Christian wrote:
Hello,
On 2008-11-22 at 15:59 Fred A. Miller wrote:
Christian wrote:
Hi all, I have just subscribed to this list. I have been trying to isntall the new Opensuse 11.1 Beta5 but I get an error when the installation is going to begin. It cant mount my harddrive. I am trying to install using the Live CD. Any tip? many thanks, Christian, the best install will come from a DVD install. I'd d'l the correct DVD iso (32-bit or 64-bit), boot it, and then install.
Fred
Christian:
Fred has pointed you in the right direction. Installation from the DVD is quite easy. Just throw the DVD in the driver and reboot. If you already have windows on the system or another operating system, don't worry, the YAST (Yet Another Setup Tool) installer will handle partitioning to either shrink the windows partition, if present, or propose a correct default partition scheme. Take a look at: (My comments refer to it below) http://en.opensuse.org/Installation/11.0_DVD_Install First screen - choose "Installation" (comments related to the web page below) Step 3: Installation Mode - use the defaults shown Step 5: Desktop selection - Choose KDE3 (you can add an updated 4 later) Step 6: Setting up your disk - use defaults shown unless raid, then post back **Step 7: Create your user - REVERSE the check boxes so you only have receive System Mail selected. That way you get a normal root password and normal user. **Step 8: Installation overview - Click on Software, then details do NOT just accept the default software selection. You should add a few things that will all people to give you help if you need it without complicating the situation by not having the basic packages that will make that easier. Make sure you add the following: (when I say 'check it' that means put a check mark next to the pattern in the left side of the window that basically selects most of the packages within that pattern - some with already be checked by default): Base System - Check it Enhanced Base System - Check it Novell AppArmor - default is fine Console Tools - CHECK IT, also add within the details the following that are not checked by default when you 'check it'; findutils-locate minicom (if you have a hardware modem) Yast SystemAdmin. - Check it Yast Installation Packages - Check it Software Management - Check it KDE3 Desktop Environment - Check it KDE3 Base System - Check it X-Window System - Check it Fonts - Check it Multimedia Software - Check it Office Software - Check it Graphics - Check it Games - your call Remote Desktop - Check it Network Administration - Check it (confirm tcpdump, whois, wireshark) Print Server - Check it Web and LAMP Server - your call Internet Gateway - Check it Java Environment - Check it Misc. Proprietary Packages - Check it; then confirm or add acroread Base Development - Check it Gnome Development - Check it KDE Development - Check it C/C++ Development - Check it RPM Build Environment - Check it (confirm all selected) Linux Kernel Development - Check it (confirm all selected except kernel-debug) ** The remaining Development Patterns - your call ** If you a building a server, then also check: File Server Mail and New Server (my preference - select dovecot, remove cyrus) DHCP and DNS Server LDAP Server Next Choose "Search" (top left where patterns is showing), search and install lynx Mozilla Thunderbird (not installed by default, your call, kmail is fine) NOW PICK BACK UP WITH THE NORMAL INSTALL Click Install, Confirm, and OK to about 5 licenses - Go get several cup of coffee. Install will complete, automatic configuration should do a real good job with your hardware, video cards have given some problems. If you experience a crash during install, don't panic, I have had several, but I've only had one that wasn't fairly easily recovered from. If your video card doesn't get configured and you end up at a command prompt after install, likewise - Don't Panic, those are easily sorted out. The install should take between 45 minutes and an hour and a half depending on your box. When you are done, you can rest assured that you have a robust install with all the needed system tools to do whatever is needed to get your box tweaked to perfection. 11.0 with KDE3 is a release that can quite easily be tweaked to perfection. I make absolutely now representations concerning the same ability under KDE4. After your install is complete, your first order of business will be an online update for the latest security patches and kernel. I wouldn't worry about doing anything else until your system is updated and you have the latest kernel installed. (all of this will be done for you when you run online updates) Just run it, and after it has searched for updates, just click "Accept" (it has already chosen the needed patches for you) Also note, online update will run "twice" initially. The first will update the update and package management software. The second time it runs, it will pull in the remaining patches and kernel (when this begins --- take a break and go get more coffee) Congrats, you not have a great base install. Now it's time to go add repositories, add a few more needed codecs and must have packages and update all the packages to the latest versions. Post back at this point and I'll have a list of repositories for you. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org