Black screen during installation OpenSuse 11.3 (first step)!

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Hello!
I have a problem after “Loading Linux Kernel - 100%”.
It mean when I chose “Installation” or “Check installation media” after boot screen, I see “Loading Linux Kernel” from 0% to 99% and after that I see only Black screen for long time. Even NUM LOCK key or Ctrl+alt+del has no result :frowning:

There is no a problem with 11.2 and 11.1(current OS).
Machine: HP xw8400, 2 CPU XEON 3.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, 2x250GB HDD SATA, NVIDIA Quattro FX 1500 256MB.

The same problem with VirtualBox (on the same PC).
Last line in “text mode Installation” is :
…
0.040974] Checking ‘hit’ instruction… OK.
53.076000] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code

It’s all!

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Hi there,

i had mostly the same problem on my first try at the weekend.
I just burned the DVD very slow (slowest possible) and it worked after that,
maybe you should give a try too.

Greetz Joerg

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At installation try adding arguments such as (or I think if you press F5 similar options are there)
http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pVBuGw3pBlo03U5BgK0bYUM7iSkB0W_X4NgW_m53zYBfH1xjO_5h3HSEz9eVnXRHgTsfTq-6clBdVEl_lhzcgXA/acpi%20boot%20arg.png?psid=1

F3 will give you a text mode install option too.

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Ouu, After waiting for long time(approx. 30min) I see some proccessing in “text mode”
…
2054.072052] <b777957e>] 0xb777957e

Someting proccessed, but very very slow and looped info with another time[xxxx.xxxxxx]… :frowning:

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Thank’s. I already tried manipulation with F5 :slight_smile: without any good result :frowning:
Ou, Now(with your arguments) I have a green screen with white animal :slight_smile:

It’s all :((

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I’m not sure, because i have no this problem on my laptop HP nc6320.
And when I try to install 11.3 on HP xw8400 in VirtualBox with iso image_file(not from DVD) - I have that situation.

MD5 checksum is ok.

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Ou, Now(with your arguments) I have a green screen with white animal
Hit Esc. as soon as you see this. Report any messages…

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What mean “Hit Esc.”? I need press ESC key?
If it true - that unfortunately occurs nothing :((
Screen

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I’m out of ideat ATM
Except. A clean install of 11.2 and then a immediate ‘dup’ to 11.3

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Yes. May be it will be better and faster :))
Now I will try to install 11.2

It very funny. As I very much waited version 11.3 :)))
I’ll inform soon about upgrading from 11.2 to 11.3 :slight_smile:

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Info here
SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE

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caf4926 Thank you very much!
Yesterday when I tried to use your arguments(acpi=off noapic edd=off) I have used VirtualBox on my 11.1.
But after that I have booted DVD_11.3(with your args.) directly on PC(not from emulators).
It has helped me! Now I have installed 11.3! very nice :slight_smile:

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Good news!

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Thanks caf4926
using the boot arguments “acpi=off noapic edd=off” for the installation solved the same black screen problem for me installing 11.3 from dvd on a Toshiba L675-s7052.

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I’ve the same problem: black screen during installation OpenSuse 11.3 from DVD. But it is not cured using boot argument nether “acpi=off noapic edd=off” nor “nomodeset acpi=off noapic edd=off”.
I have workstation with AMD Opteron x64, memory 8 GB, videocard NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT. Before I have successfully used OpenSUse 11.0, but now I’ve removed it.

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Do you mean you can’t start the installation - Just want to be sure…