UPDATE Ok bit of a convoluted fix, but, created a ISO image of the physical DVD installation media, attached it to the virtual machine (instead of attaching the physical drive) and it works a treat.
I used IMG Burn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download Hope this helps any other who got stuck. Kind Regards Richard On 5 December 2011 22:59, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok I just repeated the same process, and the DVD Check (run under VMWare) > says the disc is broken, but I know its not. > > Not very helpful i know but if anyone else has VMware Player and a copy of > the latest OpenSUSE 12.1 DVD off Linux Format wants to take up the > challenge and let me know how to get a Vm running openSUSE installed I'd be > grateful. > > In the meantime, if I figure it out, I'll post up the steps I took. > > Thanks Ernest for your suggestion but this hasnt worked. Physically > booting my laptop off the DVD works fine, I dont get any errors, it seems > to be a VMWare issue. > > Kind Regards > Richard > > > On 5 December 2011 22:14, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok well this is interesting, I rebooted and left the DVD in the driver >> booted off it and selected test installation media, which passed, and then >> I got much further; to the Graphical License agreement screen, (then I >> aborted on purpose because I don't want to blow away my Windows 7 >> environment). >> >> It must be a VMware issue, the media is definately good. >> >> Hmm, will play further with VMware, if I get it working I'll post up what >> I did. >> >> Regards >> Richard >> >> On 5 December 2011 21:48, Ernest Walzel <ewal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Have you looked into your computer's BIOS time/date? >>> >>> >>> On 5 December 2011 21:45, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ernest, >>>> >>>> No joy. >>>> >>>> It's running in VM Ware Player,I've gone into the BIOS of the VM and >>>> the date and time is set correctly. I've also deleted the VM and started a >>>> fresh and used easy install which detected the installation media as >>>> openSUSE but it stops dead with the same error again. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5 December 2011 21:28, Ernest Walzel <ewal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Richard, >>>>> >>>>> On 5 December 2011 21:17, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I get the welcome screen and then I select Installation, then it >>>>>> brings up a progress dialog box Loading Kernel, and then the screen goes >>>>>> to >>>>>> like a text mode boot with some whizzery pokery and then i get to a blue >>>>>> text mode style screen and a brownish dialog box saying >>>>>> >>>>>> cd:/content:invalid signature >>>>>> >>>>>> installation aborted >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://forums.opensuse.org/install-boot-login/402153-invalid-signature-suse-11-1-dvd-cd.html >>>>> suggests >>>>> the time and date set in BIOS might be the culprit. Have you tried setting >>>>> that? >>>>> >>>>> Ernest >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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