Michael Fischer wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote: > > >> Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The >> integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues... >> > > Well, in the ongoing saga..... > > The new machine is a spanking HP pavilion, dual core athlon 64. > > And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom... > > Install no go. > > Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style > dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount > the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog > to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and > even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD. > > I'm now almost $1000 in the hole for nice hardware I can't use... > > Suggestions? >
I've always had splendid success installing suse from external USB drives... If your hardware is new enough to handle booting from USB that seems like a good bet - especially since I have no idea why your internal DVD is not liking linux... Joe Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
