I have been trying to install 13.1 64bit on a Dell Precision M4600 (it had
12.3 running with no problems at all). Tried 2 different discs which provide
the right checksum.
Here are the problems:
Install appears to go well until the “reboot in n seconds”.
The machine reboots and starts the autoconfiguration, but freezes with
the top progress bar at 3% and the bottom one at 11%.
I switched it off (could not do anything else). The machine boots into
linux and it says that “install failed”, and if I want to continue.
I say “yes” and it is the same as point 2 above (frezes at the same progress
level, I tried several times).
This time I say “no” to the questions, so I get prompted to log in. I can
log in as root (as the only user I set up does not exist yet). There is
nothing configure, no network, no repositories for updates (other than the
DVD entry).
added myself as user (fortunately I haven’t lost the home folder). I
could log in as myself.
Launched Yast. I tried setting up the Network with the networkmanager
method. The machine freezes. I cannot log in as user or root anymore.
On 2013-11-19 16:26, -G- wrote:
> 6. Launched Yast. I tried setting up the Network with the networkmanager
> method. The machine freezes. I cannot log in as user or root anymore.
After the freeze, perhaps you can switch to the console number 10, and
see if there is some message in there. I know this works sometimes…
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2013-11-19 16:26, -G- wrote:
>> 6. Launched Yast. I tried setting up the Network with the networkmanager
>> method. The machine freezes. I cannot log in as user or root anymore.
>
> After the freeze, perhaps you can switch to the console number 10, and
> see if there is some message in there. I know this works sometimes…
Thanks Carlos for the suggestion. I think the main problem is that the
autoconfiguration is not completed.
Is there is a script for this auto configuration that I could run in a
console and see where is that it fails?
If I can’t resolve this I will need to go back to 12.3, unfortunately.
I ran into exactly the same problem on my netbook, after some headscratching I realised I had forgotten to include the package kernel-firmware. Booted into runlevel 3 ran zypper in kernel-firmware, fired up yast and configured the network and also had to readd my user. After that it seems to work.
hank se wrote:
> I ran into exactly the same problem on my netbook, after some
> headscratching I realised I had forgotten to include the package
> kernel-firmware. Booted into runlevel 3 ran zypper in kernel-firmware,
> fired up yast and configured the network and also had to readd my user.
> After that it seems to work.
Ah… thanks! I have not thought at all about that. I will try tomorrow
again. Presumably the kernel-firmware package can be selected before the
install starts, under the software entry.
Will report if it worked.
Regards
On 2013-11-19 16:58, -G- wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> After the freeze, perhaps you can switch to the console number 10, and
>> see if there is some message in there. I know this works sometimes…
>
> Thanks Carlos for the suggestion.
But did you try it?
> I think the main problem is that the
> autoconfiguration is not completed.
Partially. It would not cause a system lock.
> Is there is a script for this auto configuration that I could run in a
> console and see where is that it fails?
I think it is a service that runs a yast module when a certain file
exists in the root directory.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
can you give some of the specs of the 4600? I have a 6600 (the 4600’s big brother) and I plan to try 13.1 on it (it’s downloading now, rather slowly). What card do you have, network adapter, etc. I know that in 12.3 and even in SLES I had to pass boot options to get the install to work correctly.
On 11/19/2013 09:58 AM, -G- wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2013-11-19 16:26, -G- wrote:
>>> 6. Launched Yast. I tried setting up the Network with the networkmanager
>>> method. The machine freezes. I cannot log in as user or root anymore.
>>
>> After the freeze, perhaps you can switch to the console number 10, and
>> see if there is some message in there. I know this works sometimes…
>
> Thanks Carlos for the suggestion. I think the main problem is that the
> autoconfiguration is not completed.
>
> Is there is a script for this auto configuration that I could run in a
> console and see where is that it fails?
>
> If I can’t resolve this I will need to go back to 12.3, unfortunately.
>
> Would an upgrade from 12.3 to 13.1 be any better?
>
> Thanks for any other suggestions.
I upgraded several systems from 12.3 to 13.1 using the following sequence:
sudo zypper update # make certain 12.3 is fully updated
Using YaST => Software Repositories
a. Disable all repos except Oss, Non-oss, and their update repos.
b. Edit those 4 repos, and change 12.3 to 13.1 everywhere
sudo zypper dup # do the distribution update.
I only had one failure while doing this, and that was caused by a hard-driver
failure in the middle of the downloads. I did not blame openSUSE for that.
