Problem Booting openSuSE 10.2

kaplan71 · 02-19-2009, 02:51 PM

Hi there --

I am trying to boot one of systems running openSuSE 10.2, but the following error message appears on the console during the boot process:

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waiting for device /dev/sda3 to appear.....not found --exiting to /bin/sh
no job control in this shell

Additionally there is no response to any input that is entered at the keyboard.

I booted the system in question using a live distro dvd, and the verified via fdisk and cfdisk that all partitions were present. There are three partitions, and they are the following:

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/dev/sda1 /boot
/dev/sda2 /swap
/dev/sda3 /

The bootable flag is set to the /dev/sda1, or /boot partition. Does anyone have any ideas as to what is causing this, and how it can be fixed? Thanks.

pradeepc · 02-20-2009, 07:54 AM

Hi,

Could you please provide more details as whether the linux was installed on USB or on fixed disk.
Also could you please let us know whether there is any non bootable floppies connected to the system?

Thanks,

kaplan71 · 02-20-2009, 08:00 AM

Hi there --

Thanks for your reply. The OS was installed on a fixed disk, and while there is a floppy drive attached to the system, the entire install was done via DVD and CD media.

ronlau9 · 02-20-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kaplan71

Hi there --

I am trying to boot one of systems running openSuSE 10.2, but the following error message appears on the console during the boot process:

Additionally there is no response to any input that is entered at the keyboard.

I booted the system in question using a live distro dvd, and the verified via fdisk and cfdisk that all partitions were present. There are three partitions, and they are the following:

The bootable flag is set to the /dev/sda1, or /boot partition. Does anyone have any ideas as to what is causing this, and how it can be fixed? Thanks.

I do not know if opensuse is the only OS on you're HD
Assuming that this is the case and have follow the standard procedure of
opensuse than you have 3 partition
partition 1 linux native for the OS
Partition 2 /home
Partition 3 Swap
GRUB should be installed at SDA
What do mean by the boot flag is set to SDA1

kaplan71 · 02-20-2009, 08:25 AM

Hi there --

The openSuSE OS is the only operating system on the hard drive. When it came time for configuring the filesystems, I opted for the customized approach, so that is why the layout that I posted is different than the one that you mentioned in yours.

When I mentioned the flag at /dev/sda1 I meant the /dev/sda1 has the /boot partition, and in order to get the server to boot, I set it to be bootable.

ronlau9 · 02-20-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaplan71

Hi there --

The openSuSE OS is the only operating system on the hard drive. When it came time for configuring the filesystems, I opted for the customized approach, so that is why the layout that I posted is different than the one that you mentioned in yours.

When I mentioned the flag at /dev/sda1 I meant the /dev/sda1 has the /boot partition, and in order to get the server to boot, I set it to be bootable.

Where did you install GRUB ?

kaplan71 · 02-20-2009, 09:40 AM

Hi there --

GRUB was installed in the /boot directory.

ronlau9 · 02-20-2009, 10:14 AM

So GRUB is not installed in MBR ?
I could be wrong but if opensuse is you're only OS GRUB should written in MBR EQ SDA and SDA is you;re boot device

kaplan71 · 02-20-2009, 10:21 AM

I can try installing GRUB into the MBR. At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, what is the command syntax to accomplish that?

ronlau9 · 02-20-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaplan71

I can try installing GRUB into the MBR. At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, what is the command syntax to accomplish that?

Can not remember if opensuse has rescue mode (CD DVD)
Or any other rescue CD
At the boot prompt linux rescue
Chroot/mnt/sysimage
Grub install/dev/sda