Any way to change video card drivers in text mode with Suse 9.3?

[Bupkus]

ok, saved this time to /var/lib/autoinstall/repository/lcd-default
exited yast, restarted yast and now I'm gonna change... no, it still 
says samsung and not lcd!  Damn.  i hate suse.

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 at 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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