Ok, here are some initial details:
Hardware: Fujitsu Primergy MX130 S2 server (amazon)
Intel PWLA8492MT PRO/1000 MT PCI/PCI-X Dual Port Server Adapter (amazon)
/dev/sda 250MB Factory drive
/dev/sdb 1TB Seagate Drive added.
Platform: openSUSE 12.2 x86_64
installed with DVD image verified with sha1
I had 12.2 running on this new server for over a month. In the beginning, I had foolishly put the server online directly to the internet before I really had anything setup while watching packets using the shark program. I noticed some activity while watching packets fly by that kind of freaked me out. I then placed a hardware firewall (netgear router) between the server and the internet. Many weeks later, I saw a message (virus detection setting in CMOS) reporting that the boot sector had changed since the last boot. The server had been running for several weeks without a hitch after I put the hardware firewall in place. Since I received that message, I have been getting anomalous behavior from the server with things breaking down. That was the last straw. I decided to wipe and re-install.
The re-install will not boot giving the error "No Active Partition". The partitioning setup is /dev/sda1 with 20GB ext4 "/", /dev/sda2 with 212GB ext4 "/home", /dev/sda3 as 5GB swap, and /dev/sdb1 as ext4 "/srv".
I did download grubcheck from please_try_again and the program said something about a protective MBR. I found out later that I shouldn't use the grubcheck because it was written for 12.1. Oh BTW, I am using the default boot loader which I think is grub2. I have attempted several installs with no success and I read everything I could get my hands on from this forum. Most of the problems had to do with dual booting and macs. I'm working blind here because I don't know any programs that I can use to check things out other than grubcheck.
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