Hardware Compatibility

English Hardware
1

Hi All!
I’ve this PC with Windows XP SP3 and i would like to install OpenSUSE 11.1. I’m not up-to-date with ATI and AMD hardware compatibility with OpenSUSE, so can someone tell me if there is any problem with this hardware?

CPU: AMD Sempron LE-1200
RAM: 2 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon X300 Series
HDD: Maxtor STM3160215A with about 150 GB

Thanks in advance,

Bye
hawake

2

check here
Hardware - openSUSE

3

Thanks!

Radeon X300

Autodetected Image:22px-Tick.png - 3D Support Image:22px-Tick.png YOU does not have the proprietary driver. See the HOWTO
SUSE Linux Release(s): 10.0

Hmmm… so the video card is supported!
What about CPU and Hard Disk?

4

I would be Very surprised if there was an issue there.

Give the live cd a try

5

Ok, many thanks! I’ll try the live-cd first.

Bye bye
hawake

6

Another question:
Does OpenSUSE supports resizing NTFS partitions or i must use GParted?
So, if i would like to resize the NTFS Windows XP SP3 partition i must defrag it before?

Thanks again!

Bye
hawake

7

The best option is to install it on a separate drive. I say this because if you’ve never done this before, you run the risk of damaging your Windows installation. Besides drives are cheap enough.

8

be careful, don’t try and shrink xp too small. make sure you backup important data.

9

hawake schrieb:
> I’ve this PC with Windows XP SP3 and i would like to install OpenSUSE
> 11.1. [C]an someone tell me if there is any problem with this
> hardware?
>
> CPU: AMD Sempron LE-1200
> RAM: 2 GB
> Video Card: ATI Radeon X300 Series
> HDD: Maxtor STM3160215A with about 150 GB

Should be fine. I’d recommend just trying it with a Live CD in order
to be sure, though. There could always be problems lurking in the
parts you didn’t mention.

HTH
T.

10

RCCrouch schrieb:
> The best option is to install it on a separate drive. I say this because
> if you’ve never done this before, you run the risk of damaging your
> Windows installation. Besides drives are cheap enough.

Hmm, I wonder. According to the review I read today in the German magazine
c’t, the 11.1 installer screws up the boot configuration if you install to
to a separate disk drive. Didn’t try it myself, but the c’t folks usually
know their stuff.

11

I must have done over a dozen installs with 2 HD setup. The installer always does exactly as I ask it.

I know some have had issues, but I’m convinced they just have not double checked!!