Fresh install freezes on boot

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#1

Hi,

Last night I installed OpenSUSE for the first time, having only dabbled in Linux before, intending to use it to replace XP as my primary OS. As per common sense, I burnt the installation disk at 2x on a high quality Maxell DVD-RW using the computer’s own drive. The installation appeared to go okay and it finished successfully with no complaints. I would consider myself to be an intermediate user (but not at Linux, I must stress!) so I’m fairly sure I didn’t screw up anything options-wise – not that there’s really much to screw up. I used the default partitions as recommended by the installer; I’d already formatted my drives earlier myself.

Okay, so now I boot up OpenSUSE from the boot menu (which DOES work) and I get past the green loading screen but after that, the screen just freezes on black with the “Working” cursor on screen but frozen. I can’t get as far as logging in or anything, the computer just completely freezes at this point with nothing but a broken loading cursor.

A few specs just in case they’re useful:
AMD 64 X2 4800+ processor
2gb RAM
nVidia 6 series GS

I have already tried installing a second time.

I must say, for an experienced user like myself this was a very offputting first time with Linux.

Thanks,
Elliott

#2

Hmm… Everytime I run the System Check Repair thing off the DVD, I get an error that /dev/sdb2 has no valid ext3 file system which I use the option to repair on but the exact same thing happens the next time.

I considered that my disk might be messed up but the Check Installation Media option says it’s fine.

****.

#3

I’d already formatted my drives earlier myself.
Hi, welcome to Linux. Can you explain what you did in preparing the drives?

#4

Thanks for the reply, Swerdna.

Disregard this topic though. I can’t survive without my computer so I’m just going back to XP. I’ve tried reinstalling 4 times using both KDE and GNOME and a variety of different partition settings, I’ve used the diagnostics stuff on the installation DVD and all to no avail.

Cheers, lads.

#5

quitter!

first question: 12:46 (PM)
added note: 13:06
swerda’s Q 13:56
quit for xp: 14:46

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deConficter

#6

A really bad way to quite as well. I personally wasted 20 dvds until I get it burnt correctly… Try to burn the image again + make sure you get the right image, from opensuse.org, not some stupid distro distributor.