On 12/30/2011 10:16 AM, mmarif4u wrote:
>
> ‘openSUSE 12.1 installation (dual boot with windows 7)’
> (http://tinyurl.com/7vlfdv2)
i love to see such initiative and you have produced a nice recap of the
install process…but, in my humble opinion you missed (or got out of
order) a few steps:
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backup to a safe off machine location all important data and
operating systems -
ensure the backup is readable and restorable
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make sure you have a means to reinstall existing operating system(s)
(like Win7) which you might want to recreate if you have a catastrophe
during install -
be especially careful to clone master boot records and record
partition begin/end points -
in Windows, defrag the file systems and test disk integrity
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download and md5sum check the download iso medium
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burn install disk on high quality medium at the lowest possible burn rate
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test the install disk by booting from the disk and selecting “Check
Installation Media” <http://tinyurl.com/3qde66h> at the first green
screen…if it fails that test, you must not try to install from a
corrupt disk, see the many help resources on the download page (down
below the “Download” button…and don’t overlook all the other great
documentation available in doc.opensuse.org, or the Wiki’s Support Data
Base at <http://en.opensuse.org/Category:SDB>, or how-tos in forums at
<http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/how-faq-forums/>…and,
you might like to take a look at another how-to if installing with
Windows like “Install openSUSE alongside Win7/Vista - A Guide” here
<http://tinyurl.com/4m2b6fs> -
next boot to the live session (select “openSUSE Live” from the menu)
and try it out for a while…how does it go with your sound card,
video, laptop, wireless etc etc etc…realizing it WILL run slower off
the optical disk, but if you like what you see then -
boot the install disk again and “Installation” (doing it this way
makes more RAM available for the install script [no extra desktop eating
resources]
and, then get to your number 2
of course, not everyone is as cautious with their data as i try to
be…so, as always ymmv
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DD http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat http://tinyurl.com/DD-Hardware
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Software
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!
On 2011-12-30 10:16, mmarif4u wrote:
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> ‘openSUSE 12.1 installation (dual boot with windows 7)’
> (http://tinyurl.com/7vlfdv2)
It doesn’t load here, FF stalls.
Documents should be posted here, in the forum.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
On 12/30/2011 03:13 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> It doesn’t load here, FF stalls.
loads (a one page blog with a good many images) fine here (FF v
9.0)…maybe your javascript or other add-on is choking ?? (or slow
connection having probs with the images ??)
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DD
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!
On 2011-12-30 16:18, DenverD wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 03:13 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> It doesn’t load here, FF stalls.
>
> loads (a one page blog with a good many images) fine here (FF v
> 9.0)…maybe your javascript or other add-on is choking ?? (or slow
> connection having probs with the images ??)
Now it works. This afternoon it stalled, nothing downloaded beyond some
point. Something about google stats.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
@DenverD
Thanks for the helpful tips and new additions to make the process easy and complete, i will definitely add them for the up coming post.
@robin_listas
Glad it loads fine for you now.
My intention is to spread the word “openSUSE”, and bring users to openSUSE from window$ while telling them that its easy to have two OS, there is no rocket science in it.
Happy New Year to all openSUSE members around the globe. 
On 12/31/2011 08:06 AM, mmarif4u wrote:
> My intention is to spread the word “openSUSE”, and bring users to
> openSUSE from window$
do not overlook some really good help/hints on the transition from one
to the other here:
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:How_to_migrate_from_Windows
> while telling them that its easy to have two OS,
> there is no rocket science in it.
while it doesn’t take a rocket scientist (i can look in my mirror and
prove that) it is not what i would call “easy”… easiest (and second
most expensive) is to continue using what they are already familiar
with, and learn how to protect it from its virus/key-logger-magnet
tendencies…
next easiest, but most expensive, would be a Mac (i hear that, but i
can’t testify it is true–i’ve never used one)…
and then the next easiest is (probably) Ubuntu/Kbuntu/Mint or one of
those distros which do all they can do to make their distro as
Windows-like as they can…
and, while the out of pocket cost of the last two are much less than the
first two there is cost! time is money, and it will take time to
learn how to properly care for and feed the new tiger in your tank.
and, if one does not take the time to learn, and the time to correctly
administer the system it will be no more stable, no more secure and no
more pleasurable than the stuff migrated from…
there is NO free lunch at the Linux Diner…you have to work some, or
you won’t get any pie. (and, you might not even get started…)
ymmv…
besides, it is really kinda dangerous to tell folks it is easy: because
then when they read nothing, just follow your guide, don’t understand
partitioning and blow away all their homework, ten year project of
writing a novel, masters/doctoral thesis, photos of every beautiful
woman on the planet, the coolest music in the universe, etc etc etc…
well, then they will come and find you and burn YOUR house down.
note the caveat in my sig.
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DD http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!