I installed Suse Tumbleweed on my computer.
It works fine, but I can only get 1024x768 resolution.
I use 1280x1024 in WinBlows.
When I first did the install of Suse, at some point it complains about my video with some message about the driver being "experimental". Don't know why that would be as it is not a new computer. When I said yes to the question to use the driver, the result was unusable. (screen froze up with gibberish). I had to start over and re-install Suse with the generic video driver selection. So, it works, but I would rather have better resolution. How can I get this?

The first question I should ask is "How do I find out what video system I have?" I see a reference to an app called "inxi". Will that identify my video and required drivers? Is there some other diagnostic tool I should use? After I can identify the video then the next question will be - how to get drivers and install them.

~+~

Please post:

I tried that and the inxi command. Here is what I got...

command:
/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -EiA3 'vga|display|3d'

output:
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a6c]
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nouveau

command:
inxi -G

output:
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] driver: nouveau v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.org 1.20.8 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: <xdpyinfo missing>
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 10.0.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 20.1.1

So apparently it is an NVIDIA GeForce thing.

And you are using
General info. Decide for yourself if you want to use Nvidia or open source kernel module for your hardware.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau

Only nouveau is working with this old card.....

Please post:
Use Code-Tags, the small # in the advanced Editor.

@ Sauerland :
"Use Code-Tags, the small # in the advanced Editor."
Sorry, don't know what that means.

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

The output from that is excessively long.
I appologise: but here is what it says:

rhyader@Alcaid:~> cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 41.875]
X.Org X Server 1.20.8
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 41.875] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
[ 41.875] Current Operating System: Linux localhost 5.7.1-1-default #1 SMP Wed Jun 10 11:53:46 UTC 2020 (6a549f6) x86_64
[ 41.875] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.7.1-1-default root=UUID=2ca52940-4527-4f2a-b956-bed57a3a9854 splash=silent resume=/dev/disk/by-label/SWAP mitigations=auto quiet
[ 41.875] Build Date: 04 June 2020 12:00:00AM
[ 41.875]
[ 41.876] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[ 41.876] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 41.876] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 41.876] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jun 24 13:28:27 2020
[ 41.936] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 41.936] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 42.124] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 42.124] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 42.124] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 42.124] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 42.124] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 42.124] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 42.124] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 42.124] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 42.124] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[ 42.304] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
[ 42.304] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 42.310] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
built-ins
[ 42.310] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[ 42.310] (WW) Ignoring unrecognized extension "XFree86-DGA"
[ 42.310] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 42.310] (II) Loader magic: 0x55cf5365dd00
[ 42.310] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 42.310] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 42.310] X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[ 42.310] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[ 42.310] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[ 42.311] (++) using VT number 7

