I have tried installing Opensuse 11.1 from the dvd (full install) and when it gets to installing the boot loader, it comes up with an error.
I have downloaded a new file, burned it on dvd and still the same problem.
I have even changed hard drives. Is there an issue with the dvd 11.1 that I don’t know about?
your post is not much clear can you please tell me
have already installed it or else trying to install…
aby way please post the error being reported to you
I amtrying to install from the dvd.
It goes through most of the installation and then it says:
boot loader error and then the install stops.
I have burned the dvd 2-3 times and even re-downloaded and it always has the same error.
It will also have problems when installing the base system.
this might be a different problem,…
check by using checkmedia while starting through dvd…
you will see a option there…
post your system specifications too…
even number of and type of HDD
Thank you. I do not believe it to be a hard drive problem, because I have tried installing on maxtor 30gb, maxtor 60 gb and WD 120 GB.
Always the same problems.
When I try installing the live cd, no problem. It installs fine.
When I try the full dvd, always a problem. As I said, I have downloaded more than once (takes forever) and burned at several different speeds. I always get the same issues when installing.
The first error I get is "The expected checksum of file mnt/var etc etc is wrong. “But the current checksum is…”
If I ask it to ignore, it carries on to the end of the install when I run into a boot loader problem.
I have tried installing several different distros and never have an issue. Only on this full install disk.
I have an AMD 3700+ 64-bit 1gb memory, Nvidia GF 4 card with 128mb ram.
I have even tried installing 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Always the same issues.
Thanks!!!
i didn’t mean to say any problem wih your…
rather i’m stressing on the primary and slave option…
its recommended to keep your linux installed HDD as primary
please ont mind if i’m not able to solve your problem… even i’m also a user not a developer
Not a problem… appreciate the help!
I was wondering…
When i download the live cd, I download it on the “Get It” page and click on the “Live CD Gnome” mark that is underlined.
I do the same when trying to download the DVD, is there something extra that is needed to be done with the DVD?
I didn’t have this issue with the 10.3 dvd. But I keep have checksum errors and then the boot install error with 11.1 dvd.
Thanks!!!
did you check your system date
dont know exactly but that dvd has a 4.2gib of data…
it may be a problem if even any small part of the dvd is missing
do the process of check media as i said before … while starting to install from dvd
> But I keep have checksum errors and then the boot install error
> with 11.1 dvd.
IF i understand this thread to this point, you have not yet
successfully downloaded an .iso image which passes the md5sum
check…a check that SHOULD (must actually) be done before you
burn the DVD…
is that correct? (that is, you did do an md5sum check, you found out
the iso image you downloaded was garbage, yet you went ahead and
burned the DVD and tried to install from it…REALLY? no, can’t
be…i not at all sure i understand the thread to this point…so if
the above is not right, then you probably can’t use the
following…but, read it anyway)
if you didn’t do a md5sum check, then your next stop should be to
read everything, closely, in the thread at:
http://forums.opensuse.org/install-boot-login/401696-newbies-suse-11-1-pre-installation-please-read.html
(where you will find instructions on how to do an md5sum check of the
iso file AND what to do if you can’t get a good iso via hhtp
(browser) download (and that is to do it via bittorrent, which is
cool since you and run the torrent against the garbage iso you have
and the torrent will repair it for you, without having to down the
whole thing again…kewl, huh?)
when you finally get a good iso, then burn it slow, plop it in your
machine and then follow step SIX on the above page of step by step
instructions to version 11.1 happiness…
zen
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assistant
run the torrent against the garbage iso you have
and the torrent will repair it for you, without having to down the
whole thing again
as far as i know…using bittorrent client to download an iso is good…
note:check the version you need to download and download the torrent…
than by using the torrent client just select the iso you have downloaded …so that it can continue by checking the lost data and do the remaining dvd data
but doing a md5check sum is good
enjoy
OK, I will waste another day and download via bit torrent. My feeling is there is a problem with the regular download.
I can’t understand why this keeps having an issue, I have wasted over two weeks downloading, burning and installing.
This is the only install dvd that I have had an issue with.
BUT – I WILL try again!
Thanks –
> OK, I will waste another day and download via bit torrent
it should not take a day for the torrent to REPAIR the iso you
have…IF it is bad…have you done the first md5sum yet???
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assistant
as i said you need not download the whole dvd once again…
instead you have resume downloading the previous file…
bittorrent would repair it for you by adding the lost data
This is (great)news to me! How do I go about it? Put the (possibly) corrupt ISO in my Bit Torrent directory and then what? My guess: start a new download, stop it; Rename the old ISO as .part or bc! in my case and overwrite the new .part or .bc! and restart?
Sorry, I have been away for a few days.
I have downloaded via bit torrent. The whole file downloaded, no problems and I still have an issue with the install cd.
The full install will not work.
I have installed the 32-bit and 64-bit live cd’s with no issues.
But, I would like to try the DVD version and try it.
There is a lot of bloat when I install 11.1 and I like minimal systems.
I have nvidia gf4 128 mb card, amd 3700+ 64-bit system with 2gb memory.
The only thing that frustrates me is why I have this same issue.
I have downloaded the DVD in UBuntu and burned it. I have downloaded on my wife’s computer and used a different dvd to burn it. I have tried at 2.0, 4.1 speeds and still I have issues.
>
> The only thing that frustrates me is why I have this same issue.
>
> I have downloaded the DVD in UBuntu and burned it. I have downloaded on
> my wife’s computer and used a different dvd to burn it. I have tried at
> 2.0, 4.1 speeds and still I have issues.
This is a long thread; however, I didn’t see that you had checked the md5sum on
the downloaded .iso image or that you had checked the burned copy. I always
check both - the iso image to same the time for burning if the download was bad,
and the burned copy to prevent errors in the installation.
Larry
and maybe the allstar could tell us the exact error message he is
getting??
and what he meant when he said “the install stops”??
that is, i doubt it is just said “boot loader error” and the screen
froze.
but do NOT answer either question until after answering my others:
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assistant
OK - here’s an update. I downloaded via bittorrent last night.
Ran a checksum and the checksum that suse says it is supposed to be is: 8f51b278c0415be28c5699e465444bd3 openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso (That was the md5 I downloaded from Suse download page)
When I ran md5 against downloaded file it said:
49e20e05a2be3008940f7f41c5e4536d openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso
Obviously they are both different.
This is NOT the first time it has happened, it happens everytime. Meaning a bad download everytime I have tried.
How can I get the full install without a problem?
and … why does the full install always turn out to be a bad download when the live cd never is?