We will try again and come back to the list with more details. So far I can only state we tried to install two other Linux distributions and experienced the same trouble. Nevertheless the computer owner was running an old Red Hat version with no problem ...
WHat if the Raid drive for some reason does not work ... It is there but it has hardly been used at all. Can the installation procedure detect out-of-order components and just skip them ? Thanks to all, Maura --- Anders Johansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 07 October 2007 11:53:22 MAURA MONVILLE > wrote: > > Please, respont to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I would like to install SuSE 10.2 on a desktop > > provided with a XEON processor and a SCSI Raid > drive. > > Apparently SuSE is unhappy with the Raid drive > and > > get stuck at the BIOS stage. It cannot make it to > > launch the interactive installation procedure. > > What exactly does this mean? Where exactly does it > hang? > > > We > > have tried to install two other Linux distribution > but > > experienced the same problem. > > The computer's owner, who was running Red Hat, > told > > me this is a Linux problem, irregardless of the > > distribution. He advised to avoid installing in > the > > Master Boot Sector. > > To my best recollection, I had this Master Boot > Sector > > problem some year ago, maybe with Red Hat or SuSE > 7.3 > > on a DELL desktop. I never had that problem again > > after replacing the computer. Someone helped me > find > > the workaround. > > There is a way to tell the BIOS where to install > the > > O.S. ... but I cannot remember. > > If you can't even launch the installation program, > it's difficult to install > anything anywhere. It sounds like there are other > problems here > > Anders > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Maura Edelweiss M. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
