SuSE Linux: Version 8.1
When trying to install SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional, the item "Software" under "Installation Settings" returns the following error message:
No base Selection available ERROR: No proposal
Before starting with the installation, enter, at the boot prompt,
cdromdevice=hdc
.
Replace hdc
(first drive on the second IDE controller) with the CD or DVD drive required in
your case.
Alternatively, select "Abort Installation" both in the current menu and in the subsequent window to access linuxrc. Once in linuxrc, press Enter three times to restart the installation process.
In addition, you might need to add a kernel parameter at the boot prompt:
pci=acpi
Now you should be able to install.
To install SuSE Linux 8.1 on VMware from the DVD, the DVD drive must be set to "raw access". To do this, the drive type under VMware's "Settings/Configuration Editor" must be changed while the virtual machine is not running. Select your drive, for example, under IDE, S-M (slave master, i.e., /dev/hdc) and change the "Device Type" to "CD-ROM (raw access)". Exit the configuration with "OK" and start the virtual machine. The installation must be aborted just the same or
linux cdromdevice=hdc
must be entered at the boot prompt as described above.