Display problems with Dell Inspiron 1100 & KDE

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#1

Greetings All,

I am attempting to install Suse 11.3 on a Dell Inspiron 1100. If I select KDE as the
default Desktop, I get a black screen upon completion of the install. If I select GNOME as the default desktop, the display works fine. If I switch to KDE after a GNOME install, I am back to the black screen.

Any ideas on what magic is needed to get KDE to work with this laptop?

Thanx in advance.

Rich

#2

Did you try the boot code ‘nomodeset’ with KDE ?

#3

When I add NOMODESET to the boot menu, I still get a black screen. However, the parameter allows the mouse cursor (in white) to be displayed. I can then do ctl-alt-del to bring up the logout/shutdown pop-up (instead of having to power off the machine rudely). Other than that, KDE desktop is still unusable.

Rich