On 12/02/12 00:43, Billie Walsh wrote:
On 02/11/2012 12:41 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Billie, I think that you have struck the well known hassle of video :-( .
When the DVD starts and you get the menu where you are asked to Install, for example, add this to the boot line: "nomodeset" [wthout the quotes] and then press return to continue the installation process.
You will need to also add this parameter when the installation process tells you that it needs to reboot to continue the installation.
(I have just posted a comment about this re Milestone 1 of 12.2. I think that this hassle has been allowed to exist for far too long and "nomodeset" should be hardcoded into installation process to avoid the problem you are having - and I am having with 12.2.)
If you have any questions you can always get in touch with me privately as you know.
BC
PS And welcome back "to the fold" or at least at your attempt at getting back to the fold :-) . And sorry for the hassles you are currently having :-( .
(snipped because it was getting rather long)
Bot you and someone else suggested the "nomodeset". Didn't make any difference. Still gets to the splash screen and just sits there like a lump. To light for a boat anchor and to big for a paper weight. *<]:oD
I don't claim to be any sort of an expert, but I've never had issues with the video during an install. The initial reboot afterwards sometimes, but never during the install. Generally the installer seems to use a basic generic driver that will work with just about anything.
The video has been causing problems, default driver or not. There was another reason for the glitch but I just don't remember what that was. Someone with better memory could remember; otherwise a search of the archives would produce the discussions which occurred.
I'm suspecting there's something glitched on the DVD during the burning or a fault in the media. K3B reported that all was well, but...........
When burning an iso file I always verify the burn. With one or 2 exceptions over the years k3b has always been perfect in its burns and those which did fail were due to faulty discs; inserted the next disc on the spindle and it burnt perfectly. BC -- Aspire to inspire before you expire. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org