Hello
I’m trying to create a portable flash-drive from the openSUSE-11.3-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64.iso-file. I can boot and run it, but everytime I use Yast to install something (language, …) everything but the mouse just freezes, forcing me to restart the laptop.
Regards
Is the portable flash created ? You booted on it ? Did you check the integrity of the ISO created ?
Yes I used SUSE image writer to copy the content of the ISO-file to my flash drive (MD5 checksum was ok). Booted SUSE from that flash drive. Executed this script SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE and then chose the ‘dutch’ language.
After that it starts downloading and installing packages and then suddenly freezes, only the mouse moves and I have to restart the computer. When i try to change the language again after restart i get one error for every package i’m trying to install, telling me the package could not be installed.
Hi,
Instead of using this script, try this procedure : SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE. Then, test it again.
Verplrke wrote:
> After that it starts downloading and installing packages and then
> suddenly freezes, only the mouse moves and I have to restart the
> computer. When i try to change the language again after restart i get
> one error for every package i’m trying to install, telling me the
> package could not be installed.
It would be good to look at the logs and post any relevant output. For
starters try:
tail -f /var/log/messages
tail -f /var/log/YaST2/y2log
in two separate terminal windows, before you start using YaST. That way
you should see everything up until it freezes.
On 2011-02-22 11:27, Dave Howorth wrote:
> tail -f /var/log/messages
> tail -f /var/log/YaST2/y2log
>
> in two separate terminal windows, before you start using YaST. That way
> you should see everything up until it freezes.
A comment:
Use “tailf” instead of “tail -f”. The later was reported to cause disk
activity when idling.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Use “tailf” instead of “tail -f”. The later was reported to cause disk
> activity when idling.
Interesting. I’ve not used that. The man page seems to be clear:
"tailf will print out the last 10 lines of a file and then wait for the
file to grow. It is similar to tail -f but does not access the file when
it is not growing. This has the side effect of not updating the access
time for the file, so a filesystem flush does not occur periodically
when no log activity is happening.
“tailf is extremely useful for monitoring log files on a laptop when
logging is infrequent and the user desires that the hard disk spin down
to conserve battery life.”
So apparently it’s not relevant in this case.
And it’s not relevant to me since I always mount with noatime and I
don’t use laptops. Just as well since I suspect this is one new trick
this old dog would probably have trouble learning.
But thanks for the pointer. It may help somebody else 
On 2011-02-22 13:27, Dave Howorth wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
> “tailf is extremely useful for monitoring log files on a laptop when
> logging is infrequent and the user desires that the hard disk spin down
> to conserve battery life.”
I changed years ago to tailf when somebody commented on that. Now I always
use tailf, laptop or desktop or server 
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
I’ve made a picture of the screen (with terminal-windows) when it freezed: http://www.verplrke.be/downloads/IMG_4324.JPG
Hi,
Instead of providing a picture, use SUSE Paste and paste the tailf information and provide the resulting link here.
Read and translate this ÎÎ·Î¼Î¹Î¿Ï Ïγία Live και bootable USB](http://forums.opensuse.org/greek/i-i-i-i/i-i-i-iui-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-isi-i-i-ioei-i-i-i-i/i-iui-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-documentation/453295-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-live-i-i-i-bootable-usb.html#post2283010)
What’s the problem with the picture? I can’t copy/paste when the computer freezes. And transtlating greek is not actually ideal (Google Vertaling).
But I’ve managed to get around it by fewer packets of software. When I’m using it however, it freezes up somewhere between every 15 - 30 minutes. Could it be that running SUSE from a flash drive is not that stable?
I’ve followed this tutorial: How to Install SUSE to a USB Hard Drive | USB Pen Drive Linux
The result appears to be stable, but how much space do I assign to every partition? It’s a 4Gb USB stick and by default 2.9Gb was assigned ‘/’ and a little over 750 Mb to swap.
I’m getting a low disk space notification, less then 200 Mb for home available?
With 4Gb, it’s a little tight indeed…
Are 8Gb USb stick expensive in your neibourghood ?
Around €15, twice the price of a 4Gb version …
I have new problem now … I installed portable SUSE (How to Install SUSE to a USB Flash Drive | USB Pen Drive Linux) but it won’t boot. Tried it twice: first time i got could not mount /dev/sda2 busy or already mounted. Second time no ‘Operating system detected’ ?
