Chrome-9 driver for OpenSuse 11?

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#1

I’m running OpenSuse 11 on my HP 2133. I’d like to connect it to an external VGA projector for classroom use but the whole “dual head” option is greyed out when I open sax2.

I posted this problem on the mininote forum and was told by the indefatigable mikez:

The VIA Linux Portal has Chrome-9 (accelerated video driver) binaries posted for some distributions, but the menu
selection for OpenSuse 11 is blank.

I don’t see OpenSuse 11 mentioned on the VIA Arena site either.

Try the openSuse forums, see if any one has built the Chrome-9 (not to be confused with OpenChrome) driver for
your distribution release yet. Lots of support available there.

Could anyone help me with this? For the children?

Many thanks

#2

Hi
You would probably need to look at building from the source available
at the Viaarena site.

Now have you tried running Sax with the device connected?

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 13:48, 2 users, load average: 0.05, 0.16, 0.17
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12

#3

Thanks for your response. I’ve tried connecting the vga cable with the machine off, on. No luck.

So it sounds like I need to build a driver. Worried that might be a bit beyond me (I’ve successfully “sudo apt-get installed” my wifi driver, but that’s about my limit). I’ll find instructions and report back

Thanks again

#4

Hi
What about in the BIOS, there should be a setting for both outputs to
be active, then usually it’s Fn key, plus one of the F keys to switch
between the options?

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 16:56, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.22, 0.19
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12