On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:36, George OLson
Yes, the timeouts are a problem, and I think it is a combination of an inconsistent internet connection,
Flaky internet can be a problem. The software installer is pretty reliant on having the online repositories configured and available. If you want to just use your installation DVD, and not always use the remote/online repositories: 1. Open the YaST Software Manager 2. Click on Configuration > Repositories 3. Here you will see a list of configured repositories. You can disable the ones you don't need every day by selecting a repository, and removing the X next to Enabled (lower left of the window). (there are several other ways to do this, but this is a simple way to start, using just the graphical interface) As long as you leave the DVD repository enabled, and have the DVD in your drive (or mounted) you can install direct from the DVD. If you want to re-enable any repositories you previously had configured, you just got through the same steps, but this time click to put an X next to Enabled for each repository. If you want to add more repositories once you get your internet sorted out... go to YaST > Software > Software Repositories. Then, in the menu: Configured Software Repositories > Repositories.... Then click Add > Community Repositories, and select the ones you're interested in... for example Packman is a very popular repository.
and maybe not having exactly the right driver for my ethernet connection?
That's usually pretty black and white... it usually either works, or it doesn't work. You don't often get a case where it sort of works. The autodetect on install usually gets it right without any user intervention.
Sometimes I know it is just the internet, like in the evening, when the whole city here bogs down the bandwidth of the local service. The only reason I think there might be a problem with my ethernet driver also is that when I unplug my cat5 cable and plug it into the plug on my windows laptop, web pages on chrome and firefox "seem" to load faster. I have measured it once or twice going to cnn.com, and I get about a 5-10 second difference, I think. But I realize that is not necessarily a good scientific means of testing, so I am kind of wondering how I would check that.
To start with, do you know what ethernet card you have? You can check that... mmm.. in YaST too if you want (again, there are several ways to do this, but this method is a way for you to get used to YaST and learn where you can go poking around): 1. Open the main YaST Control Center 2. Click Network Devices > Network Settings 3. If you get an warning message about the Network being controlled by the Network Manager, just click OK, you're not going to change anything.. you're just looking at the details. 4. Click the Overview tab, and the details of your ethernet card should be shown in the bottom half of the window. For example, mine says, "RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller" C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org