Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3675 mails)

[Jul <julog@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 10 January 2002 15:08, Stan Koper wrote:
>     I thought 7.0 was a difficult install, so much so that I posted a
> rather severe and profane rant at one point.  And I threw away 7.1, which
> was less than useless, but I thought perhaps 7.3 might be better.
>  Unfortunately, *none* of the fancy-schmancy graphics installation methods
> do anything but lock up the machine.  This is my third or fourth attempt to
> install 7.3, and at least this time I overcame all of the rough spots, but
> no joy vis-a-vis a basic internet card driver.
>
>     So again, how do I recompile the kernel, when I can't get the original
> install to recognize the 3c509?  Should I remove it, reboot, shut down, put
> it in, reboot, and then try to reinstall it.
>
> Thanks for your suggestion,
>
> Stan Koper


It was my first experience with Yast2 ( do not see reason for gui 
at the instalation time but market new and windowish audience ...)
Yast2 didn't  see, I ignored this and after reboot everyting was just fine.
I have 505 isa it is not plug&play.

Julo