I downloaded 11.4 DVD today, and I went to install. I originally had an issue with getting the USB to properly work, but I switched USBs and now it boots.
I choose installation from the nice menu and it goes to black screen and loads everything (usb drivers, etc) and then goes to linux kernel and asks for language and things until i get stuck on source where it gives me choices like hard disk and cd.
It does not match the installation guide.
Any tips?
Did you check the checksum? I noticed bad installations several time myself. When I checked something went wrong with download/burning.
if you do not know how to add "–nomodset " to the boot line then why are you using the TESTING ONLY rc dvd !!!
until 11.4 is a finale release use THE CURRENT 11.3
There is no installation guide for 11.4 RC1 nor RC2. The final 11.4 GM (gold mastered) version should be released sometime on 10-March, if the schedule holds.
Reference booting your RC (release candidate) version, you could try putting the boot code “nomodeset” in the options line of the very first grub menu that appears. Note it is “nomodeset” and not “–nomodset”.
Good advice already given:
https://picasaweb.google.com/caf4926/114_Install
Thanks Carl for that ! 
… I took that link and added it to the 11.4 new users guide that I am working on.
I’ll work on a more comprehensive guide with the DVD and include partitioning examples.
Re; the above, I forgot I did a office presentation http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/11.4_Install/openSUSE_11.4_Install