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Hello, i m facing small problem while installing suse 10.2, if any can help i will be so grateful, the installation wizard is not detecting my hard disk, my PC ...
  1. 02-11-2007 #1
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    Problem installing SuZe

    Hello,

    i m facing small problem while installing suse 10.2,
    if any can help i will be so grateful,

    the installation wizard is not detecting my hard disk, my PC is an
    Acer brand and the suse can't read its hard disk at all, i tried the
    ACPI disabled and the other installation options but all i get was
    blank screens,

    thanx a lot,
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    hi Fida !

    Welcome to the LinuxForums.

    which graphics card do you have? did you try to install in Text Mode?





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    Graphic card

    Many thanks for your prompt responce

    My grafic card is ATI radeon xpress 200, 256 mb

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    SuSe installer is not configuring your graghics card properly. install SuSe in text mode. its easy to configure graphics after installation.






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    It still doesn't work

    Hello,
    I have tried the yext mode but I still have the same prblem..
    Please help me ..
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    its looks like BIOS is old. check your MotherBoard Manufacturer's site. if new version is available, upgrade BIOS.






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    Quote Originally Posted by Fida
    the installation wizard is not detecting my hard disk, my PC is an
    Acer brand and the suse can't read its hard disk at all, i tried the
    ACPI disabled and the other installation options but all i get was
    blank screens
    How far into the installation do you get? Are you getting the "blank screen" right after you start the boot? If so, the hard disk is not being read yet and you need to look elsewhere for the cause. A bad CD burn tops the list of causes.
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    Have you checked here first?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fida
    the installation wizard is not detecting my hard disk,
    Quote Originally Posted by rong
    How far into the installation do you get? Are you getting the "blank screen" right after you start the boot? If so, the hard disk is not being read yet and you need to look elsewhere for the cause. A bad CD burn tops the list of causes.
    i dont think so. i had similar problems in my machine. installer couldn't detect harddisk. there are only two ways to fix this. either upgrade BIOS or load 'generic-ide' module at startup and create new initrd image after installation.
    BIOS upgrade is the best way IMO.




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