SuSE Linux: Version 7.x
This article refers to an older version of SuSE Linux.
Therefore some of the informations given in this article may
be outdated or the article may contain stale links.
Kernel: Version 2.x
- SCSI/IDE mixed systems - Special hard disk partitions - Installation on more than 1024 cylinders
- 010101010101 - kernel panic - LI - LIL - etc.
boot: manualThis will take you to the Linuxrc program. Please go through the introductory masks, and once in the main menu, please select:
Start installation / system Boot installed systemEnter now your root partition as follows:
/dev/hdxxThe first x identifies the hard disk, in other words, a, b, c, d:
hda => ide0 -master- hdb => ide0 -slave - hdc => ide1 -master- hdd => ide1 -slave -On the other hand, the second x stands for the partition, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. The entry might therefore look like this:
/dev/hda3In case you use SCSI hard disks, please notice that the modules required for the SCSI controller must be previously loaded in Linuxrc main menu at:
Kernel modules (hardware drivers)
If the entry is correct, the system should start now. Concerning troubleshooting of the boot behaviour, please refer to Chapter 4 of the manual or contact with our installation support. ;-)