On 06/04/2011 11:06 AM, andavane wrote:
>
> Hi
> This in connection with my 1st post: ‘Just Looking at the Water ~ Not
> even Dipping in my Toes’ (http://tinyurl.com/3t2gsfh)
>
> I have an old Sony laptop VGN-S3 (2004) and intended to install the
> Suse DVD there.
does that laptop meet 11.4’s minimum recommended (not just the
minimum) resource requirements of here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware_requirements
> The DVD didn’t pick up on its drive at all,
that could be the result of a slightly misaligned reader, or burner…i
didn’t see where or how you got your disk…if self burnt, search for
the “Download Help” link on the download page at software.opensuse.org
> but Ubuntu 10.10 picked up straight away.
a more precisely burned disk, maybe…
> The Suse DVD picked up straight away on
> my little HP ultramobile using the external DVD drive,
so, it is more likely a slightly off alignment in the “old” Sony…
> but I can’t
> install Suse on that. I’m suspecting that I need to get Suse 11.4 in
> CD’s? I really want to try it on that machine!
i’d suggest you download and burn a 32 bit Live CD…the Desktop
Environment is yours to make…as you know *buntu used Gnome2 and that
is available in 11.4, but may not be in 12.1 (that will probably be
Gnome3 which has as many haters as does Unity)
AND, i highly suggest you RUN it before you install it…and, by the
way, Sony is not the maker who provides the best hardware
experience…so, check out: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Hardware
and, since your experience in *buntu does not teach you everything you
need to know to run openSUSE, have a look here:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/how-faq-forums/unreviewed-how-faq/459700-when-you-converting-ubuntu.html
which is not fully ripe, but well worth checking out…
and, when you become a full-fledged recent convert please post to that
thread any improving comments you feel are needed (that way, you become
an instant contributor, brother.)
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