I have two systems with RC1 and this video chip, one with an Dell BIOS, for which I filed https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671140 . The other has an Intel BIOS. Unlike the other, it loads the Intel driver, but KDM/KDE only partly work.
Regardless whether I use an xorg.conf or not, KDM & startx give little more than black screens. .xsession-errors excerpts:
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t2240 was a minimal install experiment last time, so I installed fresh from RC1 iso, but it didn't change anything. The KDE splash came up for a while from startx (at least once), then the screen went black except for mouse pointer. Ctrl-Alt-BS Ctrl-Alt-BS escapes the GUI, but startx fails to exit, requiring Ctrl-C to get a prompt back. Init 5 won't even bring up a mouse pointer from KDM.
I've not found a bug that looks like this in Novell's bugzilla, at least not yet. Anyone have any insight?
I have an 855GM which also is not working on a newer nstall (in my case a Debian). I think your chipset has the same issues since the 845gm and the 855gm are often mentioned together. There are several reports on the net that is has something to do with KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) (whatever that is), e.g. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522551 or http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_Extreme_Graphics_2 Bad news I know Stefan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help@opensuse.org