, image=/boot/vmlinuz, initrd=/boot/initrd,
root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1600AAJ? ?
? ? ?Failsafe – SUSE LINUX ?Image?append=showopts ide=nodma
apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off
highres=off processor.max_cst? ?
? ? ?WindowsXP ?Other?blockoffset=1,
chainloader=/dev/sda1, noverifyroot=true, root= ? ?
? ? ?floppy ?Other?blockoffset=1,
chainloader=/dev/sda1, noverifyroot=true, root= ? ?
? ? ?OpenSuse 11.4 ?Image?append=, image=/boot/vmlinuz,
initrd=/boot/initrd,
root=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-corega_CG-HDCUS3F_0000000000006153-part12, v? ?
? ? ? ?
? ? ? ?
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But when i select it it fails to boot and offers to revert to the old 11.1
which does work.
Any ideas on how to configure this better?
?-)