I am trying to install SUSE-11.4 on asus netbook but it returns several errors and at times the install hangs. I have created bootable USB as per wiki, have performed install media checks during boot but nothing seems to work. First I got I/O error and later the screen died.
I have Fedora 15 gnome3 installed on it and I have not had any issues installing it or using it. During my lat attempt it returned some YaST error over network and install died. can someone please help me install this. I like SUSE’s kde4 implementation and need it on my netbook.
I am trying to install SUSE-11.4 on asus netbook but it returns several errors and at times the install hangs. I have created bootable USB as per wiki, have performed install media checks during boot but nothing seems to work. First I got I/O error and later the screen died.
I have Fedora 15 gnome3 installed on it and I have not had any issues installing it or using it. During my lat attempt it returned some YaST error over network and install died. can someone please help me install this. I like SUSE’s kde4 implementation and need it on my netbook.
Thanks!
So, if you want to know what I think I say your laptop is too new and needs the kernel 3.0 to work properly. You can install 3.0 into openSUSE, if you can get it to install, but not if it will not. By default openSUSE 11.4 comes with kernel 2.6.37 while Fedora is using kernel 3.0, though it calls it 2.6.40. When openSUSE 12.1 comes out in November, give it a try then as it is supposed to have kernel 3.1 in it then. If you could find an external USB DVD player, I would give that a try now, but otherwise, you need to wait in my opinion.
Well it is testing. You become the guinea pig. Part of the testing team. If you decide to go that direction remember to get things fixed you must report them.
If Fedora 15 installs and works on it, I’d say openSUSE 11.4 should work. These days the kernel is not running behind hardware found in the market. I’d rather investigate a bit further, like: what happens if you boot the install with a ‘nomodeset’ option ? Can you get a LiveCD running from an USB stick to work in failsafe mode?
Hi, I get live CD to work, all BSD/Linux live CD’s works including parted magic and stuff. Now I tried factory but that fails as well at 50% mark, the machine becomes unresponsive and I cant find any specific error logs, beats me.
I find openSUSE tends to be a bit sensitive to having a correct md5sum. Did you compare the md5sum of the downloaded iso file against the md5sum posted on the download website? Did you burn to a quality +R or -R (not to an RW) at the slowest speed your CD/DVD burner allows ?
You probably have done so, but the question has (IMHO) to be asked, as a failure 1/2 way thru an install can be a symptom of a bad openSUSE CD/DVD.
I’ve checked md5 # of image and I am using USB install so IMHO bad CD/Install media question does not arise. I guess its lack of hardware support, anyway I installed kubuntu 11.04; its not perfect but it works. Let me know if there is anything I need to do to make SUSE work on my hardware.