I am trying to install SUSE LINUX 10.1 from DVD.

[xboomerx]

I am trying to install NOVELL SUSE LINUX 10.1 from DVD.
I am new to Linux.
My system hangs-up with the following screen
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N SUSE Linux 10.1

etc....
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Then I hit "F2" and get text.
The last message is as follows:
"Starting Hardware Dection"
The system hang-up at this point for Hours!!!
What do I need do now?
How do I fix this problem?

I have a DELL Precision 650 with
DUAL pentium xeon 2.4GHz processors
Two(2) SCSI ultra 320 36gb drives
80GB IDE drive
2GB DDR pc2100r ecc memory
Nvidia fx1000 128 mb video card.
Dell 460 Watt Power Supply

Thank You
Bob Whitman
xboomerx@yahoo.com

[harner]

Did you check the MD5? You may want to try installing via CDs.

[felipe1982]

there is version 10.2 out now

http://en.opensuse.org/Released_Version <- click to download newest opensuse

[xboomerx]

What is MD5?
Thank You
Bob Whitman
xboomerx@yahoo.com

[felipe1982]

What is MD5?

md5 @wikipedia
md5 @google
when you use MD5, it will create a "hash". This is like a fingerprint for the file. It might look something like

g34h5bn6n7n8m89m9j8fnen3

but probably looks better, and will contain a particular number of characters. It will verify the integrity of the downloaded iso file. You can see what the MD5 "should" be, and you check it against what you get when you perform the operation yourself. If the number *do not match* then there is a problem with the file, and you ought to download it again (and verify again) If you keep getting problems, try using www.utorrent.com on windows or whatever linux uses (i don't do filesharing apps anyways )

[javaunixsolaris]

I am trying to install NOVELL SUSE LINUX 10.1 from DVD.
I am new to Linux.
My system hangs-up with the following screen
---------------------------
N SUSE Linux 10.1

etc....
---------------------------
Then I hit "F2" and get text.
The last message is as follows:
"Starting Hardware Dection"
The system hang-up at this point for Hours!!!
What do I need do now?
How do I fix this problem?

I have a DELL Precision 650 with
DUAL pentium xeon 2.4GHz processors
Two(2) SCSI ultra 320 36gb drives
80GB IDE drive
2GB DDR pc2100r ecc memory
Nvidia fx1000 128 mb video card.
Dell 460 Watt Power Supply

Thank You
Bob Whitman
xboomerx@yahoo.com

There are other "safe" ways to install I think it's called no APIC, you should be able to see it on the install screen. I've had sucess with disabling that (installing a Mandrake system on an IBM Aptiva). Also you might want to edit your BIOS to say "no" on APIC aware OS. This is just something to save power (I assume like your hard discs spinning down / sleep mode / etc...) and it's more trouble then it's worth.