On Thu February 1 2007 00:41, Charles R. Buchanan wrote: > I'm not certain if I posted it or not, but the version numbers are the > same.
The correct actions at this point are to: a. verify that symlinks exist under /boot for: initrd -> initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default then, in menu.lst: b. reduce "initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default" to "initrd" (every instance) c. reduce "vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default" to "vmlinuz" (ditto) This allows menu.lst to remain as-is when the kernel is next updated. If you *don't* fix this and the kernel is updated, grub will attempt to boot the previous kernel and fail. (I'd still like to know where these version suffixes came from!) **Note** While you're in the vicinity, can you please make note of and post the contents of /etc/grub.conf ? > After re-checking the fstab, menu.lst and device.map files, I decided to > give it a try. Just so I'm clear on what you're saying here, "re-checking" means you'd already verified/repaired these files to match my recommendation and were just 'sanity checking' your work before trying to boot... right? :-) > I have some good news and some not so bad news I guess. I went to > re-install the bootloader, and it did NOT give me the error it has been > giving me. This seems to be good news, but with one caveat: In my experience, YaST's boot loader configuration module will update configuration files until the cows come home but will *not* touch the mbr or boot sector unless specifically /forced/ to do so. In previous incarnations, you had to select the option "force write everything" to accomplish this. I haven't studied the current version to see where this option is set. > That's the "good" news. the "not so bad news" is, There's > still no grub bootloader when the computer boots up. :-( It still goes > straight into XP. The bootloader wasn't successfully installed at the last attempt. Either that, or XP 'repaired' it. > Which will be the default anyway if the bootloader was > actually functioning. If you accepted the default bootloader configuration, the default would now be openSUSE 10.2 ;-) regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
