Re: Solution for 9.3 package install errors!

From: John Bowling (johnlb2002_at_cox.net)
Date: 06/09/05 

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:32:59 -0700

Ray Leon wrote:
> Okay here is my solution on a problem that a few people have had during
> installation of SuSE 9.3. My store bought boxed set of SuSE 9.3 was
> giving me errors after I had selected the "detailed selections" on the
> packages I wanted installed. I also chose to have the installation check
> whether the packages were conflicting as I chose them. Now I realize it
> wouldn't have mattered even if I made the default software selection I
> still would have ended up with a failed installation. I have two
> CD-R/DVD ROM drives, I SIMPLY USED THE SECONDARY CD-R/DVD ROM drive and
> the installation had no "PACKAGE NOT FOUND" errors. It sounds simple but
> it's a known fact that some CD/DVD ROMS just don't work with a few
> software CD'S! This is very rare, but I have had it happen only twice in
> 5 years. I have a MSI MOHTERBOARD and bought a MSI CD-R/DVD which works
> great and is very fast, but I also have a SONY CD-R/DVD which isn't
> quite as fast so I use it as my secondary CD drive. I had to boot from
> the SONY drive then I had not one install error. This problem is now
> well documented as you perform a google search on "SuSE 9.3 install
> errors" you may find many people that suggest that the downloaded burn
> went bad but a few also who bought boxed sets have the problem. Many
> people just keep hitting "OK" on the istall errors get through the
> install then come up with a grey coloured login in which they cannot
> access KDE or GNOME desktops. Another solution which is not a true
> solution is to go into the etc/sysconfig and then change the default
> desktop settings to KDE, but you still have an incomplete install since
> all the packages you chose were not installed. I simply think this is
> the way the DVD was created which makes it incompatible with many CD/DVD
> drives. Please feel free to use this post in whichever website or
> newsgroup to help others.
>
> Ray Leon
>
> popeyeray@qwest.net

Are you saying that those of us who got the install working but had the
problem occur because of the initial update may have not read the CDs
correctly.
I have had the problem with two different computers - the set to KDE
fixed the problem both times. One was done with update before initial
reboot and had the problem on reboot. The other was not updated until
after the first reboot and it worked well after reboot until I updated
it two days later.

At least part of the problem is in the update files!

John

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