On 11/01/10 18:46, Clayton wrote:
i wanted to change from the proprietary Nvidia (or ATI) driver to the open source ones - how do i do it?
You just need the part of the configuration file with the change, leave the rest on automatic. I have a "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.nv" file which I copy to "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" or delete if I want the nv driver or the default, nvidia driver. No need to remove drivers.
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.nv:
Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "nv" EndSection
thats all it has. Simple :-)
Ah cool. Thanks for the tip Carlos.... I'd forgotten that you could do that (I rarely ever use anything but the proprietary drivers).
The fact that your xorg.conf need only contain the customizations on top of the autodetect bit is an important one to note for those with the odd hardware combos that do require some manual intervention..
C.
I suspect - know - that I have missed the more salient points in this thread, but one can still configure the main bit of SAX2 with: Kickoff>Applications>System>Configuration>Configure x11 System. What I do not know if this will remain after 11.2 (I am using 11.2 at the moment). BC -- Take the bull by the tail and look the facts in the face. W C Fields -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org