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Suse Linux

This is just a general little posting about getting the newer ATI GFX cards to work on Suse 11.

A chap at work was having some trouble getting this working, just thought I would write down how I did it.

Originally we were trying to use the linux bin.run file from the ATI site, as you would on Red Hat 5 etc, that's not what you want. It says it only works on X version 6.7 or higher, using the command "X -version" red hat 5 shows as 7.7.1 for me, Suse 11. was showing up as 1.5 something.

What you actually need to do is login as root "su -" then run "yast" press enter on software management then in the search type "ATI" uncross the ignore case option and search.

Then select the driver that matches your running kernel, usually its the PAE one these days, press space on it so you get a little +.

Then select finish and press enter, then run "reboot" once restarted X should work for you.