
Hi, My project is to set up a Linux file server for a school's 20 machine windows 95/98/2k network (includes wireless nodes). I have ordered SuSE 7.3 from Roger Whittaker, but have managed to acquire a set of discs in advance of the ordered set. I am initially trying to install SuSE on my Compaq Armada M700 laptop (Pentium II 400 Mhz 128 Mb RAM 3 Gb h/d for Linux). to try and get a bit of experience before trying to install the server. When I install SuSE, the process seems to go OK, at the end of it I am presented with the KDE desktop. However, when I reboot, the loading process crashes the computer when the windows manager is being loaded (That's what it says on the KDE start-up logo). I had thought it was because my screen wasn't directly supported, so I have selected VESA and the offered colour depth and desktop size and of course it does work initially. I have trawled through the books and all the HOWTO's that I thought were relevant, but I can't find anything to help. I have tried the laptop with both RedHat and Mandrake - and it works fine in both Gnome and KDE. I would appreciate any direct help, or pointers to documentation that may solve the problem for me. Many thanks, Alistair Williamson alistair_williamson@btinternet.com

Try running sax2 from the prompt after the install. Your copy is on the way by the way .... (sorry - I've been out of the office for most of the last 2 weeks). On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Alistair Williamson wrote:
Hi,
My project is to set up a Linux file server for a school's 20 machine windows 95/98/2k network (includes wireless nodes).
I have ordered SuSE 7.3 from Roger Whittaker, but have managed to acquire a set of discs in advance of the ordered set.
I am initially trying to install SuSE on my Compaq Armada M700 laptop (Pentium II 400 Mhz 128 Mb RAM 3 Gb h/d for Linux). to try and get a bit of experience before trying to install the server.
When I install SuSE, the process seems to go OK, at the end of it I am presented with the KDE desktop. However, when I reboot, the loading process crashes the computer when the windows manager is being loaded (That's what it says on the KDE start-up logo). I had thought it was because my screen wasn't directly supported, so I have selected VESA and the offered colour depth and desktop size and of course it does work initially.
I have trawled through the books and all the HOWTO's that I thought were relevant, but I can't find anything to help. I have tried the laptop with both RedHat and Mandrake - and it works fine in both Gnome and KDE.
I would appreciate any direct help, or pointers to documentation that may solve the problem for me.
Many thanks,
Alistair Williamson
alistair_williamson@btinternet.com
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