I installed a new 11.1 on my rather aged PC which already runs a Win XP and Suse 9.3.
The automatic configuration of the graphics sent a resolution of 2560 x 1024 which - of course - my hardware could not handle. So I tried with vesa which works but looks horrible (res. 1024 x 769).
So I tried to get a better driver as described by introducing www2.ati.com/suse/11.1 into the repositories list. That did not work (message: creating of repository not possible).
But now: trying to install any software via yast (e.g. from the DVD) results in a crash.
Which ATI card are you running? Some of the older ones (older than 9500) are not supported by the ATI proprietary driver.
For now, if you exit the x-server (control alt F1) log in as root, and run this command sax2 -r -m 0=radeon you can try setting your resolution there. Also, if you have a Windows driver CD for your monitor with an .inf file, YAST can read that if, while in sax2 and out of the x-server, you go to the monitor tab and then “utility disc”.
The “card” is a onboard chip identified as ATI RV280 5960. An the effect with the attempt so send a 2560 x something resolution appears when I start sax2 with the “-m 0=radeon” command. I think that command was also the one which has been chosen automatically during the installation. The monitor is a no-name identified as PTS proview RS-976D. I do not have a driver CD for it.