[NTLUG:Discuss] opensuse 11.2 install issues

[Leroy Tennison]

Monty Shinn wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> I am trying to install opensuse 11.2 32bit on a box that has a 3ware
> 9550SX raid card.  The install hangs up while starting udev.  Upon more
> snooping, it looks like the installer is trying to reset the 3ware card,
> but isn't able to.
> 
> I have tried another 3ware card (9500) with no difference.  I have also
> unloaded the pci buss.
> 
> The error is "command timed out, resetting card".  It will do this 3
> times, then say "device offline", and proceed to start the installer. 
> It does seem to recognize the card and the firmware installed.
> 
> I am able to see the hard drives in the 3ware utility at startup.  The
> system boots fine into Fedora 4, which was installed on the box before
> attempting to install opensuse.
> 
> I have google'd, searched 3ware, and looked at the release notes on
> opensuse's website to no avail.
> 
>>> begin rant<<
> 
> Is it me, or is it increasingly difficult to find a solid, usable linux
> desktop these days?  I've run Fedora/Redhat for years now, but was tired
> of the rapid update process involved in Fedora.  I've heard good things
> about opensuse, but here I am.  It's not like I am using cutting edge
> hardware here.  Shouldn't this just work?  It's not like I am trying to
> do anything esoteric here.
> 
> I downloaded the 11.2 RC2 distro, and installed it with no problems,
> although that was on a test box that didn't have a 3ware card.
> 
> Perhaps I should just install CentOS and be done.  Lord help me getting
> mp3's and quicktimes to play out...
> 
> I'm downloading Kubuntu now.  We'll see...
> 
>>> end rant<<
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks as always.
> 
> Monty
> 
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I don't know if it's just because 11.2 has just come out or it's "shades
of things to come" but, so far, I'm not impressed with OpenSuSE 11.2 or
the "latest and greatest" KDE.  I've already posted about display "fun
and games".  I've tried playing a few of the KDE games I knew well,
looks like some kid decided to raise the bar well beyond reasonable
because the difficulty makes them no longer enjoyable.  One of my apps
(MyPasswordSafe) is broke, I'm guessing it's because they switched to Qt
4.  I hope things improve or it may be back to CentOS or something else.
 From what little I've seen on the Web it doesn't look like Ubuntu is
greatly different than OpenSuSE.