Dear all,
I will be appreciated for your help,
I installed new OpenSuse11.2 but the windows(vista-64 bit) booting are missing.
could you please help me to solve the problem?
respectfully.
Morad
Please show us the output of
fdisk -l
and
mount
and
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
thank you for fast responce,
I applied the commands and get the following:
morad@linux-0s3l:~> su
Password:
linux-0s3l:/home/morad # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x651a8bae
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda2 192 10635 83886080 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 10635 21078 83885056 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 * 21079 38914 143260672 f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 21079 27032 47817472 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sda6 27032 27294 2103342+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 27294 32385 40901458+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 32386 38912 52428096 83 Linux
linux-0s3l:/home/morad # mount
/dev/sda7 on / type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/sda8 on /data type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
/dev/sda3 on /windows/C type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda5 on /windows/D type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,utf8=true)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/morad/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=morad)
rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
linux-0s3l:/home/morad # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Thu May 13 14:19:07 EEST 2010
THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader
Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader
default 2
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,6)/boot/message
##YaST - activate
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part6 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe – openSUSE
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 showopts apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: other###
title windows
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
chainloader +1
linux-0s3l:/home/morad #
respectfully,
The “Other” entry should be the one that will boot Windows.
Maybe you want to rename the entries using Yast2 > Bootloader.
Be careful though and you’ll be fine 
I go to Yast> Bootloader, but I don’t know what is the new correct name for the entries should I use.
the third entry is:
windows other dev/dsa3
any Idea?
Well, the last one has
title windows
and boots from (hd0,2) which is Grub speak for /dev/sda3. And that seems to be your Windows (or Vistas) C.
Does not that one boot Vista?
And please next time, put the computer input/output between CODE tags (the # sign in the icons above. Much better then making things bold, etc. because the compter lay-out is saved then. E.g. from my system:
boven:~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1549f232
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 262 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 263 2873 20972857+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 2874 15000 97410127+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 * 15001 38913 192081172+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 15001 17611 20972826 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdf: 3933 MB, 3933732864 bytes
122 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 7564 * 512 = 3872768 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
boven:~ #
You see the difference?
Thank you, yes I see
Actually I don’t know which one is for vista boot,
could you please tell me how?
When booting, don’t you see the following on the screen:
openSUSE
Failsafe – openSUSE
windows
as items? Use the arrow keys to go down to the last one and hit enter. What does boot then?
I am sorry for the delay
I tried to make a repair for installed opensuse11.2 using my DVD, then the boot loader become without windows
please see the following:
morad@linux-a79x:~> su
Password:
linux-a79x:/home/morad # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x651a8bae
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda2 192 10635 83886080 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 10635 21078 83885056 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 * 21079 38914 143260672 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 21079 27032 47817472 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sda6 27032 27294 2103342+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 27294 32385 40901458+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 32386 38912 52428096 83 Linux
linux-a79x:/home/morad # mount
/dev/sda7 on / type ext4 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/sda8 on /data type ext4 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
/dev/sda3 on /windows/C type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda5 on /windows/D type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,utf8=true)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/morad/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=morad)
linux-a79x:/home/morad # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Thu May 13 17:10:16 EEST 2010
# THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader
# Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,6)/boot/message
##YaST - activate
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part6 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 showopts apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
linux-a79x:/home/morad #
here I have only toww booting options :
openSUSE
Failsafe -- openSUSE
I am sorry and hope to be patient with me :shame:
Why did you do the repair? I asked you about the bootscreen menu and to try the windows entry, not to go for repair.
As you can see for yourself, now the entry for windows is gone. So we are worse then before. We now have to undo your repair!
As root edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and add at the end:
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: other###
title windows
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
chainloader +1
Now check if the whole file is the exactly the same as it was before and as you posted it above in post #3.
Then go back to my post #8 above and answer my questions. When you do other things that is your responsability, but as I can not see what you are doing, I can not help you then.
I am sorry :’(
I make undo for repair as you said, and see at booting the following:
openSUSE 11.2-2.6.31.5-0.1 (default)
Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.2-2.6.31.5-0.1
Desktop -- openSUSE 11.2-2.6.31.5-0.1 (desktop)
Xen -- openSUSE 11.2-2.6.31.5-0.1
Windows
the hole file become as the following:
linux-68nu:/home/morad # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x651a8bae
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 10443 83883366 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 10444 38913 228685275 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 10444 14261 30660052 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda6 20887 31329 83883366 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda7 14261 14523 2112516 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8 31330 35245 31455238+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 14524 20886 51110766 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
and
linux-68nu:/home/morad # mount
/dev/sda8 on / type ext4 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/sda9 on /data type ext4 (rw,acl,user_xattr)
/dev/sda1 on /windows/C type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda5 on /windows/D type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,utf8=true)
/dev/sda6 on /windows/E type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,utf8=true)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/morad/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=morad)
rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
linux-68nu:/home/morad #
and
linux-68nu:/home/morad # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Fri May 14 19:03:12 EEST 2010
# THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader
# Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,7)/boot/message
##YaST - activate
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1 (default)
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part8 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-default
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1 (default)
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part8 showopts apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-default
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title Desktop -- openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part8 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1 (desktop)
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part8 showopts apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen###
title Xen -- openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/xen.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-xen root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part8 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3252GSX_48QHF83JS-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
module /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-xen
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
linux-68nu:/home/morad #
Please forgivme because i do the previous repair:X
Why do we have the xen kernel in the mix now??? And the partitioning is totally different… :sarcastic:
You keep digging yourself a deeper hole.
Like gogalthorp I am flabergasted. You should make it the same as it was in your post #3 and evrybody can see it isn’t.
And again there is no answer to the question: Do you see the entry “windows” in the boot screen and what happens when you use it.
Please, we are not payed for this job of trying to help people, cerrtainly not by you. So you can not go on doing all sort of things we did not ask and still ask from us that we understand what you are doing.
OK, I am so sorry, Iam not playing
I think I have to format my hard disk to re-install opneSUSE.
Thank you all
Hi, I doubt that you need to format your hard disk. If you reinstall, take extra care in the areas of partitioning and setting up the boot loader, It may be easier to ensure GRUB is installed in the MBR.
Please come back here if you have further problems.