On 2014-06-14 19:29, Tony Alfrey wrote:
C wrote:
I simply followed the directions. It asked me if I wanted to install various repositories,
That's strange. The initial install does not need adding any extra repo.
I said yes, it seemed to find them, it just plodded along without giving any error messages or conflicts. It's possible that there is a flaw in the disk image, but when I try to perform the checksum procedure that is described on the SuSE page, my Mac complains that there is no recognized filesystem on the disk.
Macs are special, so I can not guide you there. But it should not try to look inside the filesystem at all. That's the wrong procedure.
Now I downloaded a different ISO. The first one claimed that it was 4.4 GB.
The image openSUSE-13.1-DVD-x86_64.iso has 4572839936 bytes exactly. The 32 bits one has exactly 4441767936 bytes.
Now this one claims that it is only 1.8 GB. I click on the image to open it: "image not recognized". This is completely useless!
Well, you certainly have an Internet/download problem. There is nothing of that size. The listing is here: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/13.1/iso/
Linux has simply lost its relevance.
Look, seeking controversy will not help you get going. We are volunteers, giving out help for free, on our free time. I will not even try to convince you to use Linux, that's up to you. In my opinion, with your attitude, Linux is simply not for you, use something else that you like. Otherwise, if you want help and you are prepared to work, I, we, will help you. I will say though, that Linux has been working fine for me for decades. But I would not use Mac hardware to install it on, that's looking for trouble, IMHO. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)