Multiple install problems, please help

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Hi,

I am trying to install opensuse 11.1 on my Asus W3H00N laptop. Here what happens:

  1. I put the the install DVD (32 bit version) in, I hit Install… after it loads the kernel it pops “udevd[24] unable to receive kernel netlink message no buffer space” if I leave it alone after a minute or two a blue colored (ega?) install menue appears and says insert install media1 into cd-rom or something simmilar, and it doesnt recognize the dvd or the cd-rom itself. Dead-end.
  2. I when I change the Kernel settings before installation in boot menu to Safe-Settings, installation starts but somewhere in the middle of the install process the computer freezes… the animated icon freezes, hitting lock keys the lights dont blink and i waited for half an hour it doesnt come back. Dead end.
  3. I tried the net install again with the Safe kernel settings, and again it freezes during the install process.
    Dead-end.
    Note: Im pretty sure its not a hardware problem cause winXp and some other linux distros install on it like magic. but I <3 my suse want to have it on my laptop.
    1337 pros please help me, I am not very linux literate.
    Thanks for attention.
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are you absolutely certain your install disk is 100% correct?
did you download the iso and check the md5sum before you burned the
disk? and then media check the disk before attempting the install?
see how to do those things here: http://tinyurl.com/ycgm2bx

as for your hardware–there is nothing like that model number listed
here: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Laptops/Asus

is it a very new machine? what kind of video chipset does it use? how
much RAM? and CPU? does it meet the minimum requirements for openSUSE
11.1? see http://en.opensuse.org/Sysreqs

which other linux distros install on it like magic?

–
palladium
Have a lot of fun…

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thanks for response,

yes I checked the md5 checksums and they are correct, even if they weren’t the net install should go fine if there wasnt other problem.

***please not by “net install” above I mean Internet Installation.

it is a very old laptop i think 2004 or 2005. it is very very simmilar to Asus W1N thats on compatibility list.

Tech specs:
Intel® Pentium® M processor Dothan 725 1.6 Ghz
Intel855PM+ICH4-M Chipset
RAM: DDR333 1 Gb
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (M11-CSP64) (AGP 4x) 64mb DDR
1xPCMCIA Type II
80 gig Ultra DMA100 HDD
CD-RW/DVD Combo
AC97 audio
USB 2.0
and bunch of other: bluetooth irda cardreader lancard modem firewire wifi etc.

back in a day it was a killer :smiley:

mandriva 2009.1 installed on it with absolutely no problems, fedora (dont remember which one) slack.
I had problems with mandriva 2010… after install it complains that its a wrong kernel cause there is no pae support or something. recent ubuntu gave me simmilar problem.

I <3 opensuse for many reasons, the only acceptable alternative would be mandriva, If I am unable to install the suse Ill have to go with mandriva 2009.1 but I won’t be happy. opensuse \m/

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let me begin by admitting i’m not a real guru…

the questions i asked i hoped might help a real guru who happens along
to figure out the problem without having to ask my (obvious) questions…

that said, i googled on parts of the error message “udevd[24] unable
to receive kernel netlink message no buffer space” and got some hits
but am unable to figure out what is going on…i guess you should
spend more time at that than i did… :slight_smile:

maybe all of the below will also be a waste of time, but maybe it
leads to something:

-consider doing a memory test (boot from install disk and select
memory test…let it run overnight)–note: your comment that hardware
is ok because it runs XP and other distros may true, but because of
kernel version and driver changes it might as well be broke (until you
get the kernel compiled for THIS hardware)…

-if possible, i’d pull out half the RAM (or however it is configured)
did you recently add some RAM? if so take it out and try to
install…if it does, then swap the ram (if you can–i know we are
working with a laptop) because maybe the ram is good but a socket is not…

-and before i gave up i’d throw some kernel switches at it…that is,
when the first green screen comes up press the down arrow (to stop the
countdown clock) then type the follow, ONE at a time, and see if it
will boot and install:
–noapic
–nosmp
–nolapic
–clock=pit
–acpi_use_timer_override
–acpi=noirq
–acpi=off

also, i know some of those can be combined…but, i don’t know which
or how…otoh, i guess google knows :wink:

and, you might try a browser to
file:///usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
maybe there you can find what those do, and what else you might TRY…

that should keep you busy until a real guru shows up…and, please
read my caveat prior to trying any of this: http://tinyurl.com/6aagco

–
palladium
Have a lot of fun…