SuSE 8.1 LiveEval Woes

[A5k]

hi all,
I've recently downloaded and burned to CD, SuSE 8.1 LiveEval. When I run LiveEval I recieve 4 or more "Illegal instructions". It then finishes loading and I can login as root. From there I can do some stuff, but I can't even "ls -al" or "startx"!!!! Most of the errors are perl errors, such as:
...
/sbin/init: line 345: 210 Illegal Instruction
perl -pi -e 's/^(SUSEWM_UPDATE=).*/$1\"no\"/'
/etc/sysconfig/windowmanager
...
Has anyone else recieved these problems? Or does anyone have a fix?

-a5k

 

[krale]

I dont mess with SuSE much, but do they provide a MD5sum for the CD image? My guess is it was corrupted on the ftp/http transfer.

 

[A5k]

I did a MD5sum on the image and it was the correct one so the download was fine. I'm really baffled on this one...

-a5k

 

[krale]

Try the cd on another computer.. If it does work, then you might have a heat problem. I had a comp with not enough silicon heat compound and it kept crashing at random places but at regular time intervals.

I guess it could also be a possibility that SuSE screwed up.

 

[A5k]

I've already tried the disc on another computer. I get the exact same errors at the exact same spot on different machines...hmmmm maybe I'll try burning the iso again...fun fun fun......

-a5k

 

[jsauce]

Have you tried re-installing perl? It could be that it is corrupt. John D. Saucier
jsauce@magicguild.com
Certified Technician
Network Administrator

 

[A5k]

The LiveEval CD is a way to run SuSE8.0 without installing onto your harddrive. You can't really "install" anything. The CD loads, and it loads a nice Linux kernel and then the OS is ran off the CD.

checkout

http://www.suse.com/us/private/download/suse_linux/index.html

for more info.

-a5k

 

[jsauce]

oooh yuckies! Makes me glad I have the full 7 disc version. John D. Saucier
jsauce@magicguild.com
Certified Technician
Network Administrator