# Newly purchased activation **URL:** \ **Category:** SLED Updates\ **Created:** [August 28, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338 "2013-08-28T01:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ilfretz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ilfretz](https://forums.suse.com/u/ilfretz)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/1 "2013-08-28T01:11:54Z")
Hello I purchased a new activation for SLED 11 sp3 and activated it. I have a HP5101 and I go to Yast control center, click on 1- Online update configuration and get warning message: cannot access installation media 2- Cannot update system using Novell customer center configuration Regards, Luis ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/2 "2013-08-28T01:47:25Z")
[QUOTE=ilfretz;15562]Hello I purchased a new activation for SLED 11 sp3 and activated it. I have a HP5101 and I go to Yast control center, click on 1- Online update configuration and get warning message: cannot access installation media 2- Cannot update system using Novell customer center configuration Regards, Luis[/QUOTE] Hi So either insert the install media, else via YaST software repositories disable the DVD entry. Then try your update. ---
**Author:** ![ilfretz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ilfretz](https://forums.suse.com/u/ilfretz)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/3 "2013-08-30T01:55:13Z")
Hello Malcom Good reply. But my HP 5101 Mini does not have a DVD player. Therefore, I have to purchase an external DVD player and burn my copy of SLED 11sp3 and install via external DVD. ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/4 "2013-08-30T04:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > On Thu 29 Aug 2013 11:04:02 PM CDT, ilfretz wrote: > > Hello Malcom > > Good reply. But my HP 5101 Mini does not have a DVD player. Therefore, > I have to purchase an external DVD player and burn my copy of SLED 11sp3 > and install via external DVD. Hi You can put the DVD image onto a USB device \> 4GB and copy to the system as an iso image and add the iso image via YaST → Software Repositories. But if it’s installed then just disable the media via Software Repositories. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Knowledge Partner - If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the ![](https://forums.suse.com/images/buttons/reputation-40b.png) below. ---
**Author:** ![ilfretz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ilfretz](https://forums.suse.com/u/ilfretz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/5 "2013-09-01T04:39:51Z")
Hello Malcom I went ahead anyway and purchased an external DVD player and burned the iso to a DVD using Nero. I was able to upgrade from SP2 to SP3 without any issues. However, post installation issue e.g. wireless option not available. See my post under Wireless driver for SLED 11 SP3 issue. Thanks anyway PS after update product activation went very smooth and verified on the Novell site. Regards, Luis ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/newly-purchased-activation/24338/6 "2013-09-01T04:45:34Z")
[QUOTE=ilfretz;15637]Hello Malcom I went ahead anyway and purchased an external DVD player and burned the iso to a DVD using Nero. I was able to upgrade from SP2 to SP3 without any issues. However, post installation issue e.g. wireless option not available. See my post under Wireless driver for SLED 11 SP3 issue. Thanks anyway PS after update product activation went very smooth and verified on the Novell site. Regards, Luis[/QUOTE] Hi Luis Always handy to have around, I use mine on multiple machines that I’ve pulled the dvd devices from… In the future, you can use SUSE Imagewriter to create a bootable install USB device, saves on the need for a DVD 😉