opensuse wont boot!

[henky]

Hey guys,
since my desktop pc doens't have a dvd-drive I installed using my mom's pc to an external harddrive, I then put it back in my desktop pc.
However now I get the following error when I try to boot:
Could not find /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD-3200AAK_External_*-0:0-part2
want to me to fall back to /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD-3200AAK_External_*-0:0-part2 ? (Y/n)

when I say yes it says waiting for * to appear and I get the same error all over again.

Is there someway to edit grub so that it'll boot correctly?

thanks!

[devils casper]

It looks like problem is in /etc/fstab file only. Boot up from LiveCD of any Linux distro and post the contents of /etc/fstab file and output of fdisk -l command.

[henky]

It looks like problem is in /etc/fstab file only. Boot up from LiveCD of any Linux distro and post the contents of /etc/fstab file and output of fdisk -l command.

hey thanks for your quick reply!
I just yanked my mom's dvd drive from her pc and put it in mine Ill try reinstalling see what happens and keep ya posted

thanks!

[D-cat]

That's the easiest way. Also note, I did this with my lap top:

You can make a separate 4.5 G partition and copy the entire DVD to this partition (file mode). You can then run the install to reference the hard drive, or just after the fact set it up as the install source for the DVD (replacing the DVD-ROM I assume you will be replacing on to your mother's computer). This way, additional software you install in the future that requires more base packages can be pulled off the drive without hassle. I have it mounted to my tree as /mnt/install.

If you've already installed the system by the time you read this but still want to do it, you don't actually need a separate partition (I just did that so I can boot to it), you can copy all the files - tree intact - to another directory on your hard drive, maybe as a fake user or something (/home/suse/install ?).