lockup when starting x-config during suse install

[estesflyer]

I've tried installing suse 7.3 prof numerous, but each time there is no success.
I thought I had it installed and running properly sometime in the past, but I can't recall when or if I was using the same set of hardware as my current machine.

I havent tried installing w/out kde/gnome (which wouldn't install x either, right? no?) Of course, I'm wanting to dual boot with winxp and run *nix mainly as a desktop toy (For the time being anyways.) Anyways, it always locks up w/ the little x as the mouse cursor, and all the rest is a black screen. It appears as though all the files install or are copied and whatnot, and it even goes past the point where it creates a lilo boot disk. But I believe right after that point is where it locks up. This "linux stuff" is beginning to frustrate me. Well, it's always frustrated me, but more in a challenging way. I've never had problems installing linux. The thing linux installation always messes up when attempting to configure x. I've tried suse 7.3 prof, and red hat 7.1. All *appear* to conclude the same dissapointing results.

This seems to be a common error when attemping to load *nix after such a crash and a hard shutdown:

EXTZ-fs:unable to read superblock
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=03:02, iso_blknum=16, block32
Kernel panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:02

Any ideas? Anyone?

Thanks again,

- Rusty

 

[nwardez]

Hi,

I'm not familiar with Suse distrib, but there might be another boot loader supplied. It calls GRUB, and sometimes works better (depending on your hard drive geometry).

First of all, I think I would install Linux without any graphic support (X, Gnome ... sets), to avoid mixing problems. Are your graphic card and monitor supported ? Installing X series separately, you may try different versions of X servers (3.X & 4.X), latests are not necessary better ...

 

[estesflyer]

My apologies, but I'm simply a flat out newb in this *nix world, however it seems very fascinating.
I went through the installation process a third time. This time I chose install with safe settings (or something similar to that.) It worked! I guess third time's the charm in this case.

My moniter and my graphics card are both supported. Unforunately I'll have to look around a bit more to find a sound card driver. (sbaudigy)

Anyways, thanks for your comment nwardez.

TIA

- Rusty - Rusty

 

[hads]

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Hope this helps.
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[estesflyer]

thanks for the link hads
- Rusty