I installed SuSE 9.
Its really messed up, I tried to fix it on my own but...
1) For some reason I had 3D acceleration disabled.
I found out how to enable it.
Go to Yast>>Graphics Card and Monitor>> Change... 3D acceleration enable...
That's how it SHOULD go.
Well first of all this is what I got:
Card: NVidia GeForce 2 MX 100/200 ( nvidia )
Monitor: --> Vesa 1024x768@75HZ [ 31-60 kHz / 50-75 Hz
Resolutions: 1024x768
Color depth: 24 bit
3D Acceleration:
Disabled
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That's what I have in the window with the change... button. its 100% correct.
So I click on change because I want to enable 3D Acceleration...
I get a pop-up window:
UnKnown Monitor
Monitor (0) with ID: AOCA781 not found
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Please setup your monitor manually.
Do you want to start the configuration to setup the display now ?
Yes No
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Huh?
It didn't detect my monitor?
If I click on "No" it goes to the regular options menu.
If I click on yes this is what I get:
Currently configured Monitors
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On the list is one monitor: --> Vesa 1024x768@75HZ
I click on the "Properties"...
There is a big list there with a lot of Monitor models.
My monitor is not in the list... Its a 15" flat screen and made by LOC (sp?).
The list is of monitors that SuSE knows the right settings for, right?
On the top of the list I have 2 things:
--> LCD
--> Vesa
Well I'm not sure, but I choose Vesa, and 1024x768 and 75HZ (My monitor supports that, I'm 100% sure!)
In the "Frequencies" tab I don't know what to do so I left it as it is:
31-60 KHz
50-75 Hz
In the "Expert" tab I have no idea at ALL what to choose. so I left it as it is:
CheckDesktopGeometry
X:0 Y:0 and No DPMS...
Now I'm not stupid, if you got that idea from what I just wrote its a false one.
I wrote it because this is what happens.
It should work without a problem.
I click "ok" and then "Finish" and then on "Finalize >>" and guess what?
I get the same error again saying my monitor is not found!!!
This time I ignore it... and I get a message that says that I can test the settings or save them or cancel.
I test the settings I get a blue screen... and a menu. the test is ok. I save the settings...
Next time I go into Yast>>Graphics Card and Monitor>Change...
I again get the same error message, my monitor is not found.
I wouldn't care so much, but it creates another problem.
I go to 3D Acceleration:
3D/OpenGL setup...
[Check box] Enable 3D Features
I click on the box to enable it, and get a message saying that its experimantel... whatever...
well that's ok, it should work.
"Finish" then "Finalize>>"
AND AGAIN I GET THE ERROR MESSAGE ABOUT MY MONITOR NOT FOUND!!!
I do the test, its ok. I save the settings...
Configuration Saved...
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Your modifications will take effect the next time the graphical system is restarted.
OK
Will I happily press the ok.
The window with the "change" button that has my settings info blinks.
And the 3D Acceleration:
Disabled!!!!
It DID NOT change!
I restarted, loged out, loged in... everything!
did NOT work!
It always says 3D Acceleration:
Disabled
And the monitor error is always there too...
However.
Before I tried it for the first time I tried to play tuxracer and got an error saying that I don't have acceleration 3D enabled... same for torcs and the other games.
AFTER I did it, torcs works, I don't get the error message anymore.
But tux goes into the game, I can here the music, but the screen is black.
So I got partial 3D Acceleration???
Apart from that...
I tried a LOT of times to change the monitor and to enable the 3D Acceleration.
At first when I went to the test, the test did NOT work, it said that:
Monitor(s) found, but don't have a usable configuration.
or something like that.
After a few times it started working by itself. wierd.
Another BIG problem apart from not having 3D Acceleration is that I can't update.
I got to YaST>> Software>> Online Update
And then I get an error:
ERROR
Could not write server files to disk.
Details>> Ignore Abort Update
Under details: "No details available."
If I ignore it and try to update I get:
ERROR
Patch information Retrival Failed.
Under details: error Unable to get './i386/update/9.0/patches/directory.3' or to read the directory.
Why is that?
When I installed SuSE and it configed my net settings it tested it by updating. I updated during the install just fine, and now I can't???!
Another thing is this:
I tried installing apt-get (or is it called apt-rpm?)
And in the terminal I got this:
linux:/home/eugene # rpm -i apt-libs-0.5.5cnc6-rb6.i586.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5.so.0 is needed by apt-0.5.5cnc6-rb6
I don't know what libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5.so.0 is, or where to find it.
please, please, please help!
(sorry for the long post)