[opensuse] 11.0 Boxed set from Novell
Ok, I recently picked up a DVD drive for my Powerbook Wallstreet. However, none of the DVDs I have made will work with it. It is an OLD DVD drive, and I can't swap it for a newer one because of the way it is made(trust me I tried - proprietary interface). It will read a DVD movie disc just fine(and I have a DVD decoder coming for it, so that's cool). So, I went to Novell's website and was looking to order the media, and I couldn't find a way to select which version I needed. Am I missing something? Thanx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Larry Stotler wrote:
Ok, I recently picked up a DVD drive for my Powerbook Wallstreet. However, none of the DVDs I have made will work with it. It is an OLD DVD drive, and I can't swap it for a newer one because of the way it is made(trust me I tried - proprietary interface). It will read a DVD movie disc just fine(and I have a DVD decoder coming for it, so that's cool).
So, I went to Novell's website and was looking to order the media, and I couldn't find a way to select which version I needed. Am I missing something?
Thanx
I don't know that there is a full install CD set. However, you can use the network install CD to install from another computer. You don't even have to burn a DVD this way. Just loop mount the DVD ISO file and then share it as you would any other directory, using NFS. You may find this method is actually faster than installing from a DVD. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 11/24/08, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
I don't know that there is a full install CD set. However, you can use the network install CD to install from another computer. You don't even have to burn a DVD this way. Just loop mount the DVD ISO file and then share it as you would any other directory, using NFS. You may find this method is actually faster than installing from a DVD.
And that's how I usually do it. Especially since 11.0 and no more install CDs for ppc. But, in the interests of supporting Novell/openSUSE, I was thinking of purchasing 11.1 on DVD for the ppc since that is the only machine I have any problem using burned DVDs on. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 08:31:16AM -0500, Larry Stotler wrote:
Ok, I recently picked up a DVD drive for my Powerbook Wallstreet. However, none of the DVDs I have made will work with it. It is an OLD DVD drive, and I can't swap it for a newer one because of the way it is made(trust me I tried - proprietary interface). It will read a DVD movie disc just fine(and I have a DVD decoder coming for it, so that's cool).
So, I went to Novell's website and was looking to order the media, and I couldn't find a way to select which version I needed. Am I missing something?
You might want to first order a copy of the Suse 11 dvd from cheapbytes to see if the dvd you get works with your dvd drive. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 24 November 2008 18:38:40 Dave Feustel wrote:
You might want to first order a copy of the Suse 11 dvd from cheapbytes to see if the dvd you get works with your dvd drive.
Afaik they burn DVDs on demand and don't press them. Bye, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 24 November 2008 14:31:16 Larry Stotler wrote:
So, I went to Novell's website and was looking to order the media, and I couldn't find a way to select which version I needed. Am I missing
Boxed sets of the openSUSE ppc version don't exist and afaik never did. Bye, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 11/24/08, Stephan Binner <stbinner@suse.de> wrote:
Boxed sets of the openSUSE ppc version don't exist and afaik never did.
They actually used to sell it up until v7.3, which was the last PPC version available until v10.0. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 24 November 2008 14:31, Larry Stotler wrote:
Ok, I recently picked up a DVD drive for my Powerbook Wallstreet. However, none of the DVDs I have made will work with it. It is an OLD DVD drive, and I can't swap it for a newer one because of the way it is made(trust me I tried - proprietary interface). It will read a DVD movie disc just fine(and I have a DVD decoder coming for it, so that's cool).
So, I went to Novell's website and was looking to order the media, and I couldn't find a way to select which version I needed. Am I missing something?
Thanx
Might be a DVD+/- R issue.. Are you sure the old drive can read the media at all? I had problems with a drive that couldnt handle certain DVD's i burned on my laptop, but read others fine. It turned out that if i switched media type from one to the other it worked... /Rikard
On 11/25/08, Rikard Johnels <rikard.j@rikjoh.com> wrote:
Might be a DVD+/- R issue.. Are you sure the old drive can read the media at all? I had problems with a drive that couldnt handle certain DVD's i burned on my laptop, but read others fine. It turned out that if i switched media type from one to the other it worked...
Hmmm. I've tried several different type of media. +R and -R with no good results. Mac OS 9 just asks to format it(which it can't do since it's not a burner at all), and Linux just shows errors when trying to access it. DVD Movies read just fine tho. I've ran into this before with a really ancient 2x DVD drive, and I think this one is a 2x as well. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Larry Stotler <larrystotler@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmmm. I've tried several different type of media. +R and -R with no good results. Mac OS 9 just asks to format it(which it can't do since it's not a burner at all), and Linux just shows errors when trying to access it. DVD Movies read just fine tho. I've ran into this before with a really ancient 2x DVD drive, and I think this one is a 2x as well.
I know this could sound stupid, but maybe burning the DVD at less speed? -- Kind Regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Larry Stotler <> wrote:
Hmmm. I've tried several different type of media. +R and -R with no good results. Mac OS 9 just asks to format it(which it can't do since it's not a burner at all), and Linux just shows errors when trying to access it. DVD Movies read just fine tho. I've ran into this before with a really ancient 2x DVD drive, and I think this one is a 2x as well.
I know this could sound stupid, but maybe burning the DVD at less speed?
DVD media for burning at 2x are different than the rest. I don't have a reference for this, but i read it somewhere. It is not simply a different speed thing, there is more to it. Therefore, perhaps that drive has problems reading "faster" disks. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkksAIMACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UlIQCgkAj9u0VnblqC9WzP7XKka0ww L0sAn37GLEQHBFUQGOv5sPsWi2IV+C1H =SQl+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 11/25/08, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
DVD media for burning at 2x are different than the rest. I don't have a reference for this, but i read it somewhere. It is not simply a different speed thing, there is more to it.
Therefore, perhaps that drive has problems reading "faster" disks.
That's what I have found. I did try to burn at 4x, but it didn't matter. The "pressed" discs are definately different. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Carlos E. R. wrote:
DVD media for burning at 2x are different than the rest. I don't have a reference for this, but i read it somewhere. It is not simply a different speed thing, there is more to it.
Therefore, perhaps that drive has problems reading "faster" disks.
Please write slower. I can't read that fast! ;-) -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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