HELP ME!!!!!!

[_deni_ 0]

I installed SUSE linux 9.1 personal on my computer but thats not the problem. The problem is the display is at an insanley low resolution and color depth, and nothing comes out when I type on the keyboard.

 

I went into hardware manager and these are what it says are the unknown devices that are not configured:

 

celeron (mendocino) 500mhz

intel 82801AA ISA bridge LPC

intel 82801AA PCI bridge

intel 82810 DC-100 GMCH

 

I figure I have to somehow get the drivers for these devices but WHERE CAN I GET THEM???

[danleff 0]

...or more importantly, what video card is in your system? ATI, NVIDIA?

 

Give us some specifications for your system...Dell, Gateway (model number)? Desktop or laptop? How much memory is in the system?

 

Do you have a USB keyboard, or PS2?

 

When you installed Suse, did you get a good graphical install, or did it default to a text install?

 

Did you set up the video resolution during the install? If so, what settings did you choose?

 

It's always a good idea to check out hardware compatibility before installing a distro. This avoids any headaches later on.

 

In terms of drivers, in most cases you don't need drivers, but this would depend on what hardware you have on the system.

 

Sorry for all the questions, but without knowing what your system specs. are, it is difficult to give valid answers.

[Dapper Dan 0]

SuSE has pretty good hardware detection. Answer daleff's questions and chances are we'll have you straightened out in no time!

[iamroot 0]

Weird. I've never heard of Suse users having any hardware detection problem. Thought Suse's hardware detection was excellent.

[Mel 0]

If you have graphical desktop and your mouse is working,

try this;

1.click on "system"

2.click on "yast"

3.inter root password

4.click "hardware"

5.click on "Graphics card and monitor"

6.If your graphics card and monitor are listed ,click accept.

7.If graphics card is not listed,click "reprobe".

8.If your card and monitor is listed ,go to line 6.

9.If not listed,click "change"

10.You should have popup for "uknown Monitor" asking if you want to

start the config dialog. Click "yes"

11.click "properties"

(If your monitor brand and model aren't in SUSI's list then

"VESA" will probably be highlighted.VESA works with a few different

brands.

Since you have an "insanely low" resolution,something like

"640x400@72hz" is probably highlighted on the right.

Select and highlight a resolution and rate you know your card

and monitor will support.(Higher resolutions are at the top of

the list.))

12.click "OK"

13 click "finish". If you get the "Uknown Monitor" popup click "no"

14.You should now have a final step popup,click "test"

14.If the screen looks good,click "save"

14.If that doesn't work,then I dunno

 

[_deni_ 0]

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

It's a custom built desktop with a celeron 500mhz and 190mb ram. The motherboard is a Soyo SY-71WM/LV1.0 and it uses the onboard video which is the intel 82810-DC100 CGC(chipset graphics controller).

 

The keyboard is ps2 and it was a text based installation during which I remember I could only navigate through using the tab key instead of pressing the highlighted letter like for example "x" for next. The keyboard brand is mitsuko. I for some reason was able to type a username and password during installation, however, and I was able to type my password in a dialog box once in linux but after that the keyboard myseriously stopped functioning.

 

I didn't set up any sort of video resolution during the install and once in linux I went into the video settings but my only choices were 640x480 (which I was currently in) or 320x240.

 

I should also note that the first couple times I tried the install, it just froze while trying to format the disk. I was able to get past this by doing a manual install where it would ask me whether or not I wanted it to search for and load drivers for certain hardware, and I only chose minimal settings.

[_deni_ 0]

K, I'm back and I finally un----ed the display. My only real problem now is every once n a while the system will lock up which probably is related to the typing problem, I'm typing on it right now. It might be a hardware problem however, in which case the remedy would be to take the computer chuck it off the highest cliff.

[Dapper Dan 0]

I'm unfamiliar with your keyboard. It would be a simple matter to just run down to the Thrift shop and buy a used ps2 keyboard for a few dollars. You might want to try that to help make a determination if the trouble is actually your keyboard. I think the best money you could spend right now would be on RAM. Also, did you create a swap space? What size?