Hi, newbie to OpenSuse and Linux in general. Just installed OpenSuse 11.4successfully on my machine (E-machines T6212). Previously attempted to install Ubuntu 11.4 on it as well. Both OS have resulted in my computer screen turning white with blue lines and the entire system freezing; unresponsive to keystrokes and even keyboard CAPS/NUM lights don't respond. Only way I can get system to come back is to physcially unplug it, not even power it off with Power button.

I believe there is something with my graphics card that may be the culprit;

ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200M - ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200M Specifications

Because for both OpenSuse and Ubuntu this problem came up.

However with OpenSuse I am able to get to the Terminal Screen via :
1- On startup typing '3' into the screen and getting into 'grub' I think it is called.

I am not able to GUI.

I have tried to set the card to "radeon" in the xorg.conf file but the problem persists.

Any other steps I should take?

Have you tried to add

to the kernel line from grub?

another possible solution is in this bug thread:

http://lists.suse.com/opensuse-bugs/.../msg03206.html

are you trying to use the radeon driver or fglrx?

Wiki radeon driver

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Radeon

Wiki fglrx : proprietary AMD drivers

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:ATI_drivers

an older post, but may be of help

http://forums.opensuse.org/get-help-...ress-200m.html