Re: [SLE] installing Suse Pro 9.1

From: Richard (ratcheson_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/11/04

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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:26:33 -0500

    On Friday 10 September 2004 09:40 pm, David M. Parson wrote:
    > If this is not the forum to raise this question please feel free to tell
    > me and perhaps you can point me to the correct forum.
    >
    > A former acquaintance/friend of mine has ssh'd my Mandrake 9.2 box of
    > which I was I was going to replace it with Suse Pro 9.1
    >
    > I cannot get it, on reboot, to accept my installation CD and begin
    > installation of Suse Pro 9.1.

    I would look into the bios and make sure it is setup to allow a boot from
    the cdrom first. That should allow you to boot from the cd
    >
    > One of the messages it is reflecting is: Give root password for
    > maintenance (or type Control-D for normal startup):

    If that is coming from the bios and you dont know the password, removing
    the battery and resetting the bios should clear the requirement for a
    password. Then you can set it to boot from the cd first.
    >
    > I can get back to normal start up, but it won't allow the CD to
    > initiate installation start up of Suse Pro 9.1.
    >
    > I am a nebie at Linux and want to learn Linux, but I am lost as to what
    > to do to get around this delema short of installing a new HD, which
    > seems rather rediculous to even consider.

    I doubt the problem is a linux problem. Have you tried to get any other
    cds to boot?

    >
    > Any help would sure be apprreciated.
    >
    > Thank you in advance.
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    > David
    > dmparson@comcast.net
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    > "What's more funner than a frustrating, aggrevating
    > learning experience" 

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