David C. Rankin composed on 2016-09-11 17:34 (UTC-0500):
The only 'surprises' I've found with later kernels is they no longer work with my laptop video card, e.g. my trusty
[AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270]
the screen blinks on and off with anything after 3.15 (sigh).
Quick and easy test on 42.1, 42.2 or TW, if you first find ample RADEON(0) lines in Xorg.0.log: # zypper rm xf86-video-ati then restart Xorg. That might/(should?) switch to the modesetting driver built into Xorg since server 1.17.x, which could possibly work better than radeon ever did. I don't remember ATM whether I tried this with ATI older than 5450HD, with which modesetting works nicely here. If you're still on 13.1 or 13.2, updating Xorg to repositories/X11:/XOrg should put you in the same place. cf. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Debian-Abandon-Intel-DDX -- "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/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org