yast install freezes
 

Im installing suse from the 5 disks and cant get verry far. I pick my language and then it will show some information then show the partitions it wants to create... then it brings up the small window but it is blank and if just freezes. Any suggestions?

1) Upgrade BIOS
2) Disable Legacy USB Support and OS Plug and Play Support in BIOS
3) Use
acpi=off ide=nodma noapic
as boot options.

well i just re-ran the installation.. it finds an old install of fc1 i had a while back but cant use because windows reinstall overwrote grub. What I want to do is to overwrite the fc1 partitions with suse. Is this possible without un installing fc1? The part of the installation that it frezes on is evaluating package selection. In the background i see the partitions and a few more things. It just stays there i thought it was just slow so I went to sleep while I waited and 6 hours later same thing... It does not completely freeze i can move the mouse and the window but its just blank if I move it.

Sure you can. You have to choose "New Installation" Option in SuSE Installer

Then choose the old partitions and choose to format them.

So you can do everything except Select packages to be installed ?

Perhaps, following may help you:

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/0...od_91pers.html

i cant even get to picking partitions it freezes before then i can take a picture of what i see if this would help... but i freezes to soon i select new install and after language select there is nothing i can do its all auto between the freeze and picking language

I have tried all of the different modes... and frezes in the same spot. Could it be the disk?

Well,

first disable the BIOS Settings, like described in my initial response.

Then boot from the Installation CD and select "Installation Safe Settings"

If this does not help, then perform a memory test.

You may also try to update the drivers for your chipset/board!

Do you have original SuSE CDs ?
It may also be that the media (CD) is corrupted.

ya i was afraid of the disks being bad i disabled everything and tired all 3 types of installs and same thing i might just try the ftp install