I’m unable to install openSuse 11.1 due to “wrong Digest” errors from YaST2.
I’ve downloaded from here twice with ~800k download, MD5 Checksum is fine. http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/iso/openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso
Any ideas where to get a solid download or where I may be going wrong? Installing on a Thinkpad T42 that was running Ubuntu 8.10.
Microsoft MDT XP Sp2 LTI (ISO PE disk booting a WIM) works fine and that’s what I’m reformatting with now…
thanks,
snack
Did you actually run the ‘Media Check’ from the dvd boot menu? That will establish the DVD as good/bad.
You do not need to keep downloading the same .iso
You can use bittorrent and force a re-check
I just finished Suse DVD check that said the DVD was bad, took ~45 minutes to get that.
What does this mean? “You can use bittorrent and force a re-check”
Ubuntu I downloaded, burned, and it ran.
Sorry Windows user testing Linux…
The media check does take a long time depending on your machine, takes about 20 mins on mine.
Just because the disc is bad, does not mean the .iso image you downloaded is bad. Don’t just delete it.
I take it you are doing all this downloading in Windows?
If the MD5 checked ok on the .iso then it must be the burning that is the problem. So we don’t need to go into the bittorrent check explanation. You must burn the disc as slowly as possible.
NEWBIES - Suse-11.1 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums
Use a burner like
CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News
Yes downloading and burning on Windows - I burned my first copy at “max speed” (4x) using my CD burners commercial software (Ulead) then my second DVD I burned at 2.5x using the excellent freeware ImgBurn - after reviewing the Newbie link and learning all about MD5 and downloading tools for that.
I’d say my DVD’s are bad but they work for data and other ISO’s.
Thanks for working with me as I’d love to try 11.1 out. I Bought (BOUGHT!) Suse like 5? years ago and ran it for a while.
thanks,
snack
That quoted MAX speed is slow really.
Anyway. If you want to try something interesting, but you might have to delete all this before you install suse proper, especially if you are short on HD space.
You could download and install Downloads - VirtualBox
Then just use the .iso image of OS 11.1 and install it in VBox.
The idea here is: You set VBox to use the .iso rather than a actual DVD. When it boots see how it goes. (*I should say, you need to create a Fixed size Virtual drive for the install 10GB is enough because it’s only to test the media).
You can of course run the media check on the .iso too. (Though I wouldn’t bother at first, just try the install, it’s only a VM)
If it installs from the .iso fine, then you know it’s just a matter of getting the DVD media to burn nicely.