Unable to install LEAP 42.2 from USB

[hcvv]

@oldcpu

Note this thread which is not specific to your problem

I agree with that. The present problem is not covered by the thread title. and will thus not draw the attention of the people with the right knowledge. Specially because it is hidden somewhere in this thread. I encourage the OP to start a new thread about this new problem, with a descriptive title.

[OrsoBruno]

@mariusvoicu

But after the installation completed it will not boot in the desktop. It just puts the laptop in sleep mode and just displays a black screen. I booted in recovery mode and it boots but I have no taskbar in the bottom of the desktop, just the “home” and “documents” folders in the top left corner. I cannot call the terminal to do any updates or anything else.

Nice to read you are up and running, at least in recovery mode.
From a Lenovo site for model R400 I read:
“Video chipsets:
Intel Integrated Graphics 4500MHD
AMD M82XT 256MB”
So you may have to install or configure an AMD video driver.
As Henk suggested, better start a new thread in the Hardware subforum with a title related to this video problem and posting the result of:

hwinfo --gfxcard

You may get that info from the *buntu install if it is easier to you.
Or you may boot to a text console: just press “E” at the grub boot screen, look for a line beginning with “linux” and add “3” (without quotes) at the end.
Or use IceWM instead of KDE by choosing that option at the login screen until you have your problem sorted out.

[mariusvoicu]

@oldcpu

Intel graphics ? Likely the driver is i915 driver.

One speculative possibility to try, is with root permissions create the file : /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf and adopt a glamor solution with this content in that file:

Section "Device"
        Identifier "Xorg Modesetting Driver "
        Driver "modesetting"
EndSection

save that and reboot.

Note this thread which is not specific to your problem - but it does go into problems with the Intel driver and some hardware with openSUSE-LEAP-42.2 : Screen Freeze on Leap 42.2 only option is reboot - Applications - openSUSE Forums

Hello oldcpu,

I have tried that with no success. I actually made things worse. After reboot it wouldn’t show the GRUB boot menu to choose between Opensuse and Ubuntu, instead it would give only the text based login and console.

Thanks for the solution though.

[mariusvoicu]

@hcvv

I agree with that. The present problem is not covered by the thread title. and will thus not draw the attention of the people with the right knowledge. Specially because it is hidden somewhere in this thread. I encourage the OP to start a new thread about this new problem, with a descriptive title.

Hello hcvv,

I will do this today, as I have some things to take care of in the past couple of days.

Thanks.

[mariusvoicu]

@OrsoBruno

Nice to read you are up and running, at least in recovery mode.
From a Lenovo site for model R400 I read:
“Video chipsets:
Intel Integrated Graphics 4500MHD
AMD M82XT 256MB”
So you may have to install or configure an AMD video driver.
As Henk suggested, better start a new thread in the Hardware subforum with a title related to this video problem and posting the result of:

hwinfo --gfxcard

You may get that info from the *buntu install if it is easier to you.
Or you may boot to a text console: just press “E” at the grub boot screen, look for a line beginning with “linux” and add “3” (without quotes) at the end.
Or use IceWM instead of KDE by choosing that option at the login screen until you have your problem sorted out.

Hello OrsoBruno,

I was able to install OpenSUSE half-blinded. What do I mean when I say that, well the Yast installer started with the “No KVM” video option, but it would show me only the top half side of the installer screens, so I could not see what selection options I would get at each screen. I took a leap of faith and tried with Enter at each screen to see if the default selection option was to go forward, and it worked, in 99% of the installing screens, except when I was asked to write and begin the install process, but it was OK, as I hit the right arrow and selected “Yes” to begin the installation.
What is interesting is that when I booted OpenSUSE and updated the OS I saw the intel and AMD GPU video driver packages being installed, which confirms your finding on that Lenovo website regarding the two GPUs being present on the same laptop (what where you thinking Lenovo??? god ****!!).

I will start a new thread today in the Hardware section and post the results of running those lines of code that you mentioned.

Thanks a lot.