On Sat, Dec 06, Klaas. wrote:
> I did a successful installation of openSuse 11.1 RC1
> on my PowerMac G5 dual after I circumvented the
> formatting bug.
> Updated the system, ran a few tests.
> Then after 2 days it would not start anymore because
> the module sata_svw is missing.
> Tried to start from the installation DVD with rescue
> but that didn't help.
> So my question : Is there a way to recover without
> re-installing the system?
> And from Googling I see this is a long time bug, has
> anybody seen a solution?
Its not clear what went wrong, how and where sata_svw is missing.
Try to boot into the installer, then abort the installation.
In linuxrc, do 'Start Installation' -> 'Boot into installed system'
and see how far you get.
Run mkinitrd and lilo manually, maybe this fixes the booting issue?
Olaf
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