Difficulty in installing a new operating system

Jolly_Roger

I recently sourced a DVD of the new Suse Leap 15 operating system from a supplier on eBay. I have used the same supplier for similar things successfully in the past.


I put the DVD in the computer optical drive, went into the set up and prioritised "boot from CD/DVD", but have not been able to get the computer to boot from that disk.


The optical drive plays CDs without problems, so works.


But why is it that the new operating system installation will not run from the optical drive? The previous Suse Leap OOS was installed in exactly this way. So, what has gone wrong now?

that

Jolly_Roger wrote: »

I recently sourced a DVD of the new Suse Leap 15 operating system from a supplier on eBay. I have used the same supplier for similar things successfully in the past.

So try it with one of the suppliers older disks, or a windows one. If the old, previously tested disk still works then you supplier has messed up creating the new disk, or the disk cant boot, or his iso is duff, or must be run under another o/s.

Jolly_Roger

Tried an older version and you're right: it is the new disk, it simply won't boot, although the older one will :-0


Thanks for the suggestion.

bluesnake

so why did you not download it yourself, rather than pay some ebay muppet who cant even burn a cd
https://software.opensuse.org/distributions/leap

rama0927

bluesnake wrote: »

so why did you not download it yourself, rather than pay some ebay muppet who cant even burn a cd
https://software.opensuse.org/distributions/leap

Exactly! Worth asking for a refund and burning a copy if you ask me

Latest build (includes instructions on how to burn the ISO file, which you'll download):
https://software.opensuse.org/distributions/leap

Installation guide: https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/art.opensuse.installquick.html

System

Hi


SLES 15. https://www.suse.com/download-linux/

Inner_Zone

bluesnake wrote: »

so why did you not download it yourself, rather than pay some ebay muppet who cant even burn a cd
https://software.opensuse.org/distributions/leap

Probably because E-bay is always cheaper, cough! :rotfl:

Jolly_Roger

I used a supplier on eBay, because the DVD cost just £1.99.



I contacted the seller, who conceded that his DVD drive had been defective. He sent me a replacement disc which worked, so the problem was easily solved.


As to why I don't burn my own discs, the last time I tried, I also got a defective disc! Sometimes its easier to buy something cheap, just as long as it works...

that

Jolly_Roger wrote: »

As to why I don't burn my own discs, the last time I tried, I also got a defective disc! Sometimes its easier to buy something cheap, just as long as it works...

I have not burned a CD in many many years. I used USB stick and Rufus, but then encountered Easy2boot which does not work perfectly for everything like hiren

psychic_teabag

Maybe a stupid question, but if you're already running suse, can you not just do an incremental update over the network, rather than doing a full reinstall ?