I installed Suse 9.2 from the coverdisc as an update of an installed 9.1 Professional on a dual-boot machine with WinXP Pro. Installation went fine but re-booting left me at the GRUB> prompt. Some research led me to try the following manual sequence:
root (hd1,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-24-default root=/dev/hdh2
boot
This ended with Linux unable to find the root partition, "kernel panic" [never see that in the Winworld] and lock up. Various rescue attempts all failed: using the repair option on the 9.2 disc; new install; using the 9.1 disc to repair 9.1; switched the bootloader to LILO - which boots Linux but wouldn't allow selection of any other option boot menu screen.
I'm open to any solution but have two questions:
1. Is it possible to install 9.2 and leave the existing boot loader untouched? The kernel file is the same and Yast offers the option to install without installing a bootloader. Of course, if Yast takes that to mean delete any existing bootloader, it's back to square one.
2. Is there any certain way to determine the root= path in the kernel load line? I noted "hdh2" as the path during a re-installation but this continues to be the stumbling point, so maybe it's wrong.
Thanks,
Paul