Problems with OpenSuSe 11 installation from usb.

My notebook is an HP Mini with no cd-rom. Operating system is SuSe enterprise edition 10. I want to have OpenSuSe 11 installed on it.

I’ve got some problems with installation OpenSuSe from my flash card.
I did stuff told at SuSE install from USB drive - openSUSE
I made a bootable flash. I booted from it. (I’ll list steps I made and consider being done ok just for info).

Then I was asked to “Make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive”. It’s not so I’m falling back (as told at the link). Than I’m choosing my language (ok).
In the main menu I click at “Start Installation” -> “Start Installation or Upgrade” -> (Choose the sourse medium) Hard Disk
After this I’m asked to “Choose disk partition” (one of the volumes is my flash card (sdb4)). And than to “Enter the sourse directory”. I choose sdb4 and enter “/”. Repository was found.

Than I had some problems.

After a while I’ve got message “No new Driver Updates found”. Is it ok?

Than first message after that one was “Your computer does not fulfill all requirements for a graphical installation. There is less then 96 MB memory or the X server could not be started. <…>” I don’t know why it’s so because I have 1 Gb memory. There might be some problems with drivers or X server… Can you tell what migth be not right?

Than YaST2 found some devices and asked to confirm drivers activation. I confirm all of them.

Should I choose New Installation or an Upgrade? Will everything work ok after the Upgrade?

I tried to upgrade. Some more drivers were asked to be activated. I activated them.

Than I got a worning strongly recommending “to start the old system and change the mount-by method to any other method far all partitions”.
As I understand I was asked to unmount /home (/dev/sda3 is mounted there).

Shell I unmount it or it’s ok?

I didn’t want to experiment any more so I’ll wait for advise.
P.S. Will I be able to recover base system using HP standart system recovery? (Model is hp 2133)

>After a while I’ve got message “No new Driver Updates found”. Is it ok?

I had the same a I was able to install OS 11.1

>In the main menu I click at “Start Installation” -> “Start Installation or Upgrade” -> (Choose the sourse medium) Hard Disk

I do not remember exactly the installation process but I thing the source medium should be http or ftp. Then you should give the address of the source. For example
Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/oss

Then wait some time. I seams it hangs but after some time it works - be patient.

Thanks!

About sourse medium I tried to find out what it is so once I entered a random path and I was told that no repository was found. Only when I give a path to the repository copy it continues the installation. I think it’s ok.

Is it ok that I’m told that my note has less than 96 Mb of memory or X server cannot start?

No idea. I have only an experience with MSI Wind.
>Is it ok that I’m told that my note has less than 96 Mb of memory or X server cannot start?

In you are really going to install OpenSUSE 11.1 the only answer is ok. Maybe after installation your graphic card will be recognized.

BUT maybe it will not work and you will have to recover your system. You have ask on a hp 2133 forum if and how it works.

I maintain a wiki to get all of the bells and whistles on the 2133 running. It is a work in progress of course.

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