openSUSE 12.3 install from USB stick - unable to load the installer on Samsung laptop

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Hi there,

I’m trying to perform a USB installation on my brand new Samsung laptop.
I’ve tried both Live CDs and DVD, copied them on a USB stick and then when I choose my USB in the boot options, nothing happens and it falls back to loading from HDD.

I have Secure Mode disabled and I’ve also tried to boot with an Ubuntu-installed USB stick, which works.

Any ideas please?

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Hi nderkach,

have you …
… tried to install openSUSE 12.3 via LiveCD / DVD ?
… checked if your USB stick is working ( bootable ) ?
… checked if the downloaded Images aren’t corrupt ?

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  1. I haven’t tried to install from DVD, I don’t have a DVD drive here.
  2. According to fdisk it should be bootable:

Disk /dev/sdb1: 16.0 GB, 16008593408 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 15266 cylinders, total 31266784 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x7cc6f9b1

 Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1p1 404 8595 4096 ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sdb1p2 * 8596 1822719 907062 83 Linux

  1. I’ve compared md5 hash and it appears to be correct.
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Using an 8GB USB you can use imagewriter to create a Live USB install medium. Disabling Secure boot may not be enough, you may still need UEFI booting (which the DVD can do)

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Finally I was able to boot from the USB stick.
I think the problem was not the BIOS configuration, but the data already stored on the flash drive.
So I’ve flushed in with zeros and copied the iso image anew and now it works.