Leap 15.6 install only boots from install media, old toshiba laptop with new ssd legacy boot

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clean install, will install on old hard drive but not on ssd

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Does the SSD show in the BIOS

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Yes , but will not boot to grub

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install goes OK if the install media is left in press install from hard drive grub shows and goes to desktop

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sorry press BOOT from hard drive grub shows and goes to desktop

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Then remove the install media once you are in the desktop, fire up YaST - System - Bootloader and make sure the GRUB code is on the proper disk. Usually it will do a reconfigure by itself since the USB disk is no longer there.

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Ok will try that, thanks

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Sorry no, still only boots with install media, with out bios “boot fail”

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@crbfly is the new SSD type gpt or dos? Likely gpt so you need a small pbmr partition or redo the SSD as type dos and re- install

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Hi do you mean mbr ? left 500 at the start of the new drive, left the rest for the installer

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@crbfly no the disk label type to use legacy boot the type should be dos;

fdisk -l /dev/sda

eg
fdisk -l /dev/sdc
Disk /dev/sdc: 111.79 GiB, 120034123776 bytes, 234441648 sectors
Disk model: OCZ-VERTEX460A  
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt <==================================
Disk identifier: A4DEDEB6-B93C-47C5-A720-3C19162EB30D

Device     Start       End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sdc1   2048 234440703 234438656 111.8G Linux filesystem
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OK will try that, thanks, had enough today will try in the morning, gpt even with legacy bios, sorry never had a problem installing only after! old ssd went straight on with 15.5, old ssd died !!!

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@crbfly You can use gpt, but need to look at the partitions created as the needs to be a partition of type pmbr and about 2MB for legacy BIOS and use a gpt disk…

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Hi thanks for all the help, solved cleared ssd with gparted, make partition table, 600 unallocated, 2 for swap, rest btrfs, installer didn’t change this, installed and now runs, just the fight with wireless printer, hate cups!! again thanks for the help, have a good day…

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forgot the 500 ext4 for boot, brain slow today…

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