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[LinuxWorld999 <linuxworld999@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Managed to get a boxed set of SuSE 9.0 off the shelf on Saturaday.  After 
backing up data files, a fresh install of SuSE 9.0 was carried out.  The 
install program wiped 8.2 and installed 9.0.  The process went very smoothly 
with all the hardware being detected correctly, with the exceptions below.

The specification of the PC is :

Make : Medion with AMD 2600+
Graphics : Nvidia G4 440SE
Memory : 512 MB
HD : Dual boot Windows and Linux (Windows rarely used!!)
Additional external drives : 60GB USB2 and 20GB firewire
Network : Built in Realtek 100MB and USB Netgear Wireless adapter MA101

SERIOUS ISSUE

This afternoon SuSE 9.0 was installed on my son's Compaq which has Windows XP 
Home Edition.  The install program partitioned the drive and installed SuSE.  
However, the windows NTFS partition was corrupted rendering Windows unusable.   
The recovery files are on a separate partition which can also not be booted.  
No backup of data was made, so my son's course work has been lost.  DO BE 
CAREFUL and backup data.  I am sending this mail immediately this happened to 
warn other users of this problem.  At the moment, I don't not even know how 
restore Windows at all.

Resolved Issues:

Wireless USB : The adapter was detected correctly and the correct modules 
loaded.  However, a connection with the wireless access point was not 
possible.  The USB_HOST_CONTROLLER variable in sysconfig had to be changed to 
stop one usb module being loaded at boot.  After rebooting, the adapter 
worked fine.  The card was setup in YaST2 so that after booting the correct 
parameters are passed to the wireless adapter.  The firewall has to be 
restarted to access the internet.  If anyone else this problem, I will be 
glad to post my solution.

CUPS : After installing CUPS, the printer attached to the Linux box was 
visible to other Windows pc's.  In control panel, the printer is listed as 
being recognised but not accessible.  Right clicking the icon and selecting a 
test print, the printing is fine.  Testing the printing on other applications 
was also ok.  This has arisen as CUPS runs as user "lp" rather than root for 
security reasons.  Perhaps someone more knowledgeable on CUPS could shed more 
light on this issue.  One unresolved problem is that CUPS cannot be 
configured using a browser.  Anyone with a solution.

ACPI : The install was carried out with ACPI options left on and gave rise to 
no problems.  In fact, the PC switches off and reboots with no problems.  
Previously, on reboot the external F/Wire drive was not recognised and the PC 
had to be manually switched off.

All in all, the upgrade to 9.0 has been worth the effort and is recomennded to 
anyone.

Well done SuSE on another great effort.

LW999