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[opensuse-amd64] Help! newbie: openSUSE 12.1 installation failure‏
by Chip5 - 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

The BIOS has no "uefi" feature. The computer is the HP Pavilion HPE h8-1050z CTO desktop PC. Motherboard is an H-RS880-uATX (Aloe) motherboard, HP/Compaq name = Aloe. Chipset is AMD 785G. RAID: Integrated AMD RAID controller. I will get a Knoppix "live" disk to try booting. How does a person "add nomodeset to the install kernel (ATI graphics) to be able to install"? What is the step-by-step procedure for a somewhat experienced Windows user, but a Linux newbie to do this? Thanks everyone, so far! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] RE: Help! newbie: openSUSE 12.1 installation failure
by Chip5 - 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

I am installing from a full DVD obtained at the recent Los Angeles Linux Conference/Expo.I haven't yet found the chipset that is being used in the system. The disk works successfully on my older AMD Athlon. 1) When system is started, the green openSUSE "Welcome" screen appears, followed by the openSUSE Installation choices menu screen. When the “Install” option is chosen, system displays a window showing “Loading Linux Kernel” (with an increasing % progress line). 3) Instead of the expected License Agreement and Language screen, the system displays AMIBIOS information including hardware test details, RAID details, "ISOLINUX 4.04 ...",then goes back to the openSUSE “Welcome” screen. System repeats this tight loop until I choose “Install from hard disk” option from the openSUSE installation choices menu screen. System then loads Win7. Here are the BIOS Setup Utility details: Main 1st Drive ST31...AS 2nd Drive None 3rd Drive None 4th Drive hp DVD-RAM GH60LI Installed Memory 8192 MB/PC3-1600 Memory Bank 1 Not Installed Memory Bank 2 Not Installed Memory Bank 3 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Bank 4 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM BIOS Revision 6.12 05/04/2011 Advanced CPU Type: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T Processor CPU Speed: 2.90 GHz Cache RAM (L2): 3MB Cache RAM (L3): 6MB Primay Video Adapter PCI-E SATA Controller Enabled SATA Controller RAID Onboard LAN Enabled -Other details: LAN,WLAN,1394 Power NX (No Execute) Enabled Virtualization Technology Disabled Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device CDROM Group 2nd Boot Device HDD Group 3rd Boot Device Floppy Group 4th Boot Device Network Boot Group -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] Help! newbie: openSUSE 12.1 installation failure
by Chip5 - 06 Apr '12

06 Apr '12

Hey openSUSE community, What would be the fastest way to check the hardware of my newer computer (AMD Phenom X6 by HP, large hard disk, Win7 pre-installed) for compatibility with openSUSE 12.1 to see if the hardware is causing the installation dvd to fail in a loop early in the setup? The installation works normally as expected when tested in an older AMD Athlon 64 3200+ laptop. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner(a)opensuse.org

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