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Old 08-07-2004, 12:16 PM   #1
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Problems with the SuSE 9.1 Personal installation


Ok I am trying to install SuSE 9.1 Personal ISO that I downloaded from the Net.
I configured the installation to dual boot with Linux and everything went fine until it told me to reboot my system. When it did it took me into LiLo and then it loaded Linux.

It was a white on black console window because it could not find a bootsplash. At the very bottom it said something about trying to load old root and Kernel Panic because it was not able to find Initrid or something like that. I am really lost since I have tried everything.

Anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong.
 
Old 08-07-2004, 03:51 PM   #2
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Anyone have any idea what is going on? I see 41 views but 0 replies. Could it be that my installation is corrupt?
 
Old 08-07-2004, 09:34 PM   #3
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A kernel panic usually means that something went very wrong. You can try to fix this, but if there's nothing worth to keep in this new install, I would suggest you reinstall it.

Did you check the integrity of this iso you downloaded from the net? Maybe some transfer corruption happened, and you have a bad install media.
 
Old 08-09-2004, 06:07 PM   #4
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I used the ISO from SuSE's website and I tried reinstalling several times. I guess I will try again with a new CD.
 
Old 08-09-2004, 06:23 PM   #5
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There's a tool called md5sum, aimed at checking the integrity of files. You have to compare the md5sum output provided by suse with the one in your computer. This way you can make sure both files are identical, and reliable. If they are not, you have to donwload again.
Bad files have proven to be one of the main sources of install problems.
 
Old 08-10-2004, 07:02 PM   #6
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I cant find the md5sum produced by SuSE does anyone have a link to it?
 
Old 08-10-2004, 08:54 PM   #7
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c1973f88b5ec21d375c936a59dce097d SUSE-9.1-personal-x86.iso
968a4f0afd5dc209c2bd015a58b11fb3 Install-CD_es.txt
5cc2576b5e1182cd73597408298762f2 Install-CD_it.txt
078c5e1cee08061aedeb7f661a6706c4 Install-CD_fr.txt
3ce1f26fb339a81b0527bcab8f07dbdf Install-CD_de.txt
b6c3d518882975a5bd8da87cadbeec1b Install-CD_en.txt


ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.1...al-iso/MD5SUMS
 
Old 08-11-2004, 03:26 AM   #8
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check linuxiso.org they have the iso and find a mirror for a better download site? IMHO.

Regards

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