GL-117 game crashes-SuSE 9.3; ATi RADEON 9200

IanPappas · 10-08-2005, 05:36 PM

The GL-117 flight game crashes when I move the cursor at the main menu. I am using SuSE 9.3 and I have a Pentium III 500, 20gb HDD, ATi Radeon 9200 256mb Vid Card, with 3d Support >on<. Any reason why this happens? All the othe games workfine. Is there a way to fix it?

KimVette · 10-08-2005, 07:34 PM

There are lots of Linux games that crash on ATI chipsets but run fine on Intel and Nvidia just fine. I can crash GL-117 on cue on ATI, but it runs fine (aside from low FPS) on the Intel Extreme chipset and Nvidia chipsets.

IanPappas · 10-08-2005, 08:16 PM

Well then, I am in luck! What do I havee here but an nVidea card? Question: Can I swap them out without having to do anything with SuSE?

KimVette · 10-08-2005, 08:40 PM

You'll have to reconfigure X but it's fairly easy to do. By the way, have you tried the latest Catalyst driver release from ATI? More people have had success with it, but YMMV, etc.

IanPappas · 10-09-2005, 01:18 PM

Where can I get the driver for SuSE? Does ATi have it right on their site?

KimVette · 10-10-2005, 01:11 PM

ATI's web site will have the latest Catalyst package, accompanied by a HowTo.