On 12/16/2011 03:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1
On Friday, 2011-12-16 at 13:58 -0800, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
I've got this weekend to fiddle with this, so I'd like to try 12.1 again and try enabling sysvinit. This leads to the question: How can I disable systemctl and enable sysvinit without a working network? Is this even worth trying?
Press F5 at boot and choose.
Ah, thanks for the hint, Carlos. I went back and did another full-install of 12.1 before trying the F5 key thing. The install failed at the same place on the "Saving Network Configuration" screen on the last "Run SuSEconfig" tag. The popup was labeled "X Error" and said "No Network Running" with an "OK" button. I clicked OK and the install proceeded to the "Test Network" screen. This time I went with the flow instead of going "back" to try to fix things. I clicked the "Skip Test" radio button and proceeded. An announcement saying "Yast2 service, starting network" appeared and hung for what seemed to be a couple of minutes. At that point the install proceeded normally. The Ethernet connection worked after first boot! I then proceeded with the update routine and all is well. The wireless connection even works! I must have mucked something up during the first install. So far I've tested the wireless interface, sound, suspend on lid-close, and the function buttons for volume and screen brightness. All Work! The default screen fonts look better than with 11.4 too. I'll be really shocked if the Bluetooth interface works. A tip of the bowler to the developers! Even with all the talk of sysvinit concern, unpleasant defaults, and a hiccup or two in the install process, this is a great release for a fairly current laptop. My 7-year old granddaughter noticed that it was working and promptly commandeered it and is happily web surfing even as I type. (she's been using OS-X and Linux since she was about three) Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org