Juan Erbes wrote: > After the last update of opensuse 10.3 with the kernel > 2.6.23.1-6-default, I could'nt reinstall the Ati propietary driver, > and with 2 different versions I got the same problem: > > Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux > Driver-8.38.6.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... > ================================================== > ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager > ================================================== > which: no XFree86 in > (/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin) > > Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version > default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.23.1-6-default; make sure that the > version is being > correctly set by --iscurrentdistro > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux > Driver-8.40.4.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. > ================================================== > ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager > ================================================== > which: no XFree86 in > (/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin) > > Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version > default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.23.1-6-default; make sure that the > version is being > correctly set by --iscurrentdistro > > With the opensource driver, Google Earth will not start. Is the same > problem as with the last Ati driver ( > ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run). > > Regards > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
I rarely find the ATI driver installable on any up-to-date kernel, they fall seriously behind, so even pointing out the problem to ATI gets no response or prompt action. That's where NVidia scores points. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
