[Techtalk] Please help with Suse 10.2 install

[Linda Y. Kuo]

On 30 Jan 2007 at 11:55, Emily Berk wrote:

> I am a pretty new Linux administrator, and after repeated tries have not been able to install Suse 10.2 on my fairly old (~4 years old) IBM eServer.
> 
> When I install Windows, any version, there's no problem -- mouse, keyboard, CD, connection to Internet -- everything works fine.  I once successfully installed Caldera Linux.
> 
> But when I boot to the Suse Install CD 1, the menu shows up but the keyboard and mouse don't work.
> 
> SO, I tried booting to the non-graphical install on the same CD.  And I've tried every option -- linux, noacpi, nolapic, failsafe, memtest.
> 
> Each time, it displays "Loading linux .."
> 
> Just those two dots and then -- nothing happens.  
> 
> I've looked but have not found a lot of information on troubleshooting a Suse installation, aside from the suggestion to try the non-graphical installation.  
> 
> Is there some way to install Suse Linux from Windows?
> 
> Or, other suggestions?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Emily
> 
> Emily Berk
> http://www.armadillosoft.com
> 
> 

Hello,

Is it a commercial CD or a burned CD? With the latter, it be a bad CD burn.

I've only had experience with OpenSUSE 10.1, and I did not encounter any problems
with it's install.

Linda