I have been loading openSuSE 11.2 Milestone 4 on various computers around here, and I have come across an odd problem. The good news is, it is relatively easy to work around.
On my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, which is an Intel Core2Duo system with a Mobile 965GM graphic chipset and a 1280×800 resolution display, the installation process itself looks ok, the display resolution is correct, but when the installation finishes and the installed system boots, the display comes up at 800×600. Ugh.
My first shot at getting around the problem was to just get rid of the X configuration file – although I am careful enough that I simply renamed it rather than deleting it, in case this didn’t work
# mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.suse
Then restart the X server, either by killing the running server or by simply rebooting… and it works great! The display comes up at 1280×800, everything else works, and it’s all just beautiful.
For those who are curious, I will be installing this openSuSE release on all of the desktop/nettop and laptop/netbook systems around here. I will write a more complete report later, but so far I have installed it on this S6510, an ASUS N10J, and my self-assembled Dual Atom nettop, and so far this glitch is the only problem I have had.
jw 31/7/2009
