I'm trying to install SuSe Linux on a Compaq Presario (800 MHz Celeron with 196 MB RAM), but I can't get past step 1. When I attempt to boot from the SuSe CD, I get the SuSe installer, and then after a moment, the progress bar showing that the Linux kernel is being loaded. That gets to about 75% of completion, when the PC suddenly restarts, going all the way back to the memory check (POST). Apparently it will continue to do this, in an endless loop, if I allow it to.

I tried booting from CD2, which has smaller images for older systems, but the behavior was identical, so I don't think it has to do with image size.

Has anyone else seen this behavior, or have any suggestions?

In case it matters, there is a copy of Windows2000 on the machine, which I was going to leave in a 5 GB partition, but I wouldn't have thought that would affect anything until after I've successfully booted from the CD.

thanks,
Bruce

first, if you downloaded the .iso images to do the install, check your MD5 sums. I have had problems of CDs not booting as well. I checked MD5 sums and they didn't match. I really dont know what to do if you purchased the CDs. Sorry.

Good call, but I should have mentioned that I'm using actual SUSE CDs, purchased through my employer. They've been used for other installations, so I know they're good.

- Bruce