Re: Can't install OpenSuse 10.2 in Compaq Presario
- From: Darrell Stec <darrell_stec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:16:10 -0400
akarui.tomodachi@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Partition Magic is your problem. It doesn't play nice with Linux. Toss
it. OpenSuse already has a far superior partitioning tool built in.
The first thing you must do before installing OpenSuse is to launch
ScanDisk
and then Defrag your hard drive. Then let Suse do all the partitioning
work. Although now I think you are screwed.
After a suggestion from to Darrell, I did the the followings, but no
luck yet:
1) Merged the previously created partitions (by using magic partition)
2) Ran scan disk for whole system (by Norton Security utility)
3) Did defrag (by XP's system tools)
4) Disabled all firewall, anti virus application
5) Booted up using disk-1, selected "Installation" from the OpenSuse
install menu to start installation
Opservations:
1) After it loaded the Kernel, the dark screen appears with a blinking
cursor at the upper left corner for moments
2) Few seconds later, it boots up again and installation menu
reappears
Please help........
You still used Partition Magic. You can't do that in any way, shape or form
and expect to get good results with any Linux.
What you need to do is back up both your C: Drive and D: Drive. Then create
a restoration disk with a restore program and particularly Windows fdisk.
Now get a program like Nuke-em and totally wipe out your hard drive
including the boot sectors. Use fdisk to recreate C drive and C drive.
Restore both drives.
Do another ScanDisk and Defrag. Now throw away your Partition Magic Disk.
Insert the OpenSuse DVD and install. Use the defaults. Perhaps you are
having trouble with some hardware like the video card though most of the
Compaq Presarios I have worked with use the NVidia cards. There is a
special driver in OpenSuse for NVidia.
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Later,
Darrell Stec darstec@xxxxxxxxxx
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