If you can't see a tty, then you can't use X (from what I have seen). So the first problem is make sure you can see the tty. It may work using the video line suggested in the SUSE page above.
Ok.. I got it to boot into linux just fine and it looks great using suse's sugestion. Now the roadblock is starting X. I made the changes... and still no go.. the display turns off and I have to switch to another tty and back to the orrig tty and control-c and it quits. The errors are included at the end...
thanks for the help
-adam
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage 128 GL [RE]"
Driver "r128"
BusID "PCI:0:16:0" ## Card #1 agp slot
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
# Option "dpms"
Videoram 16384
Screen 0
VendorName "ATI"
# Option "backingstore" ## not to sure if this works
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ibmp260"
# HorizSync 31.5-107
# VertRefresh 60-86
ModelName "P202"
VendorName "IBM"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage 128 GL [RE]"
Monitor "ibmp260"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Visual "TrueColor"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
XFree86 Version 4.2.1.1 (Debian 4.2.1-9 20030629223704 [EMAIL PROTECTED]) / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 October 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.19-powerpc ppc [ELF]
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Aug 13 17:18:26 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:debug_xform.o": No symbols found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symbols found
(EE) R128(0): No DFP detected
Symbol xf86FreeInt10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol xf86FreeInt10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol xf86InitInt10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol xf86int10Addr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved!
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_1: line 51 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_2: line 55 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_3: line 59 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_4: line 63 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_5: line 67 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_6: line 71 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_7: line 75 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_8: line 79 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_9: line 83 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_10: line 87 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_11: line 91 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Switch_VT_12: line 95 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Ungrab: line 135 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_ClearGrab: line 141 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Prev_VMode: line 147 of pc/pc
expected keysym, got XF86_Next_VMode: line 157 of pc/pc