On 04/17/2014 04:51 AM, Mahmood Naderan wrote: > Hi > Recently I faced problem installing SL6.3 on a machine. I didn't have > such problem before so your comments are appreciated. > > The machine has two physical disks (D0, D1) each has 1TB capacity and I > attach a USB flash (2 GB) which contains a live image of SL6.3. So the > boot priority in the BIOS looks like > JetFlash > D0 > D1 > > Using the installation wizard, I see a layout like this > /dev/sda 2GB > /dev/sdb 1TB > / 900GB > swap 100GB > /dev/sdc 1TB > > > The default location for GRUB is then /dev/sda. Problem is, after > installation I remove the USB flash but it doesn't boot because the grub > had been installed on /dev/sda (which was JetFlash) and now there is no > such device > > As another try, in the installation wizard where we can configure the > boot loader, I selected /dev/sdb (where root and swap is installed). > This time when I remove/disconnect the flash, the boot stuck again. The > reason is that, when I disconnect the flash, D0 becomes /dev/sda and D1 > becomes /dev/sdb. So again there is no grub!! > > Overall there is a loop and I haven't figured out how to resolve it > > > Regards, > Mahmood
Perhaps: - physically swap the disks after install? - install to /dev/sdc? -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA/CoRA Division FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane [email protected] Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.cora.nwra.com