IF you were using DVD’s then failure may be due everything NOT fitting onto the DVD, believe since 12.3 (?) we need burn to a USB Flash Drive or Memory Sticks to fit entire ISO…
On 2013-11-19 21:44, Larry Finger wrote:
> I upgraded several systems from 12.3 to 13.1 using the following sequence:
>
> 1. sudo zypper update # make certain 12.3 is fully updated
> 2. Using YaST => Software Repositories
> a. Disable all repos except Oss, Non-oss, and their update repos.
> b. Edit those 4 repos, and change 12.3 to 13.1 everywhere
> 3. sudo zypper dup # do the distribution update.
I would update zypper and its libraries and auxiliaries before step 3.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
paulparker wrote:
> IF you were using DVD’s then failure may be due everything NOT fitting
> onto the DVD, believe since 12.3 (?) we need burn to a USB Flash Drive
> or Memory Sticks to fit entire ISO…
No, that is not the issue. I have successfully installed 13.1 in another
machine with the same disk. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
I am having the same problem with my Acer Aspire 5742-6846 laptop . It hangs at the Automatic Configuration step (Preparing Configuration 3% ,Creating Automatic Configuration 11%) I’ve tried reinstalling it didn’t help .
I did a media check - the SUSE dvd says it’s o.k. I even tried reinstalling with manual configuration - I get to the “check installation” step and it hangs there too right away (no progress bars). I really hope there is a solution for this problem !
Also it’s been a couple of years since I’ve used Linux and I’m new to SUSE so I will need directions fit for a newbie!
On 2013-11-20 00:16, astromech wrote:
>
> I am having the same problem with my Acer Aspire 5742-6846 laptop . It
> hangs at the Automatic Configuration step (Preparing Configuration 3%
> ,Creating Automatic Configuration 11%) I’ve tried reinstalling it didn’t
> help .
> I did a media check - the SUSE dvd says it’s o.k. I even tried
> reinstalling with manual configuration - I get to the “check
> installation” step and it hangs there too right away (no progress bars).
> I really hope there is a solution for this problem !
I suggest you people having this problem post it in the factory mail
list, because that’s what the developers and packagers read.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
astromech wrote:
> I am having the same problem with my Acer Aspire 5742-6846 laptop . It
> hangs at the Automatic Configuration step (Preparing Configuration 3%
> ,Creating Automatic Configuration 11%) I’ve tried reinstalling it didn’t
> help .
> I did a media check - the SUSE dvd says it’s o.k. I even tried
> reinstalling with manual configuration - I get to the “check
> installation” step and it hangs there too right away (no progress bars).
> I really hope there is a solution for this problem !
Yes, sounds same as the problem I encountered.
Another user (hank se) got round this by installing the kernel-firmware
package. I haven’t got the problematic computer right here to try, but I
think it is possible to specify the file to be installed at install time
under the Software section. Maybe in my computer this was not set at install
time.
In the mean time I managed to get 13.1 successfully installed in a vaio
laptop (writing from it now), to then find out that there is no nvidia
driver repository. The nouveau driver I suspect if responsible for crashes
in one of the programs that I need to run (a scientific 3d viewer written
in Java). Unfortunately the program crashes with both Oracle Java 1.6 and
openjdk 1.7 . Google earth crashes constantly too, (all used to be OK in
12.3).
I will have to think delaying the installation of 13.1 in work machines
until I know that the these issues are resolved.
Fortunately 12.3 has been very stable, so I might stick to that for a bit
longer.
Remember you will bleed when riding the cutting edge.
Generally it can take a few days to get all the repos and driver stuff up to date om version introductions. You can instll the NVIDIA driver the hard way but you also need to install the kernel headers and the gcc compiler
The possible firmware problem should be reported immediatly give full specs on your hardware. The firmware should be on the disk and installed by default so that is a problem
I D/L and installed 13.1 on my M6600 (VERY similar to the OP’s hardware setup). I used the boot options “nomodeset,biosdevname=0”. Installation went flawlessly, no problems at all. In fact it was one of the fastest installations I’ve ever done, and 13.1 goes from POST to login in literally an instant.
I used a USB stick to do the install (vs a DVD or other media) and downloaded the ISO from mirrors.kernel.org. OP: is it possible for you to try this method?
I did basically the same thing, except i did everything through Yast and it worked ! My computer is all set up now except for dvd playback ! Thank you !
I have exactly the same problem - autoconfiguration freezes at 3% above and 11% below.
Have anyone found any solution? 12.3 worked just fine. My laptop is lenovo g780 in uefi mode.
My computer is all set up now except for dvd playback ! Thank you !