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Author: Bupkus
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Subject: Re: Any way to change video card drivers in text mode with Suse 9.3?
Bart Garst 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.
>>
>>
>>
>
>I've been kinda' following your 'adventures' with Suse and I'd would like to
>ask if you can clarify a couple things.
>
>You were able to install and have a functioning GUI display with vid card
>"A" and monitor "A".
>
>At some point you switched to monitor "B" and lost your display.
>At some other point your switched to vid card "B" and also lost your
>display.
>
>During the course of one of these failures you ran a config tool and lost
>the ability to go back to monitor "A" & vid card "A".
>
>Do I understand correctly?
>
>Bart
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Yes. But to be most current I just installed Fedora 4 and had to do a
text install because the graphics was way off focus and jittery. After
the install and booting into graphics mode it because illegible again.
I think I may have a bunch of hardware that no linux distribution likes.
mobo: epox 8RDA+
video card: Matrox G550
I think I'm just gonna watch TV and have dinner for the rest of the evening.
Thanks.
I went to the installfest but apparently you needed to bring your own
monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables, wires, etc, so I didn't install there.

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