Re: Ati 9600 se

From: Kevin Nathan (knathan_at_project54.com)
Date: 06/11/05 

Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:56:01 -0700

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:00:05 +1000
ockertom <ockertom@z6.com> wrote:

> Hi folks just installed 9,2 um community I think, I have a little
> problem with my vid card, when I go into SaX2, to configure my card
> and I choose the 3d acceleration option it tells me the card doesnt
> support this? errrrr umm yes it does

Use the ATI drivers (they're on the SUSE FTP site) -- I believe it's
similar to nVidia, where you *do not* set 3D accel in SaX2/YaST . . .

> Also is there a site that does easyurpmi updates for yast like it
> does in mandrake?

No. But you can install 'apt4rpm':

   http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/

or maybe even 'yum':

   http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2004/12/package-management-using-yum.html 

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