Does OpenSuse Linux require a windows system for the boot requirement? I'm trying to install OpenSuse Linux 11.4 on a hard drive as the only OS it will not get past the splash screen when selecting the 11.4 OS but will go into the Failsafe mode with a text screen and stops at a login request. It then recognizes my login but what do I do after that?

No version of Linux requires any version of Windows to be installed. Never has, never will.

Are you in the installer or have you already installed and the system won't boot?

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Opensuse 11.4 is totally out of date and not supported. Try the latest opensuse 15.0.

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Hi, and welcome to the fun.

No.
That's a VERY old version, I suggest something more recent for security reasons.
As far as I can remember 11.4 was around in the days of BIOS computers - how recent is your target computer? Does it use EFI (you may need to set your PC to legacy boot)?

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Just a quick note to the OP to advise them to change their username to something that isn't an email address if they don't want to be inundated by junk email.

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Normally, failsafe mode (better known as rescue or emergency mode) doesn't give you a login prompt. I guess that you simply did not install or enable the GUI, and you get a regular text login.

And as the others say, don't install this ancient version. It might not be supported anymore, which means no security patches for you.

And it may not support your hardware.

openSUSE 11.4 has been released in march 2011, almost exactly 8 years ago, PC hardware has changed a lot since then. The kernel version in 11.4 was 2.6.37, almost the last 2.6 release (2.6.40 became 3.0 on release).

Since i'm new to this forum I'm not sure how to update my original question so that it might help those that are interested in helping to resolve my problem. Thank you to those that did respond previously.

I've received comments that this version is too outdated to use. I had it installed previously and attempted to install OpenSuse Leap and could not because of it being a 64bit OS and my machine is a 32bit system. So I attempted to reinstall the 11.4 version. I attempted to do it with the windows on a separate HD disk from the Linux OS on its own HD and was able to get grub to work for booting into windows but not being able to boot into Linux except into the safe mode. I have removed the Windows HD and have attempted for the third time to install Linux. At the end of the install the system it attempts to initialize virtual console and says it finds a Linux console terminal on dev//console (124 columns x 44 lines). Starts Yast and gives an error: cannot open package index using db3 - no such file or directory. Then it attempts to load kernel using kexec instead of rebooting. Please wait. Then it shuts down Name Services Cache Daemon. And it just stays there.

To the OP, many thanks for your rep message. I think that the usual way of changing your username is to email the forum admin, Jeremy (see "Contact Info"), to request this:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/user/jeremy-1/

Please let us know if this doesn't work for you in any way.

I would strongly suggest that the best thing to do is download the current Live Linux distribution of openSUSE LEAP 15, burn to CD or DVD and boot from that as a first instance. This will show up any problems likely to be present with hardware compatibility.
If the Live Linux openSUSE LEAP15 boots and works, then you know you can install openSUSE LEAP15 to the hard disc. SO then download the full install DVD and install from DVD to hard disc.

ehartman surely got it right. OP managed to install, but is looking at a login prompt because his video chip is not supported, so X can't start.

What caught my attention is that the OP registered here in 2010, then waited more than nine years to write his first post.

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Tum...d_installation

This link has latest openSuSE OS for 32-bit hardware. Also on this link you will find live CDs, which may help?