Quick fix for common problems with 11.2:
OpenSuse 11.2 was release yesterday and I have had a few problems; so I’ve look all over the forums for the “fix” and here’s what I’ve found so far, If you have any other fixes post them here so all the new users can have an easier way to find what they are all looking for. Please be specific since not everyone is a Linux Guru, I know I am not
Internet:
Open Yast>System>Boot Loader
in here under Section Management you will find 2 options (if installed only on 1 hard drive w/o Windows or any other System) Desktop and Failsafe; click on Desktop and Edit (at the bottom) find the text box Optional Kernel Command Line Parameter and add at the end:
ipv6.disable=1
Then restart the system and you should have Internet.
Ati Video card:
I have a Radeon 4670 HD, and this worked great for me, open a terminal and put this:
zypper in kernel-source linux-kernel-headers kernel-syms module-init-tools make gcc
once its all done, download the driver from the ati/amd website and run it; (in a terminal find where you downloaded the driver and type:
sudo sh ati-driver_version.run
Follow the instructions on the screen; and once finished in the same terminal type this:
sudo /usr/bin/aticonfig --initial
Restart the computer and you have your ati driver set up
The only 2 problems that I’m having right now is:
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NO sound after my ATI install (I can hear the login and logout sound, but If I try to listen to a MP3 or a video on youtube nothing goes)
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No updates or software available, for some weird bug I can not update or download any software.
As soon as I find the answers for these I will post them here, Thanks for reading my post, an no matter how frustrating this can be remember that there is always an answer out there, you just have to find it :); have a fun SuSe experience.