Comments on: An Update on OpenSUSE 11.1 http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/2009/01/07/an-update-on-opensuse-111/ Jason's blog of his day Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:09:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Boycott Novell » Hard Times with SUSE http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/2009/01/07/an-update-on-opensuse-111/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Boycott Novell » Hard Times with SUSE Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:09:04 +0000 http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=204#comment-45 [...] The upgrade didn’t work. [...] [...] The upgrade didn’t work. [...]

]]> By: Ken http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/2009/01/07/an-update-on-opensuse-111/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Ken Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=204#comment-39 I have had more problems with this installation than any other since 9.0. I have done upgrades for quite some time now and have never had any major problems. I tried to update from 11.0 to 11.1 on two desktops and one laptop and they all failed miserably. There were too many problems to discuss. Since then I have done a clean install on a 64 bit desktop with absolutely no problems (KDE3.5). The 32 bit desktop has one problem with one of the DVD burners being recognized (again KDE3.5). The laptop has an issue with the wireless, but that happened before and I just need to get the Broadcom drivers going. I will say the grub was a pain in the butt as the boot record tried to install in the extended partition by default (these are all dual boot systems). I also experimented with KDE4.1, but found it to be too slow for everyday use. Although, it was visually pleasing. Stick with it. Opensuse is one of the most polished Linux versions. Hopefully, this was just a bump in the road and not a sign of things to come. I have had more problems with this installation than any other since 9.0. I have done upgrades for quite some time now and have never had any major problems. I tried to update from 11.0 to 11.1 on two desktops and one laptop and they all failed miserably. There were too many problems to discuss. Since then I have done a clean install on a 64 bit desktop with absolutely no problems (KDE3.5). The 32 bit desktop has one problem with one of the DVD burners being recognized (again KDE3.5). The laptop has an issue with the wireless, but that happened before and I just need to get the Broadcom drivers going.

I will say the grub was a pain in the butt as the boot record tried to install in the extended partition by default (these are all dual boot systems). I also experimented with KDE4.1, but found it to be too slow for everyday use. Although, it was visually pleasing.

Stick with it. Opensuse is one of the most polished Linux versions. Hopefully, this was just a bump in the road and not a sign of things to come.

]]> By: Dietrich http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/2009/01/07/an-update-on-opensuse-111/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Dietrich Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:24:41 +0000 http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=204#comment-38 Not sure if you did this, but try doing a 'new' install (vs upgrade) and keep your $HOME directory on its own partition mount point. Dietrich T. Schmitz Linux IT Consultant Not sure if you did this, but try doing a ‘new’ install (vs upgrade) and keep your $HOME directory on its own partition mount point.

Dietrich T. Schmitz
Linux IT Consultant

]]> By: Lake-end http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/2009/01/07/an-update-on-opensuse-111/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Lake-end Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:43 +0000 http://juchiu.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=204#comment-36 Hi. Sorry to see you are having so many problems. Are you sure your installation media is not corrupted? I also used openSUSE11 home directory in my new openSUSE11.1 installation (except .kde4 directory I deleted). Pidgin worked just fine and I haven't had a kernel panic once, to be precise only time I ever had kernel panic was few years back in Gentoo when I messed my kernel configuration. I haven't yet upgraded to 11.1 in my laptop, mainly because my gf is heavily depending on it currently. So I have not any meaningful opinion about NetworkManager with wifi or powersaving. Flash10 is working quite nicely for me though, I think there was something about using multiple flash apps at the same time that causes crashes, but I think this was the same across all platform (win, mac, *nix). I had audio corruption few times in 11.0 but none sofar in 11.1. Yours might be due to the new Pulse Audio. Also the default Amarok-engine causes some distortion while playing music, but that (and format problems) are easily solved by installing the non-cripled version from Packman. As for video player, I would suggest you'd try smplayer, it is really great if your multimedia stuff is installed from Packmans. ( See http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/multimedia/400119-check-your-multimedia-problem-ten-steps.html ) Better luck with the clean install. Hi.
Sorry to see you are having so many problems.
Are you sure your installation media is not corrupted?
I also used openSUSE11 home directory in my new openSUSE11.1 installation (except .kde4 directory I deleted). Pidgin worked just fine and I haven’t had a kernel panic once, to be precise only time I ever had kernel panic was few years back in Gentoo when I messed my kernel configuration.

I haven’t yet upgraded to 11.1 in my laptop, mainly because my gf is heavily depending on it currently. So I have not any meaningful opinion about NetworkManager with wifi or powersaving.

Flash10 is working quite nicely for me though, I think there was something about using multiple flash apps at the same time that causes crashes, but I think this was the same across all platform (win, mac, *nix).

I had audio corruption few times in 11.0 but none sofar in 11.1. Yours might be due to the new Pulse Audio. Also the default Amarok-engine causes some distortion while playing music, but that (and format problems) are easily solved by installing the non-cripled version from Packman.

As for video player, I would suggest you’d try smplayer, it is really great if your multimedia stuff is installed from Packmans. ( See http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/multimedia/400119-check-your-multimedia-problem-ten-steps.html )

Better luck with the clean install.

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