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i can't seem to get any of my pc's with win98 to see the install cd when rebooting. my xp pc's see the disc and run it fine. is there ...
  1. 10-18-2006 #1
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    will suse 10.1 install on pc w/ win 98?

    i can't seem to get any of my pc's with win98 to see the install cd when rebooting. my xp pc's see the disc and run it fine. is there another way i can get this downloaded onto my other pc's?
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    Is the BIOS boot order correct? first cd-rom then hard drive? You usually need to hit f9 or del during boot
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    in Old machines, sometimes SuSe dont recognize machine's hardware. when it flashes message 'No Harddisk/Cd drive' found, press 'Esc' key and load 'Generic IDE modules' in Modules section.




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    thanks

    Juan Pablo, yes I did check the boot order and it is correct with the CD drive first!!

    devils_casper, thanks for that info i will try it today and let you know how it works!
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    install suise problems

    ok at this point i do not know what to do .... i have 2 computers i want to install susie on and neither computer will recognize the CD. So I checked it on 2 other computers and they see the disk fine. so the 2 that recognize it are currently running XP and the 2 I want it on are running WiN98 . HELP PLEASE!
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    Upgrade BIOS.
    after CD detection faliure, installer drops you in Manual Installation Mode. did you select 'Generic Modules' in Manual Mode? it should recognize CD after loading that module.





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    Is the CD bootable? Did you burn the image correctly? Try re-downloading the ISO, verify it, then burn a new cd.
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    Quote Originally Posted by harner
    Is the CD bootable? Did you burn the image correctly? Try re-downloading the ISO, verify it, then burn a new cd.
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    So I checked it on 2 other computers and they see the disk fine
    yes it boots up fine on the computers i don't want it on.
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    ok when you say
    Quote Originally Posted by devils_casper
    after CD detection faliure, installer drops you in Manual Installation Mode.
    what do you mean? Where is manual installation mode?
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    did you select 'Generic Modules' in Manual Mode? it should recognize CD after loading that module.
    how do i get into manual mode. when i look in the bois there is nothing that refers to "manual mode" or "generic modules." Thank you for your support!
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    when you try to install SuSe, it throws an error and drops you on 'Manual Installation' mode. on this screen select Load Modules --> IDE --> ide-generic. Leave the parameters field blank. go back and resume installation. installer will detect CDDriver and start installation process.

    when Suse reboots after install, it has to boot through the installed system, but again it wont find the hard disk. so, again go to rescue and load the module.... boot the installed system. your installation will be complete.

    now you have to add the ide-generic module to the initrd so that you dont have to load it manually, each time you reboot.
    first try this and install SuSe. let me know if it works. i will post the instruction for adding 'ide-generic' module to the initrd. this method always worked.





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