The machine is running Limux 10.0 SuSE on single SATA 80GB on dual core system. It couldn't complete bootup after freezing from printing command. Here's screen log: Booting 'suse linux 10.0' root(hd0,0) file system type is reiserfs, partition type 0x83 kernel /vmlinuz root :/dev/sda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0 resume =/dev/sda3 splash=silent show opts error 15: file not found I have no experience with linux sys at all, so please help me. Also I would like to clone a backup for this HDD when it is bootable, please instruct me how to.

This is the boot loader (grub) message. It is saying that well, it can't find a file. You will have to learn up on Grub and how Suse 10 uses it. Search for "grub "error 15" "file not found" " and maybe even resume. This link may assist to start. https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/714/3939750_f.SAL_Public.html There are many ways to backup. Some people use dd netcat rsync partimage g4u g4l or commercial clone software. http://www.informationweek.com/soft... I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

download the iso, create a cd and boot from the cd. helped me out a few times. It's only like a 4mb download, so its worth a try. http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/ larry

thanks for your response, i'll get back on results

the disc didn't help much, thx anyway. I found the backup HDD for the machine. So the machine' is running now and to be cloned later, thx agian.