Drivers help plse

im now using suse linux and i need help updating my grafix driver it says dod /windows to open how do i open it?

heres my link

 

First thing you learn about linux..
Look for yourself. I suggest searching the suse forums http://www.suseforums.net/ for details on your graphics hardware and see if it can even be run, then look for the suse supported or *nix drivers (if they exist)

Your link just takes me to the dell drivers download main page.. not much use.

 

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Dimension 1100/B110 suse 10 os

 

And not to mention, since most of us are smart enough to NOT buy anything Dell makes, we won't know what to type into the machine code space, on that stupid page, so we CAN'T look there.
Bottom line, either look for those drivers where you where told to look, or remain stuck.

 

First off. dont speak for everyone you may be stupid but its not nice to call others dumb
second. i gave you all the info u needed to for finding the drivers i refered to ie the dell model 1100/B110 and Suse 10 OS THATS ALL U NEEDED

omg i used to think u wer a cool guy but now i think u just post to hear your self speak. ok, yeah yeah, you may know some crap about pcs but when u dont know what to do u make your self sound like one of those little kids who copy/paste then tell you that you dont know crap if u dont understand what he SAYS he understands

 

Not only are you OBVIOUSLY AN IDIOT for not looking at what that page asks for *being a service tag, which you DID NOT PROVIDE, and WE CAN'T GUESS ONE*, you also seem to forget that there are very few people in these forums that know how to work Linux AND actively post and help out...
So, me, stupid ?
Funny, i'm not the f**ktard who didn't even bother to realise that without a service tag, you can't access that page...

Not to mention most people here have a disdain for lazy folks who won't even take advice that would get them their answers with a little effort.
And i feel i can safely speak for most people that post here, as there are about 4 knwoledgeable folks here, me, janrocks, creaky and whompus.
Last time i checked, creaky wasn't exactly active, janrocks usually agrees that lazy folks and dummies shouldn't use linux, and i haven't seen whompus around the last few days.

DO THE MATH

 

Sorry.. I can't find anything about linux drivers for that machine..or any good hardware details.. Vista users are having big troubles with the sound hardware.

It looks like it can have one of many graphics cards fitted. That's the info you will need, otherwise you will get a similar response to "are we psychic" on 99% of linux forums.

I use a lot of dell hardware and the graphics drivers never need any attention with debian.

Suse refuses to install because if a graphics type error on 2 of my 5 dell machines, that goes for my alphas too due to running matrox graphics chipsets.
Suse isn't my distro of choice on dell because of driver issues..
The only way I can think of finding out what driver you need is to try some of the live linux disks and see what they detect. Generally windows graphics drivers are no use on *nix, but I do know there are people working on graphics issues all the time.

Another thought.. Is this suse 10 10.1 or 10.2? Freesuse 10.2 is remastered to get around some very bad bugs.

 

ok tyvm janrock that helps knowing im not the onlyone having big issues with the dell grafx cards. how would i find the name and moddel of my grafix card i think its a

INTEL(R) EXTREME GRAPHICS 2 REPORT


Report Date: 04/08/2007
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 14:02:46
Driver Version: 6.14.10.4299
Operating System: Windows XP* Home Edition, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 1021 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 1 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 96 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 28 MB
Processor: x86
Processor Speed: 2527 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2572
Device Revision: 02
* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
Video BIOS: 2972
Current Graphics Mode: 1152 by 864 True Color (75 Hz)

 

im on suse now but im working to remove it and goto debian people tell me its better and i think suse is kinda..... well i dont like it

 

Thanks for that info.. I found the driver you may need.. If you do need to install it after the OS then there will be info on the forum for the distro you decide on.. Just for setup the vesa or xorg vga drivers will work.

Here it is.. generic linux intel driver.. http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...spx?agr=Y&ProductID=865&DwnldID=8203&lang=eng

 

ok 2 small Q's
#1. how do i intall it ? (sry im still new to this)

#2. how do i set up Suse so that it will install from internet and not from the cd's?

 

Don't know with suse.. don't use it myself.

 

1. Do the normal thing for a tar.gz file.
2. Do the next thing
3 (etc)

Task #1: Find this out! (Hint: you'll need to know what an .sh file is, and what you need to do with it. This is like a Windows user knowing how to find the start button, and how to click it.)

Linux users have a saying: "Real men use Bash" (That's another hint, as well)

[edit]
OK I will type it out in full

1. Download the tar.gz file to a folder
2. extract to that folder using Gzip
3. run the install script using sh

If you do not understand how to do those things, Google for "extract from tar.gz file" and "running Bash scripts".

Find out the Linux way. On the page I'm linking to you'll see what I mean!

I've done it for you as a gesture of help to start you off.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=install+suse+internet&meta=

nghtpnshr, Linux is NOT Windows! It is totally different, most notably in philosophy. Windows does everything for you, and hides the workings by wrapping it up in secrecy. Linux allows you to do anything you want, and gives you the tools to do it, but you have to know how to do it. It gives you the knowledge too. But you have to want it. Everything is open, nothing is hidden, and the information is out there.

Windows asks "Where do you want to go today?", Linux waits for you to say, "THIS is where I want to go today."

The way you are NOT going to get far with Linux is if you go asking on forums about how to do every tiny little thing. It is not an OS for those who cannot be @ssed to find anything out. It is OS for those who really want to find things out for themselves.

If you aren't one of those people, stick with Windows, is my advice.

 

Huh? That's a problem?

Boo-hoo! Linux is case-sensitive! Mommy kissums better. It's good training for you!

That's the fun of Linux. Didn't you understand that before?

 

It will make a man of you.