[ 42.311] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration
[ 42.311] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 42.314] (--) PCI:*(0@0:13:0) 10de:03d0:103c:2a6c rev 162, Mem @ 0xfb000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xfc000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 42.314] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 42.384] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 42.447] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 42.447] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[ 42.447] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 42.447] (II) Scanning /etc/X11/xorg_pci_ids directory for additional PCI ID's supported by the drivers
[ 42.467] (II) Scanning /etc/X11/xorg_pci_ids directory for additional PCI ID's supported by the drivers
[ 42.467] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 42.467] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 42.467] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 42.467] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 42.467] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 42.467] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 42.467] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 42.537] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
[ 42.537] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 42.537] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[ 42.537] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[ 42.734] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 42.735] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.16
[ 42.735] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 42.735] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 42.735] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 42.735] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 42.811] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 42.960] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.20.8
[ 42.960] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 42.960] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 42.960] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 42.960] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 43.002] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.002] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 0.5.0
[ 43.002] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 43.002] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 43.002] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 43.002] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 43.134] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.134] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 2.4.0
[ 43.134] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 43.134] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 43.134] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[ 43.134] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[ 43.134] RIVA TNT (NV04)
[ 43.134] RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
[ 43.134] GeForce 256 (NV10)
[ 43.134] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
[ 43.134] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
[ 43.134] GeForce 3 (NV20)
[ 43.135] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
[ 43.135] GeForce FX (NV3x)
[ 43.135] GeForce 6 (NV4x)
[ 43.135] GeForce 7 (G7x)
[ 43.135] GeForce 8 (G8x)
[ 43.135] GeForce 9 (G9x)
[ 43.135] GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[ 43.135] GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[ 43.135] GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[ 43.135] GeForce GTX 9xx (GMxxx)
[ 43.135] GeForce GTX 10xx (GPxxx)
[ 43.136] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 43.136] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 43.136] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 43.141] (II) [drm] nouveau interface version: 1.3.1
[ 43.141] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 43.141] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 43.141] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 43.141] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 43.141] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 43.166] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.170] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 0.0.2
[ 43.170] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 43.170] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 43.170] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 43.170] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 43.170] (--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NV4C"
[ 43.170] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): RGB weight 888
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Using HW cursor
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Allowed maximum DRI level 2.
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): GLX sync to VBlank enabled.
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Page flipping enabled
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Swap limit set to 1 [Max allowed 2]
[ 43.170] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Page flipping synced to vblank by kernel.
[ 43.171] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Initializing outputs ...
[ 43.321] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 has no monitor section
[ 43.321] (II) NOUVEAU(0): 1 crtcs needed for screen.
[ 43.321] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Allocated crtc nr. 0 to this screen.
[ 43.322] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Allocated crtc nr. 1 to this screen.
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): EDID for output VGA-1
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Printing probed modes for output VGA-1
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "848x480"x60.0 33.75 848 864 976 1088 480 486 494 517 +hsync +vsync (31.0 kHz e)
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 connected
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 43.473] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 using initial mode 1024x768 +0+0
[ 43.473] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 0)
[ 43.474] (**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[ 43.474] (**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[ 43.474] (**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz e)
[ 43.474] (**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "848x480": 33.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 31.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "848x480"x60.0 33.75 848 864 976 1088 480 486 494 517 +hsync +vsync (31.0 kHz e)
[ 43.474] (**) NOUVEAU(0): Driver mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 31.5 kHz, 59.9 Hz
[ 43.474] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[ 43.474] (==) NOUVEAU(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 43.474] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 43.474] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 43.474] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 43.514] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.514] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[ 43.514] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 43.514] (II) Loading sub module "shadowfb"
[ 43.514] (II) LoadModule: "shadowfb"
[ 43.514] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadowfb.so
[ 43.545] (II) Module shadowfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.545] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[ 43.545] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 43.545] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 43.545] (II) Unloading modesetting
[ 43.545] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 43.545] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 43.545] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 43.546] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[ 43.546] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[ 43.546] (II) Unloading vesa
[ 43.549] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Channel setup complete.
[ 43.550] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Hardware support for Present enabled
[ 43.550] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 43.550] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: nouveau
[ 43.550] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: nouveau
[ 43.550] (II) Loading sub module "exa"
[ 43.550] (II) LoadModule: "exa"
[ 43.550] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libexa.so
[ 43.616] (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 43.616] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 2.6.0
[ 43.616] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 43.616] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps
[ 43.616] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
[ 43.616] (II) Solid
[ 43.616] (II) Copy
[ 43.616] (II) Composite (RENDER acceleration)
[ 43.616] (II) UploadToScreen
[ 43.616] (II) DownloadFromScreen
[ 43.616] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Backing store enabled
[ 43.616] (==) NOUVEAU(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 43.616] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Associated with NV40 texture adapter.
[ 43.616] (II) NOUVEAU(0): [XvMC] Extension initialized.
[ 43.616] (==) NOUVEAU(0): DPMS enabled
[ 43.617] (II) Initializing extension Generic Event Extension
[ 43.617] (II) Initializing extension SHAPE
[ 43.617] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SHM
[ 43.617] (II) Initializing extension XInputExtension
[ 43.618] (II) Initializing extension XTEST
[ 43.618] (II) Initializing extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 43.618] (II) Initializing extension SYNC
[ 43.618] (II) Initializing extension XKEYBOARD
[ 43.618] (II) Initializing extension XC-MISC
[ 43.619] (II) Initializing extension SECURITY
[ 43.619] (II) Initializing extension XFIXES
[ 43.619] (II) Initializing extension RENDER
[ 43.619] (II) Initializing extension RANDR
[ 43.619] (II) Initializing extension COMPOSITE
[ 43.620] (II) Initializing extension DAMAGE
[ 43.620] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 43.620] (II) Initializing extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 43.620] (II) Initializing extension RECORD
