Opensuse install problems

[a sandwhich]

I have three drives. One with ubuntu installed on it and nothing else. Another with windows 7 and vista installed on it, and a third that was used as a data drive but i recently partitioned it to install opensuse. I have been booting with grub so during the suse install I unchecked the install boot manager option. The install went fine until the very end when it said system will restart. It started to appear to shutdown and the bar went all the way across the green screen with the chameleon. Then nothing happened. I waited 20 min and nothing still happened so I force shut down figuring nothing would go wrong considering it happened when the computer was restarting. I updated grub from ubuntu so it would recognize suse and restarted. I tried to boot into the second suse entry and it said wrong magic key and took me back to the boot screen. I tried the first suse grub entry and it started to boot. The boot processes were shown and everything seemed normal but then the processes thing went away and it showed a horribly scrambled view of my ubuntu gnome desktop with pieces everywhere and green static. This remained frozen for 30 min before I force shutdown. What is wrong with the install?

 

[someone19]

I have three drives. One with ubuntu installed on it and nothing else. Another with windows 7 and vista installed on it, and a third that was used as a data drive but i recently partitioned it to install opensuse. I have been booting with grub so during the suse install I unchecked the install boot manager option. The install went fine until the very end when it said system will restart. It started to appear to shutdown and the bar went all the way across the green screen with the chameleon. Then nothing happened. I waited 20 min and nothing still happened so I force shut down figuring nothing would go wrong considering it happened when the computer was restarting. I updated grub from ubuntu so it would recognize suse and restarted. I tried to boot into the second suse entry and it said wrong magic key and took me back to the boot screen. I tried the first suse grub entry and it started to boot. The boot processes were shown and everything seemed normal but then the processes thing went away and it showed a horribly scrambled view of my ubuntu gnome desktop with pieces everywhere and green static. This remained frozen for 30 min before I force shutdown. What is wrong with the install?

Can you post your grub.conf?

 

[a sandwhich]

Here is the grub.cfg file which goes along with grub2.
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
saved_entry=${chosen}
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-27-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-26-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-11-rt' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-rt root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-11-rt
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-11-rt (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.31-11-rt ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-rt root=UUID=7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-11-rt
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7dd5ed87-b63d-4dcd-89e7-5de6e8c3a009
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8088419788418c9a
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sda3)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 949ca48c9ca46a86
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) (on /dev/sdc6)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e70ca7d5-791a-4a58-87ba-e52e79e43b72
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-12-desktop root=/dev/sdc6
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.34-12-desktop
}
menuentry "openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) (on /dev/sdc6)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e70ca7d5-791a-4a58-87ba-e52e79e43b72
linux /boot/vmlinux-2.6.34-12-desktop.gz root=/dev/sdc6
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

 

[someone19]

If your suse install was on sdc6, grub knows this as hd2,5

Grub starts counting at 0, whereas the partitions in /dev start at 1. That could be a problem here. I'm not familiar with magic keys, etc. Gentoo uses a much more basic config without all the extra fluff, heck I created mine by hand, didn't need scripts and such. I also see that your second entry doesn't have the initrd entry, that might be why it isn't working, or may have been intentional. I don't use initrd on my systems, so I have little experience with it.

 

[a sandwhich]

Well I just reinstalled suse with the exact same settings but instead of force shuting down at the end I am going to wait it out. It has been like that for about 3 hours now so I don't know.

 

[a sandwhich]

I just force shut down while it was at the end after 4 hours. Same thing happened. Do you think if I went ahead and allowed it to install grub over my ubuntu grub install It might work?

 

[someone19]

I just force shut down while it was at the end after 4 hours. Same thing happened. Do you think if I went ahead and allowed it to install grub over my ubuntu grub install It might work?

Well, yes. BUT you won't have your Ubuntu entries then. Maybe the opensuse forums, wiki, or documents have a sample grub entry you can use.

Rather than relying on the automated installs this scenario requires you to get your hands dirty.

 

[a sandwhich]

Why wouldn't I be able to add my ubuntu entries? I know they didnt appear when the install asked about grub, but why couldn't I add them later?

 

[someone19]

Of course you can, but you may end up with the same problem as now, just being able to get into OpenSuse and not Ubuntu. Try it if you want.

 

[a sandwhich]

Well, I can get into opensuse, and it runs through a normal boot routine, it's that when it tries to load kde or exit the boot process screen it goes fuzzy.

 

[someone19]

You may have to update or install video drivers for your video card.

 

[a sandwhich]

Well I can't really do that considering there is no response from the system when it loads the fuzzy screen. I just tried reinstalling except this time I told it to go ahead and install grub. Thing went through like normal without errors, but it still never shutdown afterward. I force shutdown and booted. The grub was the grub installed by ubuntu. Same thing is happening when I try suse. Is there anyway to post a picture from my hard drive here?

 

[someone19]

I don't know about posting pictures, but you'll probably need Suse specific help for the video problems. I don't use it, but you may be able to find answers on their documents or forums.