At the end of the suse 9.1 installation, it says configuring hardware, and then the screen goes black. Nothing happens after this in ordor to get everything going again, I must restart the computer it then starts up in SuSE, I have a graphical interface and everything, but then it says that my monitor didn't send it's x y coordinates or size to it and asks me if I wish to configure it. I click yes and the screen goes black, only way to continue is to restart, it does the same thing when I try to configure my video card.

Here's my system:
Intel Celeron 1095mhz
382 mb ram
32 meg nVidia Geforce 2 MX/MX 400 video card
my monitor is a Gateway EV700

I'm trying to install suse 9.1 personal. Please help, i'm tired of windows.

Try to say no - it should then default to 640x480, and then you can fix it in YaST after you finished the installation.

Also I've seen that it's sometimes a bogus message - where you will see it the first time after you login and then never again.

I am having a similar problem with Suse 9.1 personal and Gateway EV700. I went throught the installation (not graphical) and chose my monitor during install. I can't remember the screen resolution but I know I didn't change it. I never get to a GUI. How would I change screen resolution now? I beleive that is my problem. I think.

I am running (old machine)
SuSe 9.1 personal
P 133mhz
64 mg ram
3 gig hdd
EV700 Gateway monitor

I am also a newbie to Linux. Thanks for your help.

p.s.
Odin5578 - I hope you got yours running!

I have been reading more posts and I have a screen! I hit ctrl, alt, f2 then f3 and I have text/command line. No GUI though. Where do I go from here? As in the post before, I am thinking I may have to change my resolution. How do I do this from the command line?

Thanks

Use YaST or Sax2 to setup X.

I sometimes found that using the vesa driver helps.

How do I get to Yast or Sax2 from the command line?

I am in failsafe mode right now.

type in sax2 and yast to access them

sax2 is running now! I did not type it in correctly. I'll get back to you.

OK, I used sax2 and changed the resolution but when I tested it the screen is still goes to blk and the monitor goes into standby mode.

I tried the VESA drivers and it wouldn't even let me test. Will 'yast' show different results? I may try it to find out.

Any other ideas?

Is there other drivers to use? I just downloaded Suse last week. That should be up to date right?

Something new. I tried going back to the gateway settings again and tested. I got the following error

X server test information.....
X server test failed
(xx) opened APM failed (dev/apm/_bios) (no such device)
(kk) no device detected.

Will this help to trouble shoot?

Add "apm=off" as a kernel parameter when you boot. Or you can modify /boot/grub/menu.lst

/boot/grub/menu.lst gave me permission denied

How can i add the apm=off when I boot?

BTW what does 'apm=off' do?

Just type it when the grub boot menu appears. Or log in as root first and then change /boot/grub/menu.lst

BTW:what graphics card do you use? The nvidia drivers may need to be installed first. You could do this via YOU.

I have the S3 trio64v2/dx built onboard . THis is an old packard bell machine.

I did type in /boot/grub/menu.lst at root/. It still gave me denial.

Hold On........!

I just turned around and I saw the green grub screen with no options. I hit "ctrl alt del" and the kde 3.2 box popped up. I am now looking at a GUI desktop!?

I don't know why though??

How can I check the settings. Through Sax2 or is there an option like windows has?