[ 43.620] (II) Initializing extension DPMS
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension Present
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension DRI3
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension X-Resource
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension XVideo
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 43.621] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 43.643] (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so failed (/usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
[ 43.643] (EE) AIGLX error: unable to load driver nouveau
[ 49.905] (II) IGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast
[ 49.905] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
[ 49.905] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 49.906] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DGA
[ 49.906] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DRI
[ 49.906] (II) Initializing extension DRI2
[ 49.908] (II) NOUVEAU(0): NVEnterVT is called.
[ 49.909] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting screen physical size to 270 x 203
[ 49.909] resize called 1024 768
[ 51.326] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[ 51.326] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 51.326] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 51.326] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 51.326] (II) LoadModule: "libinput"
[ 51.326] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/libinput_drv.so
[ 51.472] (II) Module libinput: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 51.472] compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 0.30.0
[ 51.472] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 51.473] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[ 51.473] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[ 51.473] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 51.473] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
[ 51.473] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.614] (II) event1 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.614] (II) event1 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 51.615] (II) event1 - Power Button: device removed
[ 51.633] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1/event1"
[ 51.633] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 51.633] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 51.635] (II) event1 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.635] (II) event1 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 51.636] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[ 51.636] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 51.636] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 51.636] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 51.636] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[ 51.636] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 51.636] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[ 51.636] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.638] (II) event0 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.638] (II) event0 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 51.638] (II) event0 - Power Button: device removed
[ 51.657] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
[ 51.657] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 51.657] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 51.659] (II) event0 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.659] (II) event0 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 51.660] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event2)
[ 51.660] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 51.660] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[ 51.660] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Optical Mouse'
[ 51.660] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
[ 51.661] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[ 51.661] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.663] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 51.663] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device set to 1000 DPI
[ 51.663] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device is a pointer
[ 51.663] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device removed
[ 51.697] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-3/2-3.2/2-3.2:1.0/0003:046D:C05A.0001/input/input2/event2"
[ 51.697] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 8)
[ 51.697] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 51.697] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 51.697] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 51.697] (**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 51.700] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 51.700] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device set to 1000 DPI
[ 51.700] (II) event2 - Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device is a pointer
[ 51.702] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 51.702] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.702] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.703] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event3)
[ 51.703] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 51.703] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 51.703] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 51.703] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard'
[ 51.703] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 51.703] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[ 51.703] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.706] (II) event3 - Logitech USB Keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.706] (II) event3 - Logitech USB Keyboard: device is a keyboard
[ 51.706] (II) event3 - Logitech USB Keyboard: device removed
[ 51.721] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-3/2-3.4/2-3.4:1.0/0003:046D:C31C.0002/input/input3/event3"
[ 51.721] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[ 51.721] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 51.727] (II) event3 - Logitech USB Keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.727] (II) event3 - Logitech USB Keyboard: device is a keyboard
[ 51.729] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control (/dev/input/event4)
[ 51.729] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 51.729] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 51.730] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 51.730] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control'
[ 51.730] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: always reports core events
[ 51.730] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[ 51.730] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.732] (II) event4 - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.732] (II) event4 - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device is a keyboard
[ 51.732] (II) event4 - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device removed
[ 51.761] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-3/2-3.4/2-3.4:1.1/0003:046D:C31C.0003/input/input4/event4"
[ 51.761] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[ 51.761] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 51.767] (II) event4 - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.767] (II) event4 - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device is a keyboard
[ 51.770] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard System Control (/dev/input/event5)
[ 51.770] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 51.770] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 51.770] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 51.770] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard System Control'
[ 51.770] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: always reports core events
[ 51.770] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[ 51.770] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 51.774] (II) event5 - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.774] (II) event5 - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device is a keyboard
[ 51.774] (II) event5 - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device removed
[ 51.789] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-3/2-3.4/2-3.4:1.1/0003:046D:C31C.0003/input/input5/event5"
[ 51.789] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard System Control" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[ 51.789] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 51.794] (II) event5 - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 51.794] (II) event5 - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device is a keyboard
[ 51.795] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Line (/dev/input/event10)
[ 51.795] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.795] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.796] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Line Out (/dev/input/event11)
[ 51.796] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.796] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.796] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Front Headphone (/dev/input/event12)
[ 51.796] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.796] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.797] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event7)
[ 51.797] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.797] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.797] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Rear Mic (/dev/input/event8)
[ 51.797] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.797] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.798] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia Front Mic (/dev/input/event9)
[ 51.798] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.798] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 51.799] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event6)
[ 51.799] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 51.799] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 61.954] resize called 1024 768
rhyader@Alcaid:~>

