Operation Manual
F5 Kernel
If you encounter problems with the regular installation, this menu offers to disable
a few potentially problematic functions. If your hardware does not support ACPI
(advanced conguration and power interface) select No ACPI to install without
ACPI support. No local APIC disables support for APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controllers) which may cause problems with some hardware. Safe Settings
boots the system with the DMA mode (for CD/DVD-ROM drives) and power
management functions disabled.
If you are not sure, try the following options rst: Installation—ACPI Disabled or
Installation—Safe Settings. Experts can also use the command line (Boot Options)
to enter or change kernel parameters.
F6 Driver
Press this key to notify the system that you have an optional driver update for
openSUSE. With File or URL, load drivers directly before the installation starts.
If you select Yes, you are prompted to insert the update disk at the appropriate point
in the installation process.
F7 Arch
If you install from an installation medium supporting 32bit and 64bit architectures
and have a processor with 64-bit support, select whether to install a 64-bit or 32-
bit system. By default, a 64-bit system is installed on a computer with 64-bit support.
To install a 32-bit system, press F7 then select 32bit.
TIP: Using IPv6 during the Installation
By default you can only assign IPv4 network addresses to your machine. To
enable IPv6 during installation, enter one of the following parameters at the
bootprompt: ipv6=1 (accept IPv4 and IPv6) or ipv6only=1 (accept IPv6
only).
After starting the installation, openSUSE loads and congures a minimal Linux system
to run the installation procedure. To view the boot messages and copyright notices
during this process, press Esc. On completion of this process, the YaST installation
program starts and displays the graphical installer.
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