> > No I could get as far as the boot menu fine, but when I selected install it > > compiled the kernal 100%, but then the screen went blank, I even left it for > > a couple of hrs while I did something else to make sure it was not just slow > > at doing what it was. > > Sounds like one of thos situations where some screen blanker doesn't > know how to return from the blank screen, or the X config isn't going > well.
No Nick, there is no screen saver running at that point. The kernel is barely loaded. Symptoms described in one of the last emails clearly indicate the hardware is **ed. Probably mobo, perhaps PSU, RAM, CPU, and all contacts in between. Perhaps fixable, start with a vacuum cleaner and reseating everything 5 times, perhaps RIP. If it started after shifting the box, some contacts somewhere are implicated. Oh yeah, nothing to do with SUSE or Linux. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
