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Re: [suse-amd64] [Announce] 9.2 AMD64 Install CD with New Kernel
Quote from Andreas:

[QUOTE]
> If you have experienced installation problems with our 9.2 DVD, then
> download this CD and boot from it. It will ask you then for "CD1",
> and just insert the DVD at that point. During installation it will
> load packages from CD1 several times...
>
> This PatchCD has two advantages:
>
> * Installation with a new kernel. If you had problems installing with
> the DVD, please try it this way.
>
> * All the updated packages are installed directly.
>
> You can also download the CD and start "PatchCD" in YaST to only
> install the updated packages.
>
> Note the packages and the kernel are from before Christmas, so we have
> some more updates out since then...

[/QUOTE]


Basically use this CD if you can not install off the DVD as some have
not been able to. I was not able to as well but if you disable USB and
change a few memory settings in the BIOS you can then install. Try the
DVD. If it does not work then get the CD.

Brad Dameron
SeaTab Software
www.seatab.com

On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 05:17, melissad wrote:
> Andreas or someone, please help me with this issue. I have been on travel
> and missed this thread.
>
> Have downloaded the image. Have an AMD-64 machine ready for install when I
> return home this weekend. What am I supposed to do with this? I also have
> an AMD-64 machine working and updated. Does something need to be done
> here, or has YOU taken care of the issue.
>
> Sorry to be late on this. Any assistance would be gratefully received.
>
> melissa
>
> At 07:16 AM 2/18/2005, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> >Ozymandias <ozymandias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > > Will this solve installation issues with the FTP DVD Image, or only the
> > retail
> > > package?
> >
> >Yes, it will, they have the same issues,
> >
> >Andreas
> >--
> > Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj
> > SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
> > GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
> >
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