Jerry Houston wrote: > As I've mentioned before, I built a Linux machine more or less as a toy > -- an educational one, but not something that I depend on. So I've > experimented a bit more freely than some might, installing different > versions of openSuSE, as well as trying out Ubuntu and Fedora at one > time or another. It's been fun, and I've learned a lot. > > Currently I have what I think is a great configuration in place for > openSuSE 10.3 Beta 3, but somehow I've ended up with a machine that > won't boot other than with the DVD. When I try booting from the hard > drive (one of two in the machine), I get an error telling me "Invalid > partition table," and the boot procedure stops. > If I boot with the DVD in place, it defaults to "boot from hard disk," > and everything starts up just fine. The OS knows exactly how the drives > are partitioned, so I'm confident that there's valid partition > information somewhere. > > I'd really like to be able to empty the DVD drive and boot normally from > the hard drive. Is there a way write a new partition table to the right > place on the hard drive, so I'll be able to boot from it, without > requiring the DVD to be in place? Will the partitioner do this for me? > If so, I'd appreciate any advice on how to make it happen.
To get grub installed correctly on your hard drive, see if my Linux Brain Dump post helps: http://linuxbraindump.org/2007/08/17/restoring-grub/ -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Brain Dump - Linux Notes, HOWTOs and Tutorials: http://www.linuxbraindump.org Daemon Dancing in the Dark, an Open OS weblog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
