Felix, see below!
>------- Original Message ------- >From : Felix Miata[mailto:mrma...@earthlink.net] >Sent : 11/20/2011 7:15:59 PM >To : kde-linux@kde.org >Cc : >Subject : RE: Re: [kde-linux] Non-functional KDE 4.6 in openSUSE 11.4 > >On 2011/11/20 14:18 (GMT-0800) FrankK composed: > It's apparent to me that I have to be in the act of > an installation to take advantage of help from this > list. Apparent in what way? Why do you think so? Your problem (per system) can probably be solved for at least one of your 5 systems in a matter of less than 5 minutes using a text editor by following the instructions provided upthread, no download or DVD necessary. > During the 11.4 install, the > graphics work flawlessly whether kde or LXDE is > selected for the installation. The installer uses the same generic driver regardless of hardware in order to come as close as possible to guaranteeing graphic installation can proceed to completion. Rebooting the installed system tries to use the driver that best matches your gfxchip. LXDE and KDE can both be installed at the same time (along with Gnome, XFCE &/or other DTEs), whether specified during or after initial installation. Hi Felix, I'm getting gunshy about my politness here! I would have thought that spamming would be worse than top posting, but I think I have the .sig figured out now. You are correct that I can proceed with my 11.4 DVD to install kde 4.6 as a second desktop. I have already ordered a 12.1 DVD, but I would like to know how to make a kde 4.6 desktop work with 11.4. The 11.4 DVD I have as radio buttons for desktops, such that I can choose gnome, kde, or other. I chose the other to get lxde. So to get past this point, I would expect to run the 11.4 DVD as an upgrade and select kde. Back in the old Red Hat days the desktop buttons were not radio buttons. If more than one desktop was selected, switch SW was installed that would present the desktop selection at bootup. Something similar must happen with 11.4. Any tips on this kde addition would be appreciated. I haven't looked at the links you gave me yet, but I did take a look at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d. Mine has no 70- files. It jumps from 11 to 50 to 90. This may be bacause there's no kde installed. The best box to attempt the 11.4 & kde 4.6 install is this HP. root[503] lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) root[504] hwinfo --gfxcard 11: PCI 02.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) [Created at pci.318] Unique ID: _Znp.5PsICiUoWvD SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.0 Hardware Class: graphics card Model: "Intel i845" Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" Device: pci 0x2562 "i845" SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc." SubDevice: pci 0x8093 Revision: 0x03 Driver: "i915" Driver Modules: "drm" Memory Range: 0xe8000000-0xefffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xe7800000-0xe787ffff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 16 (9084 events) I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d00002562sv00001043sd00008093bc03sc00i00" Driver Info #0: XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel Driver Info #1: XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel 3D Support: yes Extensions: dri Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Primary display adapter: #11 root[505] I use zsh for both me and root in case this syntax looks strange to you! Frank K ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.
