I didn't see this post as trying to point out a problem, but rather ways to play PS on a limited system.  Maybe it's just me...

Sorry, the warning was not for you (since you already had it working).  It was for people like me that might try it and then restart X only to find the ever so helpful commandline as the only way to use the computer.   

Of course, I know how to revert my xorg.conf to get the gui back up, but many do not and searching google for help from the command line isn't fun (more fun than booting up a windows box... but still).

Araye

p.s. I'm glad the driver worked out for you.

And just a little update, I did the ever popular /die and the graphics are faster than ever in the DR.  No screen freezes, gitters, nothing.  Just smooth operation.  So it must be the grass that is causing the ATI card to choke.

Go for OpenSuse 10.3.  It is BY FAR the best SuSE distro to date.  All of the problems I've had in the past have been fixed.  It is blazing fast compared to other installs I've tried.  Now I have never tried gentoo or slack so I can't say it is the fastest.  OpenOffice opens as soon as you press the button.  Press and BAM, there it is.     The only problem I had with the install was the ati driver (I also have a box with an nvidia card which had no problems).  It tries to install the latest ati driver (which is only for HD cards) and of course that won't work (unless you have an HD card).  A quick google search will reveal the howto fix the driver issue.  Everything else, installed out of the box, including the biometric scanner.

There are two cds to download now (only one is needed) and the rest is installed via the online repositories.  The updater is extremely quick (compared to previous releases) but not nearly as quick as the updater in ubuntu (which is insanely awesome).

Ubuntu, Kunbuntu would be my second choice.

Araye

Here is my lspci so you know the hardware I have installed.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller

Yes, in pen and paper RPG, death is death of the character.  Granted I allow reincarnation/resurrection opportunities on occassion (say a main character dies that is central to the original plot).

In PS, I don't consider DR death to be "character death".  It simply isn't.  This explains why mobs reappear.

If you want to RP that your character actually died, that's fine too.  But I think it just makes more sense not to consider it true death in it's present form.

Thank you for your service.

I think most Americans would quit after a few minutes.  I think this test is more a determination test than a smarts test.

btw, 23 minutes.

You don't "have" to install as root.

Once you have set the +x permission, try running the install as a normal user.

Sure it won't install some of the icons and things, but it works beautifully for me from the command line.

I have an ATI x1300 mobility and only in BD area I get the following plus a huge amount of lag:



I am running openSUSE 10.2.  I mostly ran -fullbright in the past.  I will try returning to fullbright mode and see if that helps.  I'm posting because I'm having the problem and I have an OK graphics card with current drivers.

Araye