Although automatic hardware detection has come a long way since earlier versions of Linux, perhaps the following problem/solution would be worthy of comment from Linux users.
My older PC (Windows XP) has a peculiar monitor connected to it, namely an LCD-TFT type used as both TV Monitor / VGA pc monitor, with 9-pin VGA connector, 24-bit colour, 1280 X 1024 resolution (Medion TFT-2055). On installing openSuSE 11.0 on it, the monitor was wrongly detected as an analog type so that on boot up the screen was black with an "out of range" message on it. To make matters worse, on trying other boot options nothing helped and to boot up in text mode (no X Window) on the prompt for User name / password, the User name could be entered as root, but when the next prompt (password) appeared there was no keyboard response at all. As a result I was unable to login. Previously openSuSE 10.3 was running on it with the same LCD-TFT Monitor, so why should the latest version fail ? I then remembered that when the previous version was installed I was using a Sony TFT PC Monitor with a lower screen resolution, and when I later connected the current type it automatically adjusted itself on boot up So I connected my other Monitor to it (which openSuSE had detected as MED MD30399PJA12, 1280 x 1024 SXVGA 24-bit) and on subsequent new installation the boot-up was OK ! The problem with both Terminal and xTerm mode however persists on both my PC's running openSuSE 11.0 and even changing keyboards from wireless to non-wireless did not help. This I am sure all will agree is a critical problem, as most linux commands run in Terminal mode, and on entering < su > one should be able to login as root. regards, Roy _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
