This cannot possiblly be "critical" if it happens only in very rare cases 
-> downgrading severity 

From what media did you install? Shipped CDs from a SuSE Linux box? Or 
downloaded ISOs? If so, did you perform a media check during installation - or 
check the MD5-sums of all CDs? 
 
Also, please attach y2logs and the output of "hwinfo" - see also 
 
http://www.opensuse.org/Bug_Reporting_FAQ#I_reported_a_YaST2_bug.2C_and_now_I_am_asked_to_.22attach_y2logs.22._What_does_that_mean.2C_and_how_do_I_do_that.3F 
http://www.opensuse.org/Bug_Reporting_FAQ#I_reported_a_YaST2_bug.2C_and_now_I_am_asked_to_.22attach_hwinfo.22._What_does_that_mean.2C_and_how_do_I_do_that.3F 
 

I did the install from iso images. I did not see a checked media option during 
the installation. This is Suse 10.0.

I am not 100% sure when the media check is enabled, so please perform a manual 
media check. 
 
In most cases like this, the media are simply defective - faulty download, 
faulty blank CD, CD writer writing errors. 
 
See also 
 
http://www.opensuse.org/Released_Version#Downloads 
http://www.opensuse.org/Download_Help#Checksums 
 

any news on this one? 

I am stillno able to get this to work. I downloaded iso 1 and verified the 
download with md5sum key matched. I started the installation and before I even 
put in cd 2 the media error is present. What do you recommend. 

Did you check the MD5SUM of the CD, or only the downloaded ISO? 
 
See also 
 
    http://www.cpqlinux.com/cdrw.html 
 
Besides, this is really an issue for installation support, not a bug of the 
installation. We'd have noticed in our hundreds and thousands of test 
installations if that didn't work generally. 
 

I did a md5sum on the iso. Should I do it for the cd also?