rebootException: error consoles at Alt-F3/F4

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I am a newbie and I am trying to install 11.1 liveCD i686.iso

it says this and reboots in a cycle
mounting compressed unified tree
/sbin/init no such file or not executable
rebootException: error consoles at Alt-F3/F4
rebootException/ rboot in 120 sec…

do you have any suggestions on how I can complete the install?

tips are much appreciated

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You don’t say when this error happens? Is it from the cd boot? Or from the live desktop?

Have you run the cd media check?

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And if you have run the md5sum, and the media check, try pressing Alt - F3 and Alt - F4 and writing down the error logs. Post them here, along with an answer to caf’s question about where and when they appeared.

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I had this problem with openSuse 11.3 booting. I tried Unetbootin and also tried using initrtud (as a replacement of initrd since some users said this would work) but all in vein.

Finally, after spending couple of nights working on this problem, I got the solution and this is how simple it is:

  1. Replaced my USB HDD with USB FDD (for some reason, booting fails with USB HDD)
  2. Erased USB FDD (you can use Ubuntu Startup disk creator to Erase the disk if you wish)
  3. Use this command (after su/sudo): dd if=/<iso or .raw file location> of=/dev/sdX bs=8MB

NOTE: /dev/sdX where in sdX, X is where your USB is mapped (check this using ‘df -h’ command). If you see /dev/sdb (and /dev/sdb1 …), use /dev/sdb
4. Reboot your laptop/netbook (I used Samsung N148 netbook)

If this does not work for you, then let me know.

Regards,
Rajesh
rajesh’s blog | gheWARE

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Please, could you tell where I have to Replace my USB HDD with USB FDD (in the iso image)?
Thanks.

Marxello

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Hey. Marxello, welcome here.

I guess you missed the point in this thread. The poster does not replace anything in the ISO image, he replaces parts of the command.
Next: you reopened a very old thread. Your chances for help will improve if you start a new thread, with a clear title, description of hardware used and the openSUSE version you’re referring to.