I need help. I cannot install SuSE v9.2
I am stumped and need help. I cannot install SuSE9.2 (32-bit). Last weekend I bought 2x 250GB/16MB cache Maxtor HDs to replace 2x Maxtor 120GB/8Mb cache HDs which now reside in my second (Testing) computer. Now I cannot install v9.2. The install stops at the point where the partitions are either being formatted or at the point where this has been done and the software is about to be installed - I am not quite sure at which of these stages all activity stops. However, the computer is not locked-up because the mouse still works and the lill clock is still going round and round, ad finitum. I can install SuSE v9.1, can install Xandros Deluxe 3.01, can install Fedora Core 4, and even Ubuntu 5.04 but not SuSE 9.2. I can re-install the 120GB HDs in the Main computer and 9.2 will install. I can install the 250GB HDs in the second (Testing) computer and 9.2 installs there without a hitch. I can install 9.2 on the second computer with the 120Gb HDs then transfer these to the main computer and with a small "fiddle" 9.2 will run on the main computer. I have looked in the Support Portal and tried the noaspi setting as well as the insmod=ide-generic setting as parameters to the boot command line; also tried booting at install using the safe mode option - but nothing works. Anyone shed some light on this state of bewilderment? I'd try installing 9.3 but getting it is an expense I cannot afford if it installs the same way as 9.2. Any help most welcome. Oh, I am dual-booting with XP, and the 250GB HDs were partitioned, and XP data transferred to them from the 120GB drives, using Maxtor's MaxBlast4 utility. No hassles with XP at all. Cheers. -- The first myth of management is that it exists.
On 13/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
I am stumped and need help. I cannot install SuSE9.2 (32-bit).
Last weekend I bought 2x 250GB/16MB cache Maxtor HDs to replace 2x Maxtor 120GB/8Mb cache HDs which now reside in my second (Testing) computer.
Now I cannot install v9.2. The install stops at the point where the partitions are either being formatted or at the point where this has been done and the software is about to be installed - I am not quite sure at which of these stages all activity stops. However, the computer is not locked-up because the mouse still works and the lill clock is still going round and round, ad finitum.
I can install SuSE v9.1, can install Xandros Deluxe 3.01, can install Fedora Core 4, and even Ubuntu 5.04 but not SuSE 9.2.
I can re-install the 120GB HDs in the Main computer and 9.2 will install.
I can install the 250GB HDs in the second (Testing) computer and 9.2 installs there without a hitch.
I can install 9.2 on the second computer with the 120Gb HDs then transfer these to the main computer and with a small "fiddle" 9.2 will run on the main computer.
I have looked in the Support Portal and tried the noaspi setting as well as the insmod=ide-generic setting as parameters to the boot command line; also tried booting at install using the safe mode option - but nothing works.
Anyone shed some light on this state of bewilderment?
I'd try installing 9.3 but getting it is an expense I cannot afford if it installs the same way as 9.2.
Any help most welcome.
Oh, I am dual-booting with XP, and the 250GB HDs were partitioned, and XP data transferred to them from the 120GB drives, using Maxtor's MaxBlast4 utility. No hassles with XP at all.
Cheers.
-- The first myth of management is that it exists.
It may be of no use at all but check your jumper settings on the hard drives. Try setting up SuSE on just one drive to start with, as in just one drive being connected. I further these thoughts as I have had problems caused by the jumper settings on Maxtor drives with SuSE 9.2 All M$ OS's would install fine with the settings in a particular configuration but SuSE didn't like them. Sorry if it doesn't help. By the way, is that Oz you are writing from? -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 13/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
I am stumped and need help. I cannot install SuSE9.2 (32-bit).
Last weekend I bought 2x 250GB/16MB cache Maxtor HDs to replace 2x Maxtor 120GB/8Mb cache HDs which now reside in my second (Testing) computer.
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It may be of no use at all but check your jumper settings on the hard drives. Try setting up SuSE on just one drive to start with, as in just one drive being connected. I further these thoughts as I have had problems caused by the jumper settings on Maxtor drives with SuSE 9.2 All M$ OS's would install fine with the settings in a particular configuration but SuSE didn't like them.
Sorry if it doesn't help.
Follow-up to my earlier reply. Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results. But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS. Cheers. -- The first myth of management is that it exists.
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image: http://www.maxtor.com Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4. Cheers. -- The first myth of management is that it exists.
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4.
Ah, I deliberately didn't mention that one as I think it needs Windows software to boot from :-) I could be wrong though.....I'll check my version. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4.
Ah, I deliberately didn't mention that one as I think it needs Windows software to boot from :-)
I could be wrong though.....I'll check my version.
Wrong, they have iso's for bootable CD's, downloaded them both a while ago. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Keen licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4.
Ah, I deliberately didn't mention that one as I think it needs Windows software to boot from :-)
I could be wrong though.....I'll check my version.
There are 3 versions of it- one which goes on a floppy - bootable one which goes on a CD - bootable one which gets installed on an HD in Windows and is run from Windows. Cheers. -- The first myth of management is that it exists.
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now the Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4.
Ah, I deliberately didn't mention that one as I think it needs Windows software to boot from :-)
I could be wrong though.....I'll check my version.
There are 3 versions of it-
one which goes on a floppy - bootable
one which goes on a CD - bootable
one which gets installed on an HD in Windows and is run from Windows.
Fair enough, I stand corrected :-) -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Kevanf1 wrote:
On 15/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote:
Follow-up to my earlier reply.
Nope, resetting jumpers and only using the one HD still produces exactly the same results.
But I have determined one thing: I have/had Xandros installed and the install of SuSE 9.2 stops dead at the start of the software installation and AFTER the partitions (/ and swap) had been formatted because now
-----Original Message----- From: Kevanf1 [mailto:kevanf1@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 12:56 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] I need help. I cannot install SuSE v9.2 On 18/08/05, Basil Chupin <blchupin@tpg.com.au> wrote: the
Xandros loader cannot find the OS.
Cheers.
Ah, bad luck there then :-( sorry it didn't help. Have you got the 'Power Max' Maxtor software? It's freely downloadable from the Maxtor website as a bootable ISO image:
Go to the software downloads section on the left. I've used this before to do a low level format on a drive. Again, sorry if it doesn't help.
It is better to grab MaxBlast4 from their site which also contains PowerMax. The HDs were partitioned and formatted with MaxBlast4.
Ah, I deliberately didn't mention that one as I think it needs Windows software to boot from :-)
I could be wrong though.....I'll check my version.
There are 3 versions of it-
one which goes on a floppy - bootable
one which goes on a CD - bootable
one which gets installed on an HD in Windows and is run from Windows.
I agree. Use power max, and do a lo level format. It will take along time. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
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