Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-testing (35 mails)

["Chris Jones" <chrisjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting "Felix Miata" <mrmazda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I did several in recent days on i915G and i945G without memorable  
> incident, all minimal X via HTTP started by Grub launching the 30  
> May initrd & linux. I followed installation by selectively  
> installing minimal KDE components using zypper --no-recommends. All  
> seem good for such early milestones.
>
> Today I tried the same on i865G, but with an 01 June installation  
> linux/initrd. Right off the GUI hung, no keyboard, no mouse. I  
> retried with nomodeset, which got me through the install. Since  
> installation completed, X has been working without nomodeset on  
> cmdline.
>
> On all, 96 DPI is being forced, which I find despicable. :-(  
> Luckily, a DisplaySize entry in 50-monitor.conf is enough to  
> overcome it. :-) Too bad the only web browser that respects it any  
> more is Konqueror. :-(
> --
> "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
> words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
>
>  Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
>
> Felix Miata  ***  http://fm.no-ip.com/


What version did you try? I've used most releases including 11.4 on my  
own i865 chipset and it's worked with no dramas or any config changes  
out-of-the-box.


Regards

Chris Jones

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