OpenSUSE Install :: 11.3 - Can't Find Grub Without Disc / Boot From Hard Disc
Jan 1, 2011
I have just installed 11.3 x64. The installation went fine and worked for the first few hours. I ran the online update tool, and now it cannot find grub unless the installation disc is inserted and I select the "boot from hard disc" option.
I have read about the problem of the root partition being back, but not sure that's it.
sda1 - swap
sda2 - /
sda3 - /home
There used to be a repair tool in the installation disks. I could not find that in this media. Is that still available?
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Assume I have plugged in an external USB hard disc.
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What are the corresponding cmds in CentOS?
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Second Problem So I had to dig around for a spare Windows 7 dvd. To my UN-surprise it blue screened before it even got to the Windows installer.
Third Problem So I dug around for my Windows XP disc. Wouldn't find my sata hard drive and I wasn't about to dig around for a floppy drive and disk, in order to install it.
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ATI Radeon Xpress 200
512.0 MB DDR SDRAM
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DVD-RW 16X TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B drive
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