# boot problem **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Install-Boot\ **Created:** [May 30, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/boot-problem/25658 "2014-05-30T10:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![talas751](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@talas751](https://forums.suse.com/u/talas751)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/boot-problem/25658/1 "2014-05-30T10:43:17Z")
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**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/boot-problem/25658/2 "2014-05-30T14:47:34Z")
Some detail might be useful. All you’ve posted is a screenshot that doesn’t contain any errors. What exactly is the problem? Is it that the boot doesn’t progress beyond what’s shown in the screenshot? Is this a new installation or an existing installation that has stopped working? If it’s a new installation: - Is there any particular reason you’re using SP2 rather than the current version, SP3? - How did you set things up during the install process, e.g. disk partitions? Or did you accept all the default options? - What is the hardware? Given the screenshot I’m guessing it’s a virtual machine, is that right? If so, what virtualisation is being used? - Have you tried re-installing? If it’s an existing installation that’s stopped working: - Was anything significant done to the machine prior to this issue occurring, e.g. installation of updates, configuration changes? - Can you boot the machine from a CD? ---
**Author:** ![talas751](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@talas751](https://forums.suse.com/u/talas751)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/boot-problem/25658/3 "2014-05-30T15:17:16Z")
Thanks for reply it’s a new installation and this screen appears after boot screen ( doesnt matter fail safe selected) -there is no reason for installing sp2 raather than sp3 -50 GB for root and 16 GB for swap others are default -Hardware is sun fire x4250 2 xeon 5460 processor 32 GB ram -And i tried reinstalling [QUOTE=mikewillis;21658]Some detail might be useful. All you’ve posted is a screenshot that doesn’t contain any errors. What exactly is the problem? Is it that the boot doesn’t progress beyond what’s shown in the screenshot? Is this a new installation or an existing installation that has stopped working? If it’s a new installation: - Is there any particular reason you’re using SP2 rather than the current version, SP3? - How did you set things up during the install process, e.g. disk partitions? Or did you accept all the default options? - What is the hardware? Given the screenshot I’m guessing it’s a virtual machine, is that right? If so, what virtualisation is being used? - Have you tried re-installing? If it’s an existing installation that’s stopped working: - Was anything significant done to the machine prior to this issue occurring, e.g. installation of updates, configuration changes? - Can you boot the machine from a CD?[/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/boot-problem/25658/4 "2014-05-30T15:35:08Z")
> [@talas751;21660](#): > > -there is no reason for installing sp2 raather than sp3 I recommend you try again with SP3 then. Why put effort in to trying to work out why a version for which general support has ended doesn’t work when you can use a current version? Various variants of Sun Fire x4250 are certified for use with SLES 11. No mention of SLES 11 SP3 but then all the certifications pre-date SP3 and if hardware’s supported in SLES 11 then it should be supported in SLES 11 SP3. [https://www.suse.com/yessearch/SResults.jsp?bulletinNumber=&keywords=Sun+Fire+X4250+&searchSelect=1&productCategory=&companyKey.type=companyName&companyKey.max=25&companyKey.format=Select&companyKey.original=&companyKey.index=2&input1=01-01-2001](https://www.suse.com/yessearch/SResults.jsp?bulletinNumber=&keywords=Sun+Fire+X4250+&searchSelect=1&productCategory=&companyKey.type=companyName&companyKey.max=25&companyKey.format=Select&companyKey.original=&companyKey.index=2&input1=01-01-2001)