[SLE] SuSE 9.2 install stops

From: James Mohr (suse_mailing_list_at_jimmo.com)
Date: 11/29/04

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:45:10 +0100

    Hi All!

    This weekend I decided to re-install my machine with my recently purchased
    copy of SuSE 9.2. During boot, it would stop at the hardware check unless I
    started the the "safe" boot. The installation process goes so far as to
    format the partitions and when it gets to the point of actually installing
    the software it seems to stop. What I get appears to be the installation
    screens, but both panels are empty. All I have is the clock on the screen. I
    can move it around with the mouse and click the "details" button, which does
    "something", but I have nothing on the screen.

    I can switch virtual screens and get to a shell prompt. Here, I can run top or
    ps and it appears as if the processes exist, but they do not appear to be
    doing anything. For example, in top, the two top processes are always X and
    swapper. None of the installation processes (yast2) seem to be doing
    anything. Also, I run df regularly and the disk usage doesn't change. All
    this leads me to believe that the installation is doing nothing. Looking at
    the messages on other console screens, I do not see anything that indicate a
    problem (as far as I can tell).

    Since the installation didn't work, I pulled out my copy of SuSE 9.0 and
    re-installed that, without a problem. So, my assumption is that this isn't a
    hardware problem, per se. Maybe the media is defective????

    So, I was wondering if anyone had similar experiences or has an idea of how to
    increase the amount of information is displayed. I am grateful for any and
    all help.

    Regards,

    Jim Mohr 

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