SuSE installation problem

[jsheng8]

I use tarball to install SuSE. when I first install it, it boot up ok. then I want to change hard disk partition. I use cfdisk to repartition the hard disk and do the same steps as my first time install it. after that, I reboot the system, I get "disk error, press any key to restart" . system not boot any more.

please help.

[don_9129]

I use tarball to install SuSE. when I first install it, it boot up ok. then I want to change hard disk partition. I use cfdisk to repartition the hard disk and do the same steps as my first time install it. after that, I reboot the system, I get "disk error, press any key to restart" . system not boot any more.

please help.

never installed using a tarball but maybe something happened when you repartitioned which created the disk error. Is the suse filesystem encrypted?are there less than 4 primary partitions? Does the bootloader know about the new layout?

[jsheng8]

thank you don_9129,
SuSE filesystem seems ok. I use grub-install command to install the system, I also edited /etc/fstab file and /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
swap is located in /dev/sda2, root is located in /dev/sdb2.
/etc/fstab file looks like these:
/dev/sdb2 / reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 1
.
.
/boot/grub/menu.lst file looks like these:

Gfxenu (hd1,1)/boot/message
..
Title SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
root (hd1, 1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb2 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd
….
I have 2 hard disk. 3 primany partitions in /dev/sda, 2 primany partitions in /dev/sdb.

any suggestions?

Thanks

[don_9129]

64bit or 32bit? Pretty sure 32nit Arch. supports only 4 primary Partitions even if it is spread across 2 HDs.

Maybe GPart it back down to 4 or less and reinstall on a logical/extended.
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Off the subject, I think your machine will run faster if you split your swap across both drives, with 2 drive controllers it will balance the load.

Have you tried VMWare? May be easier?

[jsheng8]

thank you don_9129,
I can have 4 primary Partitions on each HD.
I found out my problem was grub.conf file not right. After I modified grub.conf file, system booted up.

I will try your split swap across both drivers idea.

Thank you very much.