I have very little experience with Linux so I apologize if the answer to this question is a very obvious and/or simple one. I have downloaded openSUSE 11 with the KDE 4.0 GUI onto a Live CD. To my understanding, the CD is supposed to boot into the GUI automatically. From there, there is an icon used to install the OS onto a hard drive. My problem is that the CD boots into the command line only. Am I not selecting the proper boot option or is there some sort of command that I need to execute? Thanks in advance for the help.
A couple of questions :
1 ) did you do an md5 checksum on the iso before burning ?
2 ) did you burn as an image or data disk ?
Andy
Thanks for the quick response. I did not do an md5 checksum but I did burn it as an image.
best to do an md5 checksum, what o.s are you using ? windows ? debian ? gentoo ? Ubuntu ? have a look at this regarding md5 checksum NEWBIES - Suse-11.0 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums scroll down to find it
Andy
Yeah I read about the md5 checksum after I burned the disk… so I guess that didn’t help. I’m using the infamous Windows Vista SP1.
Hi mgeorgetti, as a noob myself I can tell you I am about 2 for 3 downloading the images. Seems like about every 3 one is corrupt so I make sure I always check the chksum & then I check the disk when I get to the boot menu. Takes longer but I have fewer future problems.
Is it a tool somewhere in Windows or do I have to download something to check the checksum?
Also, is this something I would have to do when using a DVD image instead of the Live CD?
> I have very little experience with Linux … I have downloaded
> openSUSE 11 with the KDE 4.0 GUI onto a Live CD.
KDE4 (as it exists on that Live CD) is EXPERIMENTAL software and is
absolutely NOT ready for prime time for anyone, and certainly not those
who are not experienced Linux ‘hackers’…
that is my opinion, you can check it by reading in these web forums all
the problems with KDE4…
my free advice: do NOT use that disk to install anything to your machine!!
if you wanna try openSuSE Linux please try KDE3 (or Gnome)…
if you wanna try a STABLE (but still very modern version) of openSuSE
Linux i can highly recommend the 32 bit version 10.3 (even if your
machine is 64 bit) *
on the other hand, you can probably find a small handful of folks who
have been very lucky and happy with that Live CD you have downloaded…
in any event, good luck and have fun (the ride you have climbed on to is
great fun, a wonderful education but a little bumpy and scary, sometimes)…
–
DenverD (Linux Counter 282315)
A Texan in Denmark
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As a noob I second what DenverD said. I started by installing the 64 bit KDE 4 version and it was more trouble than the little bit of WOW was worth. Once I installed the Suse 11 32 bit KDE 3+ version everything was much more user friendly, Java worked in Opera and I could configure the desktop to do what I wanted it to. Either way you go you will surely learn a lot if you stay with it. Good luck.
Thanks for all of your help guys. I decided to download the DVD because, to my understanding, you get to choose between which GUI you would like.
> I decided to download the DVD because,
> to my understanding, you get to choose between which GUI you would like.
good plan…and:
- check the md5sum prior to burning the DVD
- burn at the slowest rate you can select
- burn the image (not the iso file)…
- first boot to “Media check”
-
IF checks ok, THEN install
– be SURE to select either KDE3 or Gnome, not kde4… - i’m sure i don’t need to say: back up all data on that drive that you
can’t afford to lose!
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DenverD (Linux Counter 282315)
A Texan in Denmark
I did run the md5 checksum and I did boot to media check. I’m doing a fresh install on an unused hard drive so I don’t have to worry about data.