I have just installed openSuse 11.1 on my HP nc6000. It had windows XP on it. (i am a newcomer) After successful install I looked the system over and then turned it off, it would not reboot. I thought it over for a while and then re-installed deleting my Windows. After successful install when I turned it off it would not reboot. I looked over the install DVD and ran it where it says repair “Boot”, that found a problem and repaired it but still will not boot. When a boot is attempted a HP screen comes up and says “system missing”. I have tried starting and pressing all of the F keys, at F10 there is a DOS screen that comes up and doesn’t seem to function. Any ideas ?
Nonni
Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders, total 78140160 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xbb9ebb9e
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 1542239 771088+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 * 1542240 32322779 15390270 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 32322780 78140159 22908690 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000 MB, 1000341504 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 3816 cylinders, total 1953792 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 32 1953791 976880 e W95 FAT16 (LBA)
linux:~ #
Thanks,
I do have openSuse installed from the DVD, but could not log in even though I have the correct password, I also have the liveCD and have booted in with that, this is what I found
Hello There, sorry to confuse
I was following your earlier instructions where you said that if I used the DVD, boot it into Rescue System and log on, it would not allow me to log on. I also have the liveCD, booted in with that and followed your instructions with the terminal code. I have been careful not to fiddle with the computer so that the error code will still be the same
OK, thanks for explaining that. We can fix the problems from the LiveCD or DVD, but actually it will probably be easier and faster for you to just re-install. During the install, make sure the partition step re-uses the current partitions or even better, deletes the current partitions and creates new ones. At the boot loader step, make sure the summary says that it is installing either grub or generic boot code to the MBR. Then at the Online Updates step, be sure to take that option and do the updates. Then, very first thing to do once the system has started for the first time, is go to YaST/Software/Online Updates and make sure all the updates have been done (in particular, look for updates named “parted” and “perl-bootloader” - your problem is because you needed these two patches). That should take care of everything.