Hi After install the only way I can boot is to have the dvd in a boot that way. without it stalls at boot dvd…
Linux 2.6.34-9-desktop x86_6
openSUSE 11.3 RC 1 (x86_64)
4.4.3 (KDE 4.4.3)
I at one time had this problem but it was fixed by checking the BIOs at startup making sure if the correct boot order. This time it is in the right order and still doesn’t boot.
What do ya’ll think?
Thanks,
Ron
Can you rephrase this?
Because I can not understand it as written.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by danorske View Post
Hi After install the only way I can boot is to have the dvd in a boot that way. without it stalls at boot dvd…
Oh my,:shame: Sorry, I guess I was in too big a hurry. That’s what I get for not proof-reading before I hit send, half the message is missing. 
Redone;
Hi After installing 11.3 rc1, and removing the DVD from the DVD player, The puter reboots to a cli screen thats stops at “boot from CD”… Then I have to reboot with the install DVD inserted and boot from Harddrive. I think grub is installed in the wrong place???
I hope I’m not messing you up.rotfl!
Ron
You say:
The puter reboots to a cli screen thats stops at “boot from CD”…
But what actually happens before that, because it makes it sound like something does happen before and it then stops…
Try re-installing grub.
But it would have been handy to know if this was a multi boot system, what other OS’s are involved and how many HD’s?
[QUOTE=caf4926;2181638]You say:But what actually happens before that, because it makes it sound like something does happen before and it then stops…
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boot, after the machine searches for hardware, hhd’s etc. searches for the boot order then never starts grub. It likes stops right there, waiting for grub. The if I reinsert the dvd (OS openSuse 11.3 dvd) and reboot, I guess it uses the dvd’s grub. and boot into the installed OS11.3 RC1 just fine.
Not dual boot,
Linux 2.6.34-9-desktop x86_6, openSUSE 11.3 RC 1 (x86_64), 4.4.3 (KDE 4.4.3), nVidia Corporation, Model: GeForce 7600 GS, Driver: nv
Processor (CPU): AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3200+
Speed: 1,000.00 MHz
Total memory (RAM): 3.9 GiB
Free memory: 556.7 MiB (+ 2.8 GiB Caches)
Free swap: 2.0 GiB
Device
Filesystem
Total space
Available space
FreeAgent Drive ntfs-3g 465.8 GiB 94.0 GiB
371.7 GiB
/Viking1 vfat 149.9 GiB 136.5 GiB
13.5 GiB
/Viking2 vfat 148.0 GiB 141.0 GiB
7.0 GiB
/home ext4 895.2 GiB 634.2 GiB
261.0 GiB
/ ext4 19.7 GiB 8.8 GiB
I will now try the link you provided.
Thanks,
Ron
loaded PM
I could only get as far as “type: find /boot/grub/menu.lst” answer was file not found.
If you examine the contents of: / ext4 19.7 GiB 8.8 GiB
Do you see /boot/grub/menu.lst ?
You can mount and examine partitions in PMagic
Or watch out for menu.lst.old
Otherwise try installing again
Did you check the install media?
Thanks for your guidance
Ron
Oh The md5Sum was correct. I did a “mediachk” It said that the dvd has a bad sector. so I burned another one and it said the same thing. I question the correctness of this. Is there any other application to check the validity (quality) of a DVD?
Thanks,
Ron
Once the DVD is burned you can use md5sum
Guide here: Md5sum of Burned CDs
I’m sorry caf.
I meant is there a way to check if the DVD/CD it self if good or bad? I did check the md5sum before burning it was ok.
Ron
No, that guide is for checking the burned disc not the .iso
Also in yast there is a media checker
OK, I have D/l’d 11.3 rc2, md5 sum is OK, burned to a dvd, did a mediachk after 4 DVD’s found one that checked good. I did a fresh install to the whole drive. this thing still will not boot without the help of a boot disk in the DVD drive. I looked in root/boot/grub and menu.lst and menu.lst.old are there. I also checked the BIOS at startup it has this HHD as the first in the boot order. I got this iso from http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3-RC2/iso/ . From the my computer icon on the desktop it doesn’t say anything about RC2 this is what it says
OS: Linux 2.6.34-12-desktop x86_64
Current user: danorske@linux-s01c
System: openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64)
KDE: 4.4.4 (KDE 4.4.4)
Thanks for any help
Ron
What happens if you use the failsafe option when you boot?
I doesn’t get that far. It stops before grub starts. The boot options would be the next screen, but it stops while still at the cli screen just after memory/HHDs/bios are checked.
When you install from DVD, you have to leave the DVD in the first time you boot after install. Yast still has to configure a few things. The second reboot is when you remove the DVD. Maybe this is what is happening?
Actually, I’m fairly confident this is not the case.
The OP has not told us sufficient information. How about you post result of
fdisk -l
and or try this: Re-Install Grub Quickly with Parted Magic
Oops, didn’t get to see this post before I replied. Ignore me.
The last install I did remove the dvd after the first reboot. I just reinstalled it again and made sure I didn’t take the dvd out. But nothing changed. Still the same.
Please post the info I requested and
tell me: is your linux partitioning standard: Eg:
/
/home
swap