On 02/10/2012 11:41 AM, Mark Misulich wrote:
On 02/10/2012 09:52 AM, James Knott wrote:
Billie Walsh wrote:
> I decided to give openSUSE a try to see how it is. I used SuSE some > years back and drifted away. I downloaded 12.1-64 and burned the DVD [ > properly ]. Was a bit surprised to discover that there was a Windows > exe file to install.
I have never had to install any Windows file to install any version on Linux. Where did you get the ISO file from?
Hi,
On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 10:14 -0600, Billie Walsh wrote: try this link instead
That's the download page you go to from the page I posted.
select direct download
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select 64bit
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Hit download dvd
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When you burn it, make sure your software recognizes its burning a dvd
Yuppers
When you go to install it, select key f12 or whatever is appropriate on your computer on initial boot to get to the boot order menu in the bios. It always tells which key to hit in the bios screen which flashes up at first boot. Select boot from cdrom from the bios menu, and hit enter making sure that the dvd is in the drive ready to run.
f10 in my computers case. But done that also.
When the dvd loads its first menu on the screen, select Install, and you will be on your way.
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