Hi

I have just recently bought a new machine to load SUSE 10.2 on. During the install, the onboard graphics card is identified as "framebuffer" based and won't let me change the 800x600 resolution.

The release notes for the motherboard (ASUS M2V-TVM) says that I need to make changes to the XF86Config file in Linux. This file does not exist under SUSE 10.2 (I can't find it) and I have tried to alter the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with very bad results.

Any suggestions how I would implement the following suggestions in SUSE 10.2

Here are the extracts from the release notes.

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1.1.1 Video Configuration

Please choose another video card, for example "S3 Savgae4 (generic)"
because CLE graphic chip is not on the support list. We will modify
this configuration in step 3 for CLE graphic chip after the
installation. If you choose to "Skip X Configuration", you could
configure X after the installation following step 1.2.

# Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or XF86Config

3.1 Set driver

In the Section "Device", make sure the driver is "via".

Driver "via"

for example, if you choose "S3 Savge4 (generic)", please rename

Driver "savage" to Driver "via"

3.2 Add user define resolution

If necessary, you can add extra resolution which non-define by XFree86 default.
In the Section "Monitor", add following setting before "EndSection"

#Refresh Rate 60Hz
ModeLine "720x480" 26.7 720 736 808 896 480 481 484 497
ModeLine "720x576" 32.7 720 744 816 912 576 577 580 597
ModeLine "800x480" 29.6 800 816 896 992 480 481 484 497
ModeLine "848x480" 31.5 848 864 952 1056 480 481 484 497
ModeLine "856x480" 31.7 856 872 960 1064 480 481 484 497
ModeLine "1024x512" 41.3 1024 1056 1160 1296 512 513 516 531
ModeLine "1280x720" 74.6 1280 1341 1474 1688 720 721 724 746
ModeLine "1280x768" 87.04 1280 1376 1488 1800 768 771 777 806
ModeLine "1280x800" 68.9 1280 1344 1368 1408 800 803 806 816
ModeLine "1360x768" 85.50 1360 1392 1712 1744 768 783 791 807 +HSync +Vsync
ModeLine "1366x768" 85.86 1366 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087
ModeLine "1920x1080" 172.9 1920 2043 2249 2578 1080 1081 1084 1118
ModeLine "1920x1440" 234.0 1920 2060 2269 2618 1440 1441 1444 1490


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Thanks in advance
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xorg.cfg is the new file name superceeding XF86Config

Here is an extract of my file for a 19" lcd monitor its not the right one but it works
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Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
DisplaySize 376 301
HorizSync 30-82
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "CMC 19"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "CMO"
VertRefresh 43-76
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "Device"
BoardName "SiS630 GUI Accelerator+3D"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "sis"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Option "EnableSiSCtrl" "on"
VendorName "SiS"
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection


Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
EndSection


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Now somewhere is an option to reconfigure the screen ,maybe on the install diek or in the menus somewhere
It runs a program which is in /etc/X11/ but atm I can't see it -look around and maybe read on the xorg site and I will edit this if I find it first but don't wait for me I fly out tomorrow for a week