[Scottish] SuSe 10 Installation

[Robert Barbour]

By starting in safe mode and running SAX2, after several trial and error settings, I found that 1024x768 @66Hz and 55kHz horizontal worked fine!

So I'm up and running!

SuSE 10 is so much better than previous versions, I'm delighted and impressed!

Thanks to all who contributed, your help much appreciated.

Regards

Rob
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 Message Received: Feb 26 2006, 04:32 AM
 From: "stephen donaldson" <steve at openoz.net>
 To: "SLUG-list" <scottish at mailman.lug.org.uk>
 Cc: rlbarbour at castleventures.fsnet.co.uk
 Subject: Re: [Scottish] SuSe 10 Installation
 
 If you built the beast with a gui there is a yast X11 config file in the 
 directory, rename this and you will at least have the original 800x600 
 setup working.
 
 Steve
 
 Colin McKinnon wrote:
 > On Thursday 23 February 2006 22:24, Robert Barbour wrote:
 >   
 >> I tried 'sax2 -l' and got sax2 running properly, so far so good!
 >>
 >> I tried setting 640x480 at 60 Hz, but still got the out of range message.
 >>
 >>     
 >
 > Maybe a bit low for a modern monitor. Common ones to start with are:
 >
 > 640x480 at 70
 > 640x480 at 75
 > 800x600 at 60
 > 800x600 at 70
 > 800x600 at 75
 > 1024x768 at 60
 > 1024x768 at 70
 >
 > Just sub this in place of the 1024x800 at 70 in Ray's suggestion:
 >   
 >>   If you know the monitor and graphics card specifications you can try e.g.
 >>  sax2 --vesa 0:1024x800 at 70
 >>     
 >
 > (1024x800 Ray?)
 >
 > If it really is less than 5 years old, and UK spec, the monitor most be 
 > capable of running in its "recommended" resolution at 70Hz or greater. If its 
 > a 15", then higher resolutions than 1024x768 are not worth bothering about 
 > (and probably not supported).
 >
 > HTH
 >
 > C.
 >
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