Missing operating system

English Install/Boot/Login
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I’ve done a new install using 12.3 DVD on a standalone AMD K7. Checked ‘Use automatic configuration’. It set it up for this

create extended partition /dev/sda2 (74.49 GB)
create swap volume /dev/sda5 (2.00 GB)
create root volume /dev/sda6 (20.00 GB) with ext4
create volume /dev/sda7 (52.49 GB) for /home with ext4

When it does the initial reboot, it comes back with

Missing operating system

and locks up.

I’ve installed this 3 times and each time it does the same problem. Also tried it without the Add-on DVD and gets the same problem.

Right at the end of the install, there’s a brief message about a directory not found. But it flashes so quickly I can’t read it all. Then the reboot.

Why and I getting this problem on a plain and simple fresh install? How can I fix it? I’ve been using openSUSE on this machine since 10.2.

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Use this article https://forums.opensuse.org/content/146-using-livecd-take-over-repair-installed-system.html to boot the machine and take over the installed system. Once in, start yast in ncurses mode:

yast

and go System - Bootloader.
In the bootloader sceen, check where the bootloader is installed. You may check “MBR”. Furthermore, check whether the bootloader options are OK. Click OK, the bootloader will be reinstalled, now try booting the installed system.

3

Downloaded the 12.3 Live DVD. The lizard screen sits there for about 5 minutes. Then the screen goes black for a few minutes. Then the monitor displays a message that the video signal is lost.

12.3 Live does not work.

Why can’t OpenSUSE display some error messages so that people can figure out what’s going wrong? And when there are messages they flash by so quickly it’s just a tease. What’s the use?

4

So what is on /dev/sda1, is it a windows partition? Anyway it seems like the bootloader got confused somehow, could be you have more than one harddrive or the something and the bios confused grub2 or something. Do you have anymore details about the drives and installed OS?

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I had attempted to install Win95 on this disk to see if I could recover some backup floppies. It didn’t work.

I did another install and got it to boot.

Things I did:

  • Unchecked Use automatic configuration. (I’m not sure I should have done this.)
  • Clicked Create partition setup
  • Clicked 1. IDE disk…
  • Clicked Use entire disk.

Now it boots, but there is another problem. It locks up before the login screen. I’ll try again with automatic configuration, and post another thread if I can’t get it to work.

BTW, the 12.3 rescue disk didn’t work either. Same as the live disk. When I tried fail safe it locks up on
OK ] Reached target Graphical Interface.

Somebody should fix those disks.

6

hmm, reading floppy disks.

I think I remember that openSUSE 11.2 still did it, but I may be wrong.

openSUSE 10.2 did that without problems, for sure.

Of course, windows 95 should as well be able to read floppies, but you shouldn’t boot such a system while you’re online.

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On 2013-03-16 00:36, ratzi wrote:
> hmm, reading floppy disks.
>
> I think I remember that openSUSE 11.2 still did it, but I may be wrong.

I just tried reading a floppy on my 12.1 and caused a kernel OOPs.


> <10.6> 2013-03-16 01:38:51 Telcontar unix2_chkpwd - - -  gkr-pam: unlocked login keyring
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321018] ------------ cut here ]------------
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321037] WARNING: at /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-desktop-3.1.10/linux-3.1/drivers/block/floppy.c:1043 setup_DMA+0x19b/0x1b0 [floppy]()
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321039] Hardware name: MS-7516
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321040] floppy_disable_hlt() scheduled for removal in 2012
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321042] Modules linked in: nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat fuse nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit mxm_wmi wmi video ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype ipt_LOG xt_limit xt_owner nfsd lockd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc adi ns558 gameport joydev snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq snd_seq_device f71882fg coretemp ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_broadcast nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables xt_conntrack nf_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave microcode acpi_cpufreq binfmt_misc mperf sha256_generic cbc dm_crypt reiserfs dm_mod twofish_x86_64 twofish_common cryptoloop loop raid456 async_raid6_recov async_pq raid6_pq async_xor xor async_memcpy async_tx snd_hda_codec_ca0110 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm
snd_timer snd uvcvideo soundcore snd_page_alloc iTCO_wdt firewire_ohci firewire_core videodev v4l2_compat_ioctl32 shpchp pci_hotplug i2c_i801 iTCO_vendor_support r8169 pcspkr sr_mod floppy cdrom crc_itu_t sg button xfs processor thermal_sys ata_generic pata_jmicron
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321092] Pid: 0, comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 3.1.10-1.19-desktop #1
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321094] Call Trace:
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321104]  <ffffffff810043fa>] dump_trace+0xaa/0x2b0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321109]  <ffffffff81587038>] dump_stack+0x69/0x6f
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321113]  <ffffffff810539db>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7b/0xc0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321117]  <ffffffff81053ad5>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x45/0x50
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321122]  <ffffffffa012f67b>] setup_DMA+0x19b/0x1b0 [floppy]
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321135]  <ffffffffa012f855>] setup_rw_floppy+0x145/0x1c0 [floppy]
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321146]  <ffffffff81063648>] call_timer_fn+0x48/0x1d0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321150]  <ffffffff810640f5>] run_timer_softirq+0x125/0x2b0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321153]  <ffffffff8105afea>] __do_softirq+0xaa/0x280
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321158]  <ffffffff815a9dac>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321161]  <ffffffff81004265>] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321164]  <ffffffff8105b4fe>] irq_exit+0x8e/0xd0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321167]  <ffffffff8101efc8>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x68/0xa0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321171]  <ffffffff815a861e>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6e/0x80
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321176]  <ffffffff8100ad07>] mwait_idle.part.7+0x77/0x2b0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321180]  <ffffffff810011a6>] cpu_idle+0x86/0xd0
> <0.4> 2013-03-16 01:44:05 Telcontar kernel - - - [35699.321183] --- end trace 0698610b3e0af689 ]---
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:44:11 Telcontar kernel - - - [35706.017323] floppy0: probe failed...
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:44:12 Telcontar kernel - - - [35706.415691] floppy0: probe failed...
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:44:12 Telcontar kernel - - - [35706.813862] floppy0: probe failed...
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:44:12 Telcontar kernel - - - [35707.212190] floppy0: probe failed...

I had to kill -9 the mount command to exit the loop.

I then tried another floppy, a SuSE 7.1 install disk actually. The
command claimed success, but it failed.


> <0.3> 2013-03-16 01:47:16 Telcontar kernel - - - [35890.430057] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:50:30 Telcontar kernel - - - [36085.249781] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, head 0, sector 2, size 2
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:50:31 Telcontar kernel - - - [36085.448893] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, head 0, sector 2, size 2
> <0.3> 2013-03-16 01:50:31 Telcontar kernel - - - [36085.448901] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 1
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:50:31 Telcontar kernel - - - [36086.046315] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, head 0, sector 2, size 2
> <0.6> 2013-03-16 01:50:31 Telcontar kernel - - - [36086.245445] floppy0: data CRC error: track 0, head 0, sector 2, size 2
> <0.3> 2013-03-16 01:50:31 Telcontar kernel - - - [36086.245453] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 1

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)