Cannot Create Install DVD (that works)

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Greetings forumites! First time poster here…

Ok, so I created an install CD and installed 11.2, but I’d like to take advantage of all the goodness the 4.2GB install DVD iso has to offer and re-install… but for some reason, I cannot create it (well, at least one that works). I’ve even tried an 8GB thumb drive using UNetbootin and still nothing.

I’ve used K3B and Brasero on the laptop I intend to install to burn the CD and DVD (on a low setting), so I know they’re not the problem. I checked the md5sum, and it’s good, so I know it’s not that. I’ve booted with other Live CDs/DVDs and thumb drives, so I know they’re good and the BIOS settings are correct. Again, the problem seems to point to the DVD iso, as I’ve used the CD iso without a problem.

So, two questions:

  1. Is there something I’m not aware of about the DVD iso?

  2. Should I leave the installation I used with the CD as is, but use the DVD’s info to upgrade it?

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

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Hi,

As you have already installed openSUSE 11.2, you won’t gain anything from a re-install.

All of the software on the DVD (and more) is available from the repositories, just go to install software and search for what you want.

Merry Christmas.

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Hey Barry, thanks for the help… I kinda figured that’s what I’d do.

Is anyone aware of a listing of what’s on the DVD iso?

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Success! Here’s what I did…

I transfered the DVD iso from my laptop to the desktop (running Ubuntu 8.04), burnt the iso to a new DVD using K3B, popped it in the laptop, and voila! It worked!! The only thing I did different was that on the laptop I burnt the iso at 2.4 speed, whilst on the desktop I used 4.0 speed.

I’m not sure what motivated me, but I know I wasn’t happy about downloading a 4.2GB file that up to that point was useless… I had to try something!

So anyways, I now have 11.2 happily running on my HP dv6500 laptop (i586, KDE)… now, onto those multimedia codecs! :wink:

How do I mark this thread solved?

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You can’t mark a thread as solved.

Welcome to the forums, happy openSUSE X-mas experience