Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-autoinstall (47 mails)

[Jiri Srain <jsrain@xxxxxxx>]

Hi!

Sure it is. Just add 

Textmode=1

to the kernel command line when booting the installation.

For more reference, see

http://en.opensuse.org/Linuxrc#Parameter_Reference

Jiri

Dne Thursday 01 of November 2007 15:57:29 Alan McKay napsal(a):
> Hey folks,
>
> Is it possible to do a text-based install like there is for Red Hat
> Anaconda? If so, how do I initiate it?  I'm going through the docs but
> cannot see anything obvious.
>
> My problem is that I'm trying to install OpenSuSe 10.2 64bit within a
> VMWare machine, and it keeps crashing right near the end of the
> install when it's detecting hardware.  I have a hunch that doing a
> text-based install would fix this, based on the stuff happening with
> the virtual screen at that time.
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
> --
> "Aikido has but one principle - the universal reality of life"
>                - Mitsugi Saotome



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Jiri Srain
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