I realize all the issues with the latest Nvidia graphics card and Linux, but I never expected not
to get the GRUB prompt.
The only option for getting the GRUB screen, after installing OpenSuSE 12.1, is to boot off the
DVD.
So, I will layout the sequence so the picture is more clear.
reboot
POST
Quickly choose F2 or F12
Hang
All I see is the hard drive lit and a blinking cursor
I never see the GRUB boot screen
help …
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:06:03 +0000, ldbthesource wrote:
> The only option for getting the GRUB screen, after installing OpenSuSE
> 12.1, is to boot off the DVD.
>
> So, I will layout the sequence so the picture is more clear.
>
> 1. reboot
>
> 2. POST
>
> 3. Quickly choose F2 or F12
>
> 4. Hang
>
> 5. All I see is the hard drive lit and a blinking cursor
>
> 6. I never see the GRUB boot screen
Either grub didn’t get installed properly, or your BIOS isn’t behaving in
a normal manner.
Did the installation complete successfully?
Jim
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Agreed, but after the installation and even the YUM updates, I was able to successfully login
to KDE using the root account. Then when I rebooted, the aforementioned problem started.
Now, in order to get the 12.1 installation to complete I had to use the option, “nomodeset”,
and of course that carried over into the default kernel options as well.
I am thinking GRUB is the problem, as well as the MBR, just because I am able to boot
off the DVD without many issues.
Thanks …
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:26:04 +0000, ldbthesource wrote:
> Agreed, but after the installation and even the YUM updates, I was able
> to successfully login to KDE using the root account. Then when I
> rebooted, the aforementioned problem started.
Of course, you should never, ever, ever log in to the desktop as root.
That can cause problems (though I don’t think it’s likely it did in this
case). There are plenty of discussions here as to why it’s a bad idea,
so I won’t rehash them here.
> Now, in order to get the 12.1 installation to complete I had to use the
> option, “nomodeset”,
> and of course that carried over into the default kernel options as well.
Did the installation completely complete? As in reboot at the end worked
fine (that’s a ‘fast reboot’ so doesn’t do a full restart that kicks grub
off from the BIOS).
> I am thinking GRUB is the problem, as well as the MBR, just because I am
> able to boot off the DVD without many issues.
Did you install to the MBR or to the partition in the installation?
You can probably boot from the DVD and then issue the command:
sudo grub-install
to try reinstalling the MBR (if that’s what you selected). But let’s
first address the above questions.
Jim
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BTW OpenSUSE does not use YUM. You must be from RedHat LOL It uses Yast
ouch!!!
I stand corrected. I did not know you should not login to the desktop as root. Thank you for the information.
I always use a boot partition, /dev/sda1, for GRUB booting, not MBR.
I think what happened was, as you have implied, is that I did not perform a full restart.
I am going to re-install to ensure all is correct.
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:46:02 +0000, ldbthesource wrote:
> ouch!!!
>
> I stand corrected. I did not know you should not login to the desktop as
> root. Thank you for the information.
>
> I always use a boot partition, /dev/sda1, for GRUB booting, not MBR.
>
> I think what happened was, as you have implied, is that I did not
> perform a full restart.
>
> I am going to re-install to ensure all is correct.
Sounds like a plan - you also should do the media check just to make sure
your media is OK. 
Jim
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