Compaq Presario V5233ea Sings On Opensuse 10.2

[dhanesh1405241511 0]

Finally ! I managed to get 10.2 to work on this specific model of Laptop. Probably these steps would also work on the entire Compaq Presario V5200 Series so if anyone has another model, please be kind enough to notify about the installation issues.

 

How to make it work:

NOTE: Please do not disable SATA support, it WORKS with SATA enabled

 

1) Installation is pretty simple with OpenSUSE 10.2. So just pop in the DVD:

A ) Do a DVD Media Check first

B ) Install 10.2 in SAFE mode.

2) After the entire installation is done and the first time the desktop appears. I would suggest you check for updates. Or just update all the modules you can possibly find on the suse server through YaST.

 

3) Odds are that next time you restart (without the DVD in), it will hang on boot. Just Force shutdown (Hold the power-on button for 10 Secs), and power on your laptop again.

 

I have just seen OpenSUSE hang on boot 2 times in 4 Days after installation. and those 2 times were in the initial after install stage. Now it runs smooth and does not hang at all.

 

Wifi / LAN just works smooth, tho the light on the sound and wifi button to show if its on or not does not respond. But i guess latest drivers can be downloaded and this can be done. Will test the rest of the hardware and let you know.

 

Thanks to SuSE Linux Forum, Xisto and everyone who's helped me get OpenSUSE 10.2 running on my Laptop. Everything related to the Compaq Presario V5233EA installation issue can be found at the following links:

 

First Thread on Boot Hang: >> HERE <<

Compatibility Post: >> HERE <<

 

So basically Compaq Presario V5233EA is infact compatible with OpenSUSE 10.2 !

 

Regards,

And thanks again to everyone here for their time and support

Dhanesh.