I downloaded openSUSE11.3 rc2 from software.opensuse.org: Download openSUSE 11.3 RC2
checked the md5sum
82bec376aa27e622a2c01cec531dddd9 /dist/install/openSUSE-11.3-RC2/iso/Build0694/openSUSE-DVD-Build0694-i586.iso
did a isohybrid openSUSE-DVD-Build0694-i586.iso
dd to usb stick
installed from stick and the result was openSUSE 11.3rc1 reguiring a multi gig update to get to rc2??