I'm new to Linux so go easy.

I'm running Suse 10.2 on an 2.4GHz Intel Celron machine with about a gig of ram.

The origianl e-GeForce AGP video car died so I found about 5 older (1996-97) PCI video cards. However, with any of the older cards when I boot Suse the first thing I get is a message saying "you have passed undefined mode number." I can press <space> and continue or <return> and choose a new one. I do not get this message when I boot in failsafe mode.

Once the system has booted I can run everything from the command line no problem. When I run startx I get the following:

"Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error: no screens found
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining."

I've tried looking at lspci and changing the BusID in my xorg.conf file. I've tried running yast to configure the new hardware but when I choose the monitors settings it locks up. I've also tried running Sax2 but when I tell it to go ahead and rewrite the xorg.conf file I get a black screen and nothing.

Does this sound like something that's fixable on the software side or do I need to pony up the cash for a post 1997 video card? Is there more, better, information I can post?

I just want to run window maker, nothing fancy.

Thanks.

Hi Jtm,

Have you tried to google the suse 10.2 hardware support page? Maybe that could show if the cards are supported or not.

regards.... andrew.