Installing from DVD fails

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First I am new to Linux.

I am trying to install 11.0 64 bit on a Dell Poweredge SC1430.

I have downloaded and built the DVD several times. The check sum comes back clean. The machine freezes at different points during the install. I have had the install complete, only to have the machine freeze while adding a package, just after it asked for the DVD to be inserted.

I have the same issue with 10.3.

The DVD drives checks fine. The full system test provided by dell run’s clean.

I was able to install 10.2 for the CD images and it is running fine. I want to be current on 11.0 so I do not need to install Oracle and build my databases a second time.

Has anyone see this behavior before or have any idea what may be causing it?

Is there anyway to create install CD’s from the DVD?

Thanks!

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A the green boot screen where you select installation, with install selectec hit F3 and try text.

Check this page
Installation Help - openSUSE

Note this near the bottom:
If the graphical boot menu doesn’t show or freezes, try press and hold Shift on the keyboard when booting the installation media. This starts the text-mode boot menu instead.

or
Installation - ACPI Disabled