Hi. I installed 11.2 on a Lenovo G460
CPU: Core i3
Graphic: Intel HD 4500
And I got a black screen. Installation media (DVD) is healthy. Please help.
The thinkwiki has this to say about the Intel GMA 4500 HD MHD graphics:
Intel GMA 4500MHD - ThinkWiki
KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) is a recent development, and requires that you have at least kernel 2.6.31 and Intel Xorg driver version 2.8. But newer is better. With the 2.6.32 kernel and Intel Xorg driver 2.9 you can expect full functionality including external displays and 3D acceleration.
openSUSE-11.2 has the Intel 2.9.0 driver and a 2.6.31 kernel. So you should have partial support.
openSUSE-11.3 due out in mid-July should have better support.
You can read up on some graphic card theory here in post#3: openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users - openSUSE Forums
You could try booting to run level 3 (see above link for explanation) and try either:
sax2 -r -m 0=intel
or
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
or
sax2 -r -m 0=fbdev
note that is "zero equals … "
if you wish to test 11.3 milestone6, you can find it here: Software.openSUSE.org
If you don’t mind beta software you could read here Installing M6 on a Dell Vostro: A success story - openSUSE Forums
It would however be worth waiting for an expert in this field to reply.