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11-14-2008, 01:59 AM
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Registered: Nov 2008
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suse install without windows
I've got a 32bit pc without windows installed and want to install openSUSE 11.0 without having to install xp first. My SUSE dvd works ok in a pc that has xp installed but wont install on the 32 bit pc - error no boot disk found. Any help please.
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11-14-2008, 02:13 AM
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Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Toulon (France)
Distribution: FEDORA CORE
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GNU/Linux (and any other OS) doesn't need XP to boot neither to install! It certainly that your PC want to boot on the hard drive, just go into the BIOS setting by pressing DEL, F2, or F10 key when the PC start, and set it to boot from CD-ROM.
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11-14-2008, 03:45 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: In front of my LINUX OR MAC BOX
Distribution: Mandriva 2009 X86_64 suse 11.3 X86_64 Centos X86_64 Debian X86_64 Linux MInt 86_64 OS X
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And if you're first boot device is the CD Or DVD drive and it is still not booting than you're media is broken.
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11-14-2008, 07:30 AM
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Registered: Sep 2008
Location: Calcutta,India
Distribution: Fedora 11, OpenSUSE 11.0
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is ur suse version of 64bit???
i guess u cannot install a 64 bit OS on a 32 bit pc
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11-14-2008, 08:07 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Distribution: SuSE, RedHat, Slack,CentOS
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Originally Posted by ritam_bkp
is ur suse version of 64bit???
i guess u cannot install a 64 bit OS on a 32 bit pc
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Uhh, no it won't. Get the 32 bit version of SuSE for a 32 bit PC. |
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11-14-2008, 09:37 AM
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Registered: Nov 2008
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Thanks all for help - found problem! Faulty drive, wont read dvd only cd's - new drive required.
Thanks again Graham
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