* Louis Richards
Try booting into init 3 and moving /etc/XF86Config to /etc/XF86Config.bak. Reinstall the 5336 version and then run sax2 -m 0=nvidia.
Failed as before
Just to be sure, I just ran through those steps on my own system and it provided a working system.
The monitor is a Samsung 17 LCD Round-a-bout, back-door, off-the-wall, mostly solved: Booted the 2004-02-16-EN knoppix and copied the XF86Config from knoppix to /etc/X11/... Rebooted into SuSE level 5 successfully with the nv driver. Did not try 'switch2nvidia' (time constraints). There is no 3D but the user does not play gaims. He does watch videos. He is happy but I am not. I believe that Yast2 should have been able to correctly configure the GeForce 5200 card with the Samsung LCD. I was tempted to reinstall from disk the video system, but ... 'sax2' and 'sax2 -m 0=nvidia' with and without an XF86Config present both present a *black* screen, usually fatal. GOOD NEWS: A 95% convert from windoz. He is using kde and finds his way around pretty good. He had some problems understanding 'mount' and the need to leave the device before 'umount'. He feels his computing is much more responsive (athlon 1800 512Mb) with linux than xp, and much safer. AND he is talking to his neighbors and friends. I may have made myself a full-time second job (unpaid). First job is spending my social security check buying premium $2/gal gas for my Harley <grin>. He does want to buy the 9.1 issue for me to install. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711