Hello!
I have an installation from USB/DVD issue, I would really appreciate some guidance on this!
Setup:
- Desktop running WinXP
- Lenovo S10e netbook running Win7RC1 (just expired.) no DVD drive.
- 1 DVD by Novell and Lenovo with “SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10(For recovery select Restore System from the inital Menu.) November 2008”
- 4GB USB drive. Laptop can boot from it.
Problem:
Need to install the system to the Laptop using the USB drive. Doesn’t install.
What I did:
Mostly followed the guide at “Installation without CD - openSUSE.htm” my USB drive is G:
used the HP USB Disk storage format tool to make my USB bootable.
Copied all files from the dvd to the usb drive
Moved G: \boot\i386\loader* to G:
Deleted E: \isolinux.bin
Renamed E: \isolinux.cfg to E: \syslinux.cfg
Downloaded syslinux-3.85.zip from [kernel.org]
Extract syslinux-3.85.zip to c: \syslinux
CD’ed to c: \syslinux\win32 directory in a cmd prompt
Ran syslinux -ma E:
Current setup:
G:
ldlinux.sys
initrd
content
lenovo.img (2.8GB)
syslinux.cfg
various files (*.hlp, *.tr, *.spl, *.pcx etc) all from the boot folder.
"syslinux.cfg":
default restore
# restore entire system
label restore
kernel linux
append initrd=initrd splash=silent install=exec:/run_restore showopts
implicit 1
gfxboot bootlogo
display message
prompt 1
timeout 0
"message":
Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10!
#0fTo start the installation enter 'linux' and press <return>.#07
Available boot options:
harddisk - Boot from Harddisk (this is default)
linux - Installation
noacpi - Installation - ACPI Disabled
failsafe - Installation - Safe Settings
rescue - Rescue System
memtest - Memory Test
'noacpi' or 'failsafe' may be necessary on some tricky hardware.
Have a lot of fun...
"content":
PRODUCT SUSE_SLED_SP1
VERSION 10.1-0
DISTPRODUCT SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Desktop-SP1
DISTVERSION 10-SP1
VENDOR SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
RELNOTESURL http://www.novell.com/linux/releasenotes/i386/SUSE-SLED/10-SP1/release-notes-sled.rpm
ARCH.i686 i686 i586 i486 i386 noarch
ARCH.i586 i586 i486 i386 noarch
ARCH.i486 i486 i386 noarch
ARCH.i386 i386 noarch
DEFAULTBASE i586
REQUIRES sled-release-10-sp1 pattern:basesystem
PROVIDES product:SUSE_SLED = 10.1
PROVIDES product:SUSE_SLE = 10.1
PATTERNS desktop-base x11 desktop-gnome apparmor 32bit
OBSOLETES product:SUSE_SLED < 10.1
SHORTLABEL SLED 10 SP1
LABEL SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 10.1-0
LABEL.de SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
DESCRDIR suse/setup/descr
DATADIR suse
FLAGS update
LANGUAGE en_US
TIMEZONE America/Los_Angeles
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Right. USB stick. in laptop. Turn on. Boot. “Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10!”. No Booglogo gfx like when DVD boots for some reason.
input "boot: _"
Route1:
typed linux and pressed enter.
Result:
gets to:
md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
md: autorun ...
md: ... autorun DONE.
VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or uknown-block(3,4)
Please append a correct "root=" option; here are the available partitionsL
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on uknown-block(3,4)
Route2: pressed enter. Route3: typed linux initrd=initrd splash=silent install=exec:/run_restore showopts and pressed enter. Route 4: added noacpi to route 3.
Result of 2, 3 and 4:
It seems to go much further. Its very quick but it does this in a nutshell:
loading linux, initrd (lots of dots)
starting udev...
openSUSE intallation program v3.0.20 Linux Products GmbH
activating usb devices...
then CLS
/run_restore: line 17: /proc/splash: No Such file or Directory
No DVD drive found!
Press a key to reboot.
Route5:
The most sucessful!
linux initrd=initrd splash=silent showopts
Result:
Runs all the way through, gets to a windowed program called “>>> Linuxrc v3.0.20 (Kernel 2.6.22.5-31-default) <<<”
could not find the openSUSE Repository. Activating manual setup program
Main Menu: Settings, System Information, Kernel Modules (Hardware Drivers), Start installation or System, Verify Installation CD-ROM/DVD, Eject CD, Exit or Reboot, Power off
Cant find anything on the usb drive (obviously?) so what do I do now?
So yeah. This is where I’m at and quite stuck… not sure what other flags there are to use, what I have to move around or rename … Any guidance greatly appreciated.
Oh wait! Just had an idea. Opened lenovo.img in winrar. contents: lenovo-oem-preload.i686-6.1.5.raw
Thanks guys, Really wanna get this show on the road 
apparantly the lenovo supports some super quick boot that im hoping is included in this restore DVD.
