ok, then I assume that means openSUSE-11.2 RC1.
That does not help much, other than rule out the proprietary graphic driver from Nvidia as openSUSE (unlike some other distributions) does NOT package proprietary graphic drivers.
If you copy and paste the following into a terminal (note it is case sensitive) we will be able to tell what graphic driver
/usr/sbin/hwinfo --gfxcard | grep Driver
- if it says “nvidia” then its proprietary.
- if it says “nv” then its the open GL driver
- if it says “vesa” then its the vesa driver
hmmm … not so unusual. Ubuntu do not follow the open source philosophy as close as openSUSE hence its possible they packaged a proprietary driver via the liveCD.
I can not help but get the sense that you installed openSUSE-11.2 RC1 in the intent to use it as a desktop now, as opposed to test it to support the fixing of bugs. We are happy to welcome you in openSUSE, but IMHO you have crippled your openSUSE experience to start with by choosing a version of openSUSE that is not ready for users with your experience. … But maybe I’m wrong.
Anyway, if your driver is the VESA driver, and if know how to boot to run level-3 (do this by typing “3” (no quotes) in the grub boot menu option line after the other options - just press “3” to do that when grub appears), you could login as a regular user, type ‘su’ to switch to root, and run “sax2” to reconfigure the graphics.
For example
sax2 -r
for an auto config that may fail.
**
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa**
to configure the vesa driver (where that is zero equals vesa)
sax2 -r -m 0=nv
to configure the nvidia open GL driver (which is NOT the proprietary driver).
If anyone of those work, you can stop and not check out the others. The sax2 command will create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file that will over ride the graphics autoconfigure in openSUSE-11.2 RC1.
when given the opportunity to change the resolution, you can do so to pick the one you want. If openSUSE is installed, after running sax2 you can reboot, or if openSUSE is not installed (running from a live CD) then after exiting sax2 you can simply type “exit” to get rid of root permissions and then type “startx” to run X window.
Note for the liveCD the user name is “linux” and the password is < enter > . The root password is also < enter>
If you want the best performance you can install the proprietary nvidia driver the “hard way” (which is not hard for an average user, but drives new users up the wall): NVIDIA/The hard way - openSUSE
Note we have a stickie that we ask new users to look at: NEW Users - Suse-11.1 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums
Still, I can not help but get the feeling that you have crippled and biased your openSUSE experience by installing an openSUSE version that is NOT ready for the general public. For the best experience, one should wait until a few months AFTER 11.2 GM is released, which will be in Feb or March next year.
