I'll run you through it when I get home (can't change the X display remotely).  
In the meantime, though, I don't understand at all why you are doing a Save 
As and what Autoinstallation has to do with this.  In general, it should just 
be Hardware -> Graphics -> Change -> [make your changes] -> Accept -> Finish

On Tuesday 27 September 2005 01:02 pm, Bupkus wrote:
> Can someone help me with yast in console mode?
>
> Bupkus wrote:
> > I booted into failsafe,... ok, I'll do it again while I type this:
> > logged  in as root
> > start yast2
> > select Hardware > Graphics
> > Alt+p for reprobe does nothing so I go back to YaST Control Center and
> > select Misc > Autoinstallation
> > This opens another menu where I select Hardware and tab to "Graphics
> > Card and Monitor"
> > Type in Alt+e for Configure
> > Select "Configure the X Window System" and tab down to fill in 24-bit
> > and 1280x1024
> > Display manager is KDM so I just leave it that way
> > Window Manage is KDE
> > Next
> > "Configure Monitor"
> > Vendor as LCD and Model as 1280x1024@60Hz
> > Horizontal frequency according to
> > http://stores.tomshardware.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=4705837/i
> >d_type=M//
> >
> > is 30-81 and Vertical is 56-75
> > I do a "Save As" to /var/lib/autoinstall/repository and name it
> > myveryowngraphicsconfig
> > "Collecting Configuration data" ... Warning: An error occured while
> > saving the file... ?
> > I go to Control Center, select Hardware > Graphics CArd &... and it
> > reads the old monitor and frequencies. ???
> > I guess I will try "Change"... same old
> > I don't seem to know how to navigate through the menus to get it to
> > accept my changes. :-(  I'll just leave it like that until I hear from
> > someone.
> >
> > Kut Granroth wrote:
> >> On Sep 26, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Bupkus wrote:
> >>> I installed suse 9.3 and did the updates, sans the kernel update,
> >>> and booting gives me a blank, black screen.
> >>>
> >>> I booted into failsafe (text) mode and there it is.
> >>>
> >>> I'm thinking that suse just doesn't like my PNY MX440SE video card,
> >>> so I swapped it out for my Matrox G550.
> >>> Yep,
> >>> linux login: _  blink, blink, blink... and I don't know what to do.
> >>
> >> The tool is the same in text mode as in gui mode: YaST (using SAX as
> >> the backend).  Login as root, type 'yast'.  Then, select 'Hardware'
> >> and 'Graphics Card and Monitor'.  Once there, select 'Change' or
> >> 'Reprobe' and you should be on the right path.
> >>
> >> You could also run sax2 directly ... BUT I find that it's a good
> >> idea  to get in the habit of running everything through YaST.
> >> That's  because SuSE (while being much better than in the past) has
> >> the habit  of doing things their own way and their own way usually
> >> depends on  YaST.  Unless you're a SuSE expert, it's not a good idea
> >> to be doing  things that YaST manages outside of YaST.
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