OpenSUSE 12.2
This is the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available here.
If you are looking to install openSUSE, you should look at installing openSUSE Leap 15.6, the latest version.
If you are still looking to install openSUSE 12.2, it is still possible to obtain it from obtaining openSUSE 12.2.
Installation notes
- Due to a buggy video driver, the server will not function correctly if the
Mach64video driver is allowed to load. The workaround for now is to make the server use thefbdevdriver (standard framebuffer device). This is not the ideal solution, only a workaround. Some graphics in KDE are corrupted but useable for the time being. To make the server use thefbdevdriver:
- During the installation process, you will get to choose what software packages will be installed. The way to make this work is only leave the fbdev driver on the computer so it has no choice but to use it.
- In the search box type '
xf86'. This will display a whole list of drivers. - Find the drivers that begin with '
xf86-video-xxxx' - Right click on all the modules except '
xf86-video-fbdev' and then select 'Do not install'. This has to be done one by one. - Make any other adjustments to packages that you wish and then press 'Accept'
mdadmwill mount the software RAID drives as '/dev/md127' during installation. After an update tomdadm, available on online update after the installation, this will change to '/dev/md0'./etc/fstabneeds to manually be changed to make this mount permanent.
This will be updated if any more information becomes available.
Information
openSUSE 12.2 was released on 5th September 2012. It is an open-source distribution and is free of charge. It was developed by the community and sponsored by Novell.
