On Wednesday 16 December 2009 19:00:19 Clayton wrote:
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 18:16, lynn
wrote: OK Update. I installed 11.2 from the kde live cd on a dell gx260. I have Internet and kde4. I am 4 hours into the install and cannot change the screen resolution beyond 800x600 on a 1440x900 flat screen, (there seems to be no option in Yast anymore to be able to do this) I cannot play videos and my (given old) quickcam express doesn't work. kmail was easy. Next I must install the packman repository or find the opensuse one click install for the codecs or mplayer or WHY. I now have a home computer running Linux on a single computer. I never thought I'd get this far.
YaST does nto have a video setup option anymore. you should, in theory only need to go to KMenu > Configure Desktop > Display adn set things up there. If you cannot go beyond 800x600, you may be in one of those "corner cases" that was discussed - I think on the Factory mailing list where the autodetect doesn't work right... if this is the case, this needs to be fixed.
Videos.. known issue (depending on what videos you are trying to play), and it affects all Linux distros that stay on the legal side of the line. Add the ccommunity repositories and do an update.. you should get everything pulled in (Flash support etc.) You may need to add a few of the GStreamer typse (good, bad, ugly) to get full codec support. Media players are up to you... i have good success with MPlayer, some people prefer Xine or one of the other players.
C.
Thanks for the tips. I now have youtube and flash from the repo you described I had to click accaptance check boxes. Is that correct? I've got Mplayer and vlc from packman too. Still nothing beyong 800x600. I am totalling up the hours it has spent to get this far on a single computer and whether anyone else without my opensuse list knowledge would be able to get anywhere near it in 6 hours. Still trying. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org