On 2009/01/11 18:17 (GMT+0200) Stan Goodman composed:
It's very easy to be root in a Rescue boot, because no password is requested (username: root).
hwinfo --gfxcard tells me that the card is "Savage IX/MV, revision 0x13". DriverInfo tells me that the server module is "savage", and there is an option: ShadowStatus".
I have visited the S3 website (s3graphics.com), and find that "savage" drivers are grouped in a list under "Legacy" (a Politically Correct term meaning "Archeological"). Some of them are even for Linux (which is apparently what IX means, although that is not stated), but there is no obvious way for non-employees of S3 to identify which, if any, are plausible replacements of the one I have. Since what I have is what the installation chose as best, I am inclined to believe that there is none.
I've dropped an email to S3, and asked for any other information, but I am not optimistic.
If nobody can suggest anything else, the choices before me are either a) to replace my laptom with something newer, or b) put OS/2 back on it and forget abouit carrying Linux with me in my travels.
As to option a): how about trying older versions to see if any will work? Xorg got a massive overhaul started summer before last, so try starting with something that includes none of those changes. That may be 10.3 (Oct 07), but more likely is 10.2 (Nov 06), which just dropped out of maintenance support. In between those was Mandriva 2007.1 (Apr 07), which I think is still supported for a few more months. Have you tried Knoppix 5.1.1 (CD or DVD) or 5.3.1 (DVD only)? Knoppix is a live distro that is excellent at auto-configuration. If Knoppix works, you could use it to tweak the installed SUSE xorg.conf based on the xorg.conf used by Knoppix, and at the least retrieve the SUSE installation logs to share with bugzilla.novell.com. -- "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org