[ale] SuSE update

[Geoffrey]

Tim Watts wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> Just for the utter hell of it I'm trying to update my old SuSE 7.2 system to 
> 9.2. It's a crusty old 200 MHz Gateway. The problem I'm having is that it 
> gets as far as loading Yast but the screen is unreadable. The sidebar text is 
> black on black so there's no readable text anywhere on the panel. Can anyone 
> give me some pointers as to what I can do about this -- are there some X 
> params I can feed it at some point?

7.2 to 9.2 is quite a jump.  When the disc boots, do you see the initial 
boot screen?  If so, select f2 to lower the resolution, that might be 
the issue.

> 
> (I realize this is pretty much a fool's errand. I'm just trying to build up 
> the courage to install SuSE 10 on my upcoming laptop purchase. I may end up  
> turning it over to the Emperor guys but I figure I should give it a try 
> myself first.) 
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Until later, Geoffrey