SuSE Linux: Versions 7.0 to 7.1
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DIAMOND Fire GL1 VGA Bios Version 1.20 03/05/991. Upon booting the installation medium for SuSE Linux the OS enters at once the framebuffer graphics mode. As soon as
YaST2
is then started, the graphics display becomes corrupted.
2. (SuSE Linux 7.0): You don't succeed in configuring XFree86
by means of SaX2
for your DIAMOND Fire GL1 (however
YaST2
is able to do so when you proceed as described
below under "Solution").
The problem disappeared for adapters equipped with more recent BIOS
versions (observed with: BIOS Version 2.00 03/17/99
).
The Fire GL 1 is supported only by XFree86 version 4 and up. SaX2
ist the configuration tool for this XFree86 version. However, the
sax
package contained in SuSE Linux 7.0 contains a bug
in /var/X11R6/lib/sax/profile/firegl
which prevents
SaX2
from using this file when in automatic mode.
boot:prompt (appearing below the first greeting screen when booting from the installation medium), and enter the following:
linux vga=normalNow Linux will start in text mode, and
YaST2
will then
be able to switch to a working graphics mode.
2. (SuSE Linux 7.0) Use the following command line to configure
XFree86 via SaX2
:
sax2 -f -a -b profile < /var/X11R6/lib/sax/profile/firegl(-f forces hardware detection, -a = automatic mode). This will create a preliminary "default" configuration
/etc/X11/XF86Config
which uses but poor graphics modes.
Now you're able to start SaX2
another time (command
this time: sax2
) and to adapt the configuration for
your monitor (manufacturer/type, resp., the monitor frequency limits).
You can then choose a more powerful graphics mode as well. Important:
In the "monitor" section of SaX2
disable mode line
calculation (lest the good modelines provided by the profile
would get overwritten).