I tried to install 11.3 today but no luck so far
I installed it 3 times from GNOME liveCD and once from a LiveUSB
both didn’t work
with the CD,it restarts before installing initrd,GRUB tells me :
error 15 : file not found
I verified both the image I downloaded via md5 and the CD I made and they both are OK
what is the problem here?
Can you tell us more about your PC? (Brand & Model) What other Operating Systems are installed? Hard disk size and if you know how many partitions you are trying to create. You say you have a Gnome LiveCD. Does it boot and run Gnome OK, before you do any installing?
Thank You,
yes,it boots GNOME just fine
I’m not trying to create any partitions,I’ll use my /home and I’ll just format my root partition
I have a Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H mobo,ATI HD4550 Graphics card and a AMD Phenom II X3 720 processor
I have Windows 7 installed which I’m using to post this message
GA-MA790GP-UD4H, appears to have built-in video. My suggestion is to remove your ATI video card and switch to built-in video until you get openSUSE installed. Make sure you add the nomodeset kernel load option to openSUSE before you put the ATI card back in.
You should look at this document before proceeding on…
SDB:Configuring graphics cards - openSUSE
In general, ATI users have more issues getting their PC’s running for some reason. It is one of the reasons I have switched to nVidia, though ATI does have Linux special drivers, if you can just get openSUSE installed. I have the Gigabyte GA790XTA-UD4 and it works great with openSUSE and nVidia.
Thank You,
My built-in card is an ATI as well,won’t that cause the same problem?
I’m aware that Nvidia makes better drivers,both on windows and on linux,but I was on a budget,so I went with ATI
My built-in card is an ATI as well,won’t that cause the same problem?
I’m aware that Nvidia makes better drivers,both on windows and on linux,but I was on a budget,so I went with ATI
Not all ATI chips cause the computer install to fail. I think it is worth a try to see if it would make any difference. If you do not feel comfortable with removing the video card, then do not do it. Always turn off and remove the power plug before removing or inserting adapter cards. New PC’s are “always on” inside and so the power plug must be removed or a real power switch on the power supply turned off. Also, PCIE video cards have a latch of some sort holding the back end of the card firmly into the socket. This must be mechanically released before the video card will come out. I do this kind of thing all of the time and so it seems second nature to me, but I sometimes forget that is not so with everyone. Let me know what you are thinking.
Thank You,
I know my way around hardware as well,but removing the card seems too drastic for installing an OS from my perspective
I’ll get around to it when I have the time,Thanks 
On 2010-12-24 12:36, mhh91 wrote:
> I know my way around hardware as well,but removing the card seems too
> drastic for installing an OS from my perspective
You could try installing 11.2, I think it doesn’t have that particular issue.
However, your problem is grub, not video. It will not help.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
You could try installing 11.2, I think it doesn’t have that particular issue.
However, your problem is grub, not video. It will not help.
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Cheers / Saludos,
You know Carlos, that is a very good suggestion indeed. It is worth a try. Here is a link to those disks if you need them:
ftp://ftp.klid.dk/opensuse/distribution/11.2/iso/
And everyone Please have a Happy and Safe Christmas!
Thank You,
I’ll try to install LILO instead,let’s see if this is bootloader related or not
tried to install LILO,didn’t work either
I’m beginning to think this is an installer issue,is there a way to launch a text installer from the liveCD?
When you boot from the CD, but before selecting the Installation, press F3, where you can select your video mode, including a Text based installation.
Thank You,
It Worked!
Thanks a lot!
It Worked!
Thanks a lot!
Happy to hear that you got it to work for you.
Thank You,