openSUSE Linux 10.2 install - freezing

[buenos]

hi.

i have tried to install an open SUSE from a DVD onto my Asus A6M laptop, but it freezed.
at the first time i have tried normal install, it freezed at the beginning, then i have tried safe install, also freezed at the beginning, then i have tried the "install without ACPI" then it freezed at the end: hardware confin, then switch to text mode, load some things, start Yast2. at this pint it has freezed.
i have tried another linux: UHU-Linux, its working, but i want suse on my PC.
and of course the windows is also working on my laptop.

so, what can i do?
-not to use suse?
-use an older?

 

[III]

Did you check the integrity of your dvd.
I personally installed open suse 10.2 from the dvd available at their site with out a problem.
What language are you using for the install process?
Try to install it with English as the primary language.
Some localizations are incomplete and could be posing a problem.
Did you partition your disk prior to the install process?
Have you trued to install it from an iso image?
How much ram do you have?

 

[VSMVDD]

did you make another partition first

method is
backup the laptop drive

dump all partitions

install linux and let it prep the disk

use a small partition size for it say 10gb

then use winxpdisk/fdisk to make the rest of the drive ntfs or fat32 etc

and reinstall windows

problem solved

you need a dedicated partition and linux is happy
finaly use a partition manager{boot manager} to choose the o/s to boot from

also it could be there is a bad atapi driver in your linux that doesnt like the dvd

try too look for an updated installer disk iso

 

[buenos]

i didnt check the md5 checksum. i didnt know about that.
when the dvd starts, there is an option: firmware test. is that the dvd test? it says there are 6 errors.
i did the partitioning with windows installer. later i installed another linux, it worked.

if the checksum is bad, why is it? how is it possible to download corrupted files? i thought there is an error detection in the internet. maybe if the server is hacked to avoid that...

 

[III]

If you got it from a http or ftp server the probability of a corrupt download is high, there could be a problem with the http or ftp connection at the server or your side, a I had this problem once so now for larger downloads I only use torrent's.