Problem with install of 11.3 on HP Mini 5103

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Hi,
I’ve just purchased HP Mini 5103 with preinstaled SLED, but I want to replace with 11.3. But I have serious problem with booting from USB. Due to problem with BIOS bug/feature, 5103 is unabled to boot using USB with recursive partition (which is created from hybrid openSUSE-11.3-KDE4-LiveCD-i686.iso either with ImageWriter of dd). When I create bootable USB with syslinux and copying of iso to existing partition, I ended with error “failed to detect CD/DVD or USB drive” (I have tried also both initrdud files, older one failed with “failed to detect USB”, newer with “failed to detect CD”). I have also tried to install from full openSUSE-11.3-DVD-i586.iso which I have copied to USB using Unetbootin, but with this bootable USB I ended with “invalid or corrupt kernel image”.
So what to do now?
Thanks for any help.

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So after few days of unsuccessful attempts I solved the problem by flawless installation of Fedora 14. We will see how 11.4 works.

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I don’t think Unetbootin works with OpenSuse.

Try this SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

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Hi
You need to run isohybrid first then the dd command AFAIK. I have used unetbootin on openSUSE.

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Is there also a possibility to solve the problem with Windows?

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rotfl!
‘Blows a Goat’

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Thanks a lot:) My real question was, if it would be possible to create a stick to install openSUSE on my HP 5103. I dont think that the proposed Linux commands will run on my Windows, do they?

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You mean you want to create the USB stick from a windows platform?

Unetbootin is available for winders too.
And there are more instructions for windows users here:
SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE