[Novalug] The Puzzle Continues

[Dan Arico]

I identified my previous problem as a bad MB and replaced it so I was 
able to install SuSE 10.1. (Yes, I paid for it thereby helping to keep 
some of our LUGgers employed.)

This is a 64 bit machine - AMD processor and Asus MB. I did have one 
problem in the installation that I have run into before. After the 
initial installation, when it boot from the HD for the first time, it 
hung. SuSE provides a solution. Start the installation again. About 
three screens in, there's a box marked "Other". Click it and an option 
comes up to boot the installed system.

That worked. I completed the installation and everything worked fine 
after that.

Then I added another drive.

The boot problem came back. I can still get it to boot by using the 
installation disk, but that doesn't fix the problem. Obviously I've got 
a problem with the boot record, but I'm stumped. What do I need to look 
at and why would adding a second drive cause this problem?

I've checked the settings in the BIOS. It does point to the proper drive 
and, in fact, that drive light does come on at the proper time.

Dan Arico

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