Monitor problem on installing SUSE 9.3

**elmikeg** · 08-19-2005

Any ideas on how to get information on installing SUSE Linux? I think the problem is not having the right driver for the monitor. What happens is that the installation OpenSUSE 9.3 gets so far until it says initialising virtual console. Then the screen goes completely with only moving lines on it. I can get in via the rescue login but there is no /dev/console. I don´t know how you introduce a different driver even if I had the right one.
There is a message on the screen just before the problem, saying "found a Linux console on /dev/console"
Thanks if you can help.

**dylunio** · 08-19-2005

do you get to a workin shell? if you do type

Code:

sax2

to configure your monitor

**elmikeg** · 08-19-2005

I have got to a bash shell. (Rescue prompt)
Unfortunately sax2 is a command not found.

**dylunio** · 08-19-2005

hmm, try this command then:

Code:

/usr/X11/bin/sax2

**elmikeg** · 08-19-2005

There is no x11 under usr. There is no sax2 anywhere, and process called sax2.
But you are hinting at getting to know sax2, and that´s on my list now!
Thanks

**dylunio** · 08-19-2005

I've just re-read your first post, and it seems that you have not got suse installed yet, have you tried to do a text intstall of suse?

**elmikeg** · 08-19-2005

Originally Posted by dylunio

I've just re-read your first post, and it seems that you have not got suse installed yet, have you tried to do a text intstall of suse?

I have tried the options which come up on the screen while booting from the cd (which I made from an ISO file. Otherwise I do not know how to do a text install - starting from a DOS boot disk?

**dylunio** · 08-19-2005

Originally Posted by elmikeg

Originally Posted by dylunio

I've just re-read your first post, and it seems that you have not got suse installed yet, have you tried to do a text intstall of suse?

I have tried the options which come up on the screen while booting from the cd (which I made from an ISO file. Otherwise I do not know how to do a text install - starting from a DOS boot disk?

Do you have an option to do a "manual install" ? I have in on my suse 9.1 install disk, or does in not work?

**elmikeg** · 08-19-2005

Originally Posted by dylunio

Originally Posted by elmikeg

Originally Posted by dylunio

I've just re-read your first post, and it seems that you have not got suse installed yet, have you tried to do a text intstall of suse?

I have tried the options which come up on the screen while booting from the cd (which I made from an ISO file. Otherwise I do not know how to do a text install - starting from a DOS boot disk?

Do you have an option to do a "manual install" ? I have in on my suse 9.1 install disk, or does in not work?

No. I have:
ACPI disabled
Safe Settings
Rescue system this goes to Run Level 3, but skips services.
There is a /dev/console but it is not a directory it is a crw but I have forgotten what that means!

**dylunio** · 08-19-2005

Looking more and more at this I'm doubting that it is a monitor problem (though I may be wrong), and it being a more fundimental problem.

Firstly, does the disk work ok on other comters?
Did you do a md5sum check of the downloaded .iso file to make sure it was not currupted?
also have you tried to install it with any other monitors? (just in case it is a monitor problem)

I must say that I find this froblem strange,

dylunio

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