clean install

Birdman48 · 08-01-2014, 03:50 PM

I want to do a clean install of the latest OpenSUSE (13.1?). I have two hard drives, the larger one just holds data and the smaller one is where the kernel is. I was thinking I'd physically disconnect the big hard drive and do my clean install, reconnect the HD and configure the bootloader. How does this sound?

weibullguy · 08-01-2014, 03:55 PM

Like a lot more work than it needs to be.

Birdman48 · 08-01-2014, 04:27 PM

The thing is I'm having a hard time backing up all the data to a DVD. I don't want to lose it. If I do a full reinstall will that drive be affected? Maybe I should just do an update.

yancek · 08-01-2014, 07:24 PM

If the drives are of noticeably different sizes, it should be pretty easy to distinguish which is which when installing. I haven't installed Opensuse for a while but if this isn't shown in the installer, you can always use fdisk to show which is which.

syg00 · 08-01-2014, 08:21 PM

That's sane - but so is pulling power from a disk to protect it. If there is no bootloader on the MBR of the bigger disk, you won't even have to re-install the loader.
Either, or - both are legitimate options.

Habitual · 08-02-2014, 09:07 AM

Pull the drive.
Do install.