Also of note, is a DVD burnt from the same machine you read it from is 99.9999999% reliable, but reading a DVD that was burnt from another machine, depending on the media there can be wonkyness, i have found a high end DVD blank media burnt with a high end DVD burner will fail on about 3-4 percent of the readers on various desktops, granted they might be really cheap readers. I have switched to a DVD blank called Taiyo Yuden and that works every time (but its 2x the cost of other so called good brands). This is unlikely in your case , as DVD reader inaccuracies usually show up with random failure locations. But maybe your LIVE DVD burn was suspect in the first place.
-tl On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 22:50 -0800, Redefined Horizons wrote: > Thanks Ted. > > The computer is actually a couple of years old, so I don't think I > have any really new hardware. (I did but in a new hard drive and DVD > drive this last few months though.) > > All I really want to do is install OpenSuSE on an empty ext3 partition > on the hard drive. I'm already running Debian on the computer, and I > want to try dual-booting with an RPM based distro. > > Perhaps the LiveDVD isn't the best way to get OpenSuSE installed. I > don't have a connection to the internet on that computer. Should I try > to install from CD, or will I run into the same problems? > > Thanks, > > Scott Huey > > On 11/23/06, ted leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > my guess is you have a new chip set (for IDE/SATA, etc) or a very rare > > one. > > > > I know lately in about aug./2006 a new nvidia chip set came out, > > and i think you have to be REALLY recent in the kernel to get it to > > work. > > A chip set could very well work with PATA, but not a sata drive. > > Right now the server works HT1000 chip set (like on tyan mobo), > > doesn't work for me in sata, there is kernel source for a driver > > from the company (bcraid), but its not in the linus (or Suse) kernel as > > of yet. > > > > What live version are you using? I remastered the most recent live > > version of openSuse available then stuck the 2.6.18-2 in it, > > it helped me for device support, but broke app-armour > > (which isn't to big a deal for me right now). > > > > IF you are using a mobo that is a new model in last couple/few months > > and its Sata, what you are experiencing isn't all that surprising. > > > > also don't forget to try safe boot (nodma, etc), > > also some times mobo options can help to. > > > > A live DVD for 10.2 would probably solve your issues, but that is > > probably a little ways away. > > > > A usb DVD rom (or rom/writer) could also solve it perhaps. > > If you don;t want to access your harddrive, try the boot DVD, > > and disable your SATA interface (if mobo allows). > > > > > > > > > > -tl > > > > On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 19:02 -0800, Redefined Horizons wrote: > > > I want to try OpenSuSE, but I'm struggling with the Live DVD I > > > downloaded and burned. First I couldn't load the DVD because I didn't > > > have the required 512 MB of RAM. I got around that by using the shift > > > key trick. > > > > > > However, when I get the "can't find kernel image" message when I try > > > to run the DVD from the text mode by entering "linux" or "failsafe". I > > > read something about OpenSuSE not supporting certain types of disk > > > drives, or something like that. > > > > > > Is there a work-around simple enough for a noobie, or do I need to > > > look at another RPM based distro? > > > > > > Thanks for the help. I hope I'm not overlooking something obvious. I'd > > > really like to get OpenSuSE working. > > > > > > Scott Huey > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
