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/id_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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