[opensuse] 10.1 and 10.2 won't boot install media
Hi, I have a junker "desktop notebook" ( ECS A900 Desknote or I-buddie depending on where you look online) that I am trying to load openSuse on and it immediately reboots as soon as the dvd tries to load grub. Right at the boot loader. I have made a number of attempts to modify bios settings and it still loops a reset. I have successfully installed Ubuntu on it, I have gotten it started on Fedora but openSUSE is the only on that resets on boot attempt from the media. All checksums are right, I have even tried the cd and net install iso and they all do the same thing. The "Laptop" has the following characteristics from what I know: Via 1ghz cpu (clocks in windows as a 776mhz) 256 mb ram (I was able to load 10.1 and 10.2 on a desktop with this much ram) Via/SIS video chipsets So, I was wondering if anyone might know why grub isn't playing nice, I have ruled out media, the dvd rom drive, and limited ram as I have it running Ubuntu. I was just hoping to find some obscure solution that would let me use my distro of choice. I think the old Suse 10.0 will load, but if I can get the latest on that would be best... any ideas other than simply scrapping the whole thing? Thanks... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 16 May 2007 22:38, Clark P. Case wrote:
I was just hoping to find some obscure solution that would let me use my distro of choice. I think the old Suse 10.0 will load, but if I can get the latest on that would be best... I disagree whole heartedly... if you can load 10.0, load it. 10.2 has NO significant enhancement that makes the struggle worthwhile.
On the other hand, maybe you are having trouble with drivers? I ran into this on a dell... I needed the generic ide driver in order for the load to progress... as a kernel option on install... as I remember. On the other hand... if 10.0 loads... load it. Ps All of my systems are on 10.0 and running fine... even my old notebook. -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 16 May 2007 23:33, M Harris wrote:
10.2 has NO significant enhancement that makes the struggle worthwhile. 10.3 may be a different story... depends how much "interoperability" gets incorporated into it... :-P -- Kind regards,
M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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