I have been reading up on Linux for awhile and finally decided to give it a try. I recently built a 64-bit Intel Quad core PC with Vista Ultimate and created a partition on my OS drive explicitly for Linux someday in the future.
Well I installed Open SUSE 11 from the live CD and that also installed the KDE 4.0 desktop. Several Problems resulted immediately.
KNotify throws errors as soon as the desktop shows up, and cannot trace them for bug reports (signal 11,blah, blah)
The system does not see my usb wireless adapter either. I tried some suggestions I found in the forums, without success.
Then I saw a post suggesting newbies like myself should stay away from KDE 4.0…that I should have installed from the DVD instead of the Live CD. The dual boot is working fine but the Open SUSE OS does not.
I tried to delete the partitions and reset the mbr from within Linux and that did not work. Can someone please help me to delete my current Linux installation so that I can start over from the DVD?
Your help is much appreciated. I would like to have a successful Linux experience.
if you install from the dvd, it can format the partition prior to installing, just select partitions from the install menu, then custom, & create the partitions with the option to format
It will give you a suggested setup which would almost certainly leave the partitions as they are and re-install the operating system with gnome or whatever you specify. Or you could change the partitioning while you are at it.
If you follow the steps given by Andy you can specify to format those partitions that now contain the KDE 4 setup.
The format will wipe out all the previous setup files and you will have yourself a new and shiny setup.
Just make sure to go for the custom partitioning. If the partitions are big enough using the existing ones should be fine.
Usually we create three partitions , one for the swap, one for root (/) and one holding user files (/home).
If you are mainly in for a test ride having two partitions to start with (swap and /) should also be fine.
The DVD install went well. No Errors with the Gnome 2.22 desktop.
Can you guys point me in the directing of getting the system to recognize my Iogear KVM switch. It is through that my usb wireless connection is connected. I also have a usb sound card that is not recognized. It is an Edirol UA-700.
To get better exposure it would be best to post two new separate questions. Sound is not my expertise but there are others here that can guide you through getting your Edirol to work.
I’ve seen it mentioned that you can map the device through ALSA.
But again, it’s not my cup of tea.
KVM switches usually don’t need drivers and use key combinations… what exactly is not working?
