Dave Howorth wrote: > I'm trying to install 10.3 on a 4-year old 32-bit machine. I don't do > enough installs to remember all the gotchas, so it's always a fraught > process if anything goes wrong :( > > I blew a 10.3 DVD, verified it and ran the installer. It all went > happily and eventually started installing the packages so I went home > and left it to it. This morning I came in to find > > Missing operating system > > on the screen. Which means it's messed up the MBR? I had a poke in the > BIOS but don't see anything that looks odd. > > So I put the DVD back in and selected Repair Installed System > > Now it says: > > An error occurred during the installation > > What an incredibly irritating message! I know an error occurred, that's > why I asked it to repair the system! > > I went to the opensuse site but haven't found any useful installation > troubleshooting guides. Can anybody point me to one, please? Or any > relevant threads on the list. > > Oh yes, the video. When it starts booting, and up until the point where > you choose install or repair or rescue etc, the video is fine. After > that point it switches into some mode that isn't handled properly with > flickering characters etc. It's a rage 128 pro graphics card, nothing > fancy and old enough that there shouldn't be any bugs left. So what's > going on there? > > So I'm not impressed by the 10.3 installation process so far. > > Cheers, Dave
Repair install is broken on the 10.3 DVD :-( See the ton of earlier list complaints. I had 2 borked installs with 10.3, but was always able to boot back to the install DVD and the installer would either (1) reinstall everything or (2) pick up a little before the install crash and complete. This is very very frustrating. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
