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I just installed openSUSE 11. onto my Core2Quad today (took 10 mins). A few issues: 1. I won't tolerate testdisk after this to remove my GRUB: Code: dd if=/dev/sda of ...
  1. 07-12-2009 #1
    Tsarevich
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    Issues with openSUSE

    I just installed openSUSE 11. onto my Core2Quad today (took 10 mins).

    A few issues:

    1. I won't tolerate testdisk after this to remove my GRUB:
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/sda of /dev/null count=0 bs=512
    I don't want inaccessible partitions anymore. Tell me an official way to remove GRUB in difficult times (even from within openSUSE). I am dual booting with XP.

    2. My monitor tells me that its preferred resolution is 1440 * 900, but this is not available on my display settings. Instead, greater ones like 1600 * 1200 are available

    3. Is there any way to reset your KDE panel? I have messed it up
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  2. 07-12-2009 #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by usamamuneeb View Post
    1. I won't tolerate testdisk after this to remove my GRUB:
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/sda of /dev/null count=0 bs=512
    I don't want inaccessible partitions anymore. Tell me an official way to remove GRUB in difficult times (even from within openSUSE). I am dual booting with XP.
    If you want to wipe only the MBR, use this command:

    Code:
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1
    The SuperGRUB liveCD should also work well to remove/reinstall the GRUB and/or Windows bootloaders.


    Regarding monitor resolutions, you can probably add any supported screen resolutions to your xorg.conf file.
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  3. 07-13-2009 #3
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    When I wipe out the MBR, then would it boot from the first partition?

    Will it affect my partition table anyway?

    Can I restore my GRUB from openSUSE install disk?
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