Help install opensuse 13.1 on Hdd Usb

daltanious78 · 05-19-2014, 01:27 AM

Hi my name is Simone i have a problem in installation opensuse 13.1 in usb storage, this Hdd usb is connect a pc amd sempron 3400+ socket 939.

I have installed many distro in this hdd only distro working correct is opensuse 12.1.
I have established to upgrade distro opensuse 12.1 to 13.1, this upgrade once done restart the this distro not run.

This pc no have a uefi boot
I would be grateful to anyone who might be able to help me.

Thank you for all

jefro · 05-19-2014, 07:49 PM

Hello Simone. Welcome to LQ.

Your report is that you have a problem while trying to install 13.1. What is the problem? Can I guess that you tried some upgrade web page to offer guidance on how to do an upgrade? What was it? Where does it fail now?

Upgrades have never gone well with linux.

dobradude45 · 05-21-2014, 05:06 AM

Hi there

1) from the LIVE CD boot normally - a non UEFI system won't offer the UEFI version.

2) on install choose the target HDD carefully -- choose custom as in the link shown below.

Here's a post on a WINDOWS Forum about installing OPENSUSE on a totally separate HDD and booting from it. The post was in how to create a portable Windows system -- however you can ignore the sections on installing VMWARE and a Windows virtual machine. Just follow the LINUX steps. (Although the title is in creating a Portable Windows system the first steps explain how to create a bootable OPENSUSE system on the external HDD before adding the windows system).

If you WANT to add a Windows system --works fine too -- vmplayer is 100% FREE.

http://www.eightforums.com/installat...y-version.html

Pay particular attention to steps 5 and 6. !!!

(I suspect that at upgrade time the GRUB BOOTLOADER got hosed up or installed with the wrong options -- IMO it's far better installing 13.1 from scratch --it's going to be a Long Term support version so it's worth getting it right. Upgrades also particularly where the kernel is involved can result in some applications not working properly as well).

cheers

daltanious78 · 05-22-2014, 09:05 AM

hi I followed the guide signaled by dobradude45.

I do what shows the step by step guide and the installation is done correctly, when you restart opensuse put blocks the loading of the distro by pressing ctrl + alt + f1 I compagliono these errors found in this image.

Thank you for all