[LUNI] SuSE 10.1 install problems - Need help

[Branko Kotur]

For your MBR issue, login via the install CD and check 
your /boot/grub/menu.lst (or /boot/grub/grub.conf if they don't use menu.lst 
anymore) and make sure everything looks ok.  Try 
running "grub-install /dev/hda".  If that doesn't exist, try doing it 
manually with:

grub

grub> root (hd0,0)    (Specify where your /boot partition resides)
grub> setup (hd0)     (Install GRUB in the MBR)
grub> quit            (Exit the GRUB shell)

I got this from the Gentoo Handbook which uses /boot as a separate partition.  
If you don't do /boot as a separate partition, the above should still work as 
long as / is the first partition on the first hard drive.  If / is the second 
partition, use root (hd0,1).  

For the mouse, check your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (I'm assuming SUSE switched to 
xorg) and look at the Input Device section for the mouse.  I'm currently 
using "/dev/input/mouse0", but the X configurator decided to use "/dev/mice" 
(or was it /dev/mouse?).  SUSE may have moved where the mouse is located.  
One way to find out is to do an "ls /dev/mouse*" or check /dev/input/*.  If 
there are multiple options like on mine, you can cat the device and move the 
mouse to see if there's any output.  If not, check the next one until you 
find it, then use that in your X config.

As far as upgrading SUSE, I tried that once years back (from 7.x to 8.0) and 
it caused more problems then it was worth fixing.  So I just did a clean 
install.  


On Sunday 15 October 2006 1:21 pm, Mike Scott wrote:
> Well, against my better judgement (but mainly because my SusE 9.1 system
> stopped receiving updates via YoU), I upgraded my system to SuSE 10.1.
> I selected the "Update" option and it seemed to go well, until I
> rebooted.
>
> First problem, it appears that the MBR is hosed.  The only way I can
> boot my system is with DVD or CD1 in the drive and then it's fine.
> Without the CD, I get some random smiley face characters and nothing.
> I re-ran the repair and told it to re-install Grub into the MBR of
> /dev/had, but that didn't help.
>
>
> Second problem, no mouse on the newly installed system.  I have a
> cursor, but it's stuck in the middle of the screen.  It worked before
> and it works in the installer.  The mouse is a Logitech and I have
> tried with it in the PS2 port and the USB port.  I also tried running
> the text-based version of YAST and telling it exactly where things are,
> but no joy.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.  I can always try a new install,
> since I keep my /home mounted on a separate partition, but it fries me
> that SuSE can't even upgrade it's own install.  I also have the Novell
> support since I paid for the software, but they haven't been anything
> great in the past and I usually get quicker responses from the LUNI
> list.
>
> - Mike Scott