RE: [SLE] YaST2 hangs during install

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:24:05 -0400
To: suse-linux-e@suse.com

Howard:

"Howard Mankin" <hmankin@aarons.com> wrote:
>
>Thanks for the reply.
>I am using 8.2. When I go to SuSE website to check on hardware it says
>all my items are ok but only with 8.0 and 8.1, nothing is even checked
>off in the 8.2 column - this is strange.

I don't find it strange -- probably means that the mfg didn't test it
yet with 8.2 but did with 8.0 and 8.1.
It costs something to get listed...

>
>It became so inconsistent on when it hung with three different
>motherboards that I went out and purchased Red Hat. I install Red Hat
>on all three boards without a hitch.
>

There are a couple of issues here and I will show my ignorance
real fast -- even so here is my take on it.

my mouse hung on my initial install of 8.0 --
I got around that using a command line manual install
and setting it to the simpliest mouse (ie PS/2)
later I installed some patches and my 3-button mouse works great --

that experience and what I read on the lists suggested to me
that you try removing your USB Firewire or Floppy Disk Drive
and then after OS is installed, add them.

You didn't say that you tried that --
all you said was you went out and bought RedHat.

RedHat has a way of getting around that -- that worked for your
config -- super :)
(We use RedHat for our firewall)

if you want to try SuSE again -- go for it --if not
I am sure you can give away or sell your SuSE CD's.
(If you decide to try SuSE I am sure others on this list
who are running 8.2 can help -- the reason I replied
was I noticed no one else had and I had an idea...

namely disconnect your USB device and start the install
then after the OS was installed, add them back.

> I then read in the SuSE manual that Linux
> is very sensitive to hardware
> and that you should have good-qualityhardware.
> Huh?! I though the beauty of Linux was that you
> could throw it on any box?

How about a box with a bad mother board,
flacky power supply and dusty fans with bad bearings??? :)

I think in that case even RedHat would have problems.

Freiendly Greetings,
Gar

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