@ teckk

These links lead to books of information, which, perhaps, with several days to a week of time I might be able to figure out what it is talking about. Or perhaps not. I am just looking for information on how to install a driver that might give me better resolution.
If it works - great! If it doesn't, I will live with it.

Just to be thorough, when you say

could you explain exactly what you tried before posting your question?

Also, as already requested, please surround terminal output with "code" tags which become available when you click the "Advanced" button beneath the compose/edit post window. It makes terminal output much easier to read.

IGPs with NForce 430 chipsets are often quite troublesome. Recent threads here about them include:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...em-4175677206/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...th-4175676108/

I have one myself working OK, using only FOSS, with:

• openSUSE Tumbleweed
• openSUSE 15.1
• openSUSE 15.2
• Debian Buster

Try the suggestions in those threads and report back here your results if you're unable to get modesetting or nouveau to give you 1280x1024. First, make sure your RAM is still good. Your IGP shares system RAM.

I finally got it to work. I got higher resolution in Suse.
It is hard to remember all the things I tried, but I think I might reconstruct
it accurately something like this...

1. Look up the card with
$ lspci -k | grep -A 2 -E "(VGA|3D)"

2. Use this page:
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames/
To find the code name and product family names for the card
(in my case GeForce6150SE and nForce 430)

3. Use this page:
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
to search for a driver using your product names
(in my case type:GeForce, series:GeForce 6 Series, os:Linux 64-bit,
download-type:Linux long lived)

4. Find a driver and look under "supported products" to make sure your card
is listed among the models supported by that driver. Download it.
In my case NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.137.run

5. I looked up .run files. They are supposed to be executable, but may not
come marked as such (this one didn't). And running it is tricky. You have to
be root and not running any X server functions. Save the .run file and then
run it...

6. Log Out! Do not shutdown, log out.
Then press control-alt-F1 and log in as the user. Go to where you saved the
.run file. Become root (su). use chmod and chown and chgrp to make the run
file yours. Then use a brute-force command to kill all graphical processes:
As root: killall /usr/bin/X

7. exit
return to your (user, not root) shell and type sudo ./{filename}
where {filename} is the name of the .run file.
(as in NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.137.run)

* You must have no X programs running and you must have root privilege
or this will not work.

8. It will ask you questions. say "Accept" and "yes" to the file question.

9. Now shut down and reboot.
When you come back up, you should be able to select a higher resolution
from the graphical menu under "settings". I did. It worked.