I have run into a number of problems with the boot.iso CD for installation of Suse 8.2. I've managed to solve most of them, they are mainly problems with the README file. The largest being the "linux install=ftp..." statement. It should be changed to "install=ftp://IP_ADDRESS/directory". I'm not certain that this is the only problem, as some of the results have been a little inconsistent. But I've managed to patiently work around each of these in turn. However, all that aside, I am genuinely stuck at one point in the installation process. After the kernel is downloaded, I am presented with a screen to select the language and other installation options. I picked the language, English, and let the installation process select LVM, but drop USB stored devices (I don't have any). At this point, the back-end screens (CTRL+ALT+F3?) brings up an IO Failure on reading the floppy device and everything hangs at this point, for many hours. I never had a floppy disk in there. Didn't think I needed one since I have a CD for the installation. I can't find anything that looks like installation directions beyond this one README file in the ftp directory. Does anyone know if this bug can be worked around easily enough? I'm not really sure how to procede at this point. I'm also hoping that there is more documentation on how to use YAST and Suse in general. I'm more familiar with other distributions (Debian, Slackware, Gentoo) that have more documentation made readily available. I am assuming that I am just not finding it in the right place. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank you.
Tom Allison
Does anyone know if this bug can be worked around easily enough? I'm not really sure how to procede at this point. I'm also hoping that there is more documentation on how to use YAST and Suse in general.
Can't help you directly, but have you searched our support database at http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/index.html ? It might have help regarding the floppy drive. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas work: pthomas@suse.de Development, SuSE Linux AG private: philipp.thomas@t-link.de
Philipp Thomas wrote:
Tom Allison
[Sun, 01 Jun 2003 11:10:46 -0400]: Does anyone know if this bug can be worked around easily enough? I'm not really sure how to procede at this point. I'm also hoping that there is more documentation on how to use YAST and Suse in general.
Can't help you directly, but have you searched our support database at http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/index.html ? It might have help regarding the floppy drive.
Philipp
Thanks I tried this. The Floppy device is already enabled. That was the only suggestion I could find. Didn't really make sense though. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the floppy disk hardware or drivers. I think that the boot.iso is a little weird. I've been using this computer as a installation test bed for other distributions (gentoo, debian, slackware) without incident (other than the i810 graphics card, but I'm not there yet). It's disappointing really. I've heard so many great things about Suse. But have heard so many great things in the name of Marketing from everyone in the Computer Industry that I'm a little doubtful of everything I hear. I am still hopeful I can get a working copy of Suse so I can actually evaluate it for a bit before I start putting down money on it. Have you any idea if the floppies are better/different? -- "A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." -- William James
The 03.06.02 at 06:42, Tom Allison wrote:
I tried this. The Floppy device is already enabled. That was the only suggestion I could find. Didn't really make sense though.
There are a few more entries that could apply: * Boot Floppy (Work Around Method) * The installation or boot process hangs at "Checking partitions" Specially the first one, it applies to notebooks. And... please, be patient: this is not a official support site, but a users' list where we help one another if we can :-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 03.06.02 at 06:42, Tom Allison wrote:
I tried this. The Floppy device is already enabled. That was the only suggestion I could find. Didn't really make sense though.
There are a few more entries that could apply:
* Boot Floppy (Work Around Method) * The installation or boot process hangs at "Checking partitions"
Specially the first one, it applies to notebooks.
And... please, be patient: this is not a official support site, but a users' list where we help one another if we can :-)
Thanks. I'm slowly making progess with the install I have. The install process keeps stopping (ACPI?) until I walk by and hit the shift key. Once it's finished, I think it will be interesting to see how Suse drives. Last time I used it I think it was around version 5 or 6. The biggest problem I'll have is figuring out what the Suse-Way is of doing things. Every distribution is different in how they manage the system. -- Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter _what_ the circumstances. -- Linus Torvalds, to the linux-kernel list
The 03.06.03 at 08:34, Tom Allison wrote:
I'm slowly making progess with the install I have. The install process keeps stopping (ACPI?) until I walk by and hit the shift key. Once it's finished, I think it will be interesting to see how Suse drives.
Ah, you mean it goes to sleep! X-) I thought for a moment you had problems with acpi. That means your bios needs adjustment, unless its only the screen goin black. Activity on some interrupts (like disk I/O) can be used to reset the sleep countdown timer, so that it doesn't stop in the middle of a process. Could work. Alternatively, put some coins on top of the shift key, so that it remains pressed :-)
Last time I used it I think it was around version 5 or 6.
That's some time for these things.
The biggest problem I'll have is figuring out what the Suse-Way is of doing things. Every distribution is different in how they manage the system.
Very true. Have a look at the SDB (www.suse.com/en, support or something), there are lots of info there. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
The 03.06.01 at 11:10, Tom Allison wrote:
I'm more familiar with other distributions (Debian, Slackware, Gentoo) that have more documentation made readily available. I am assuming that I am just not finding it in the right place.
I think the full documentation is available by ftp, probably as a set of rpms, in the doc subdirectory of the server, I supposse, or perhaps as .pdf. Look for "suselinux-adminguide_en" and "suselinux-userguide_en". Normally the CD set contains that documentation in readable format before installing, but not the small iso image for ftp install. My bandwidth is limited and I'm not conected right now, but that should set you on your way :-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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