Re: Demo Computer?

Thank you for the help.

Yes, I had installed the system with KDE as the default Desktop Manager. 
After reinstalling and use the default of GNOME the process works.


Brian

>>> Frederik Van Poucke<fvpoucke@_rEmOvE_gmail.com> 4/3/2006
6:59:11 AM >>>
>you're probably using kdm,
>
>install the GNOME System in Yast2 > Selections and
>choose gdm as your default display manager.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>
>On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:27:50 +0000, Brian Shade wrote:
>
>> Using a Dell Latitude D510 I get an error "Could not access GDM
>configuration file." when attempting gdmsetup.  There is not gdm.conf
file
>on the system.  How do I resolve this problem?
>> 
>> Thanks for the help.
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>>>>> DSG<dirserviceguy@hotmail.com> 3/28/2006 4:27 PM
>>>
>> You can get around this limitation and get it work on
"lesser" video
>> cards....it won't work quite as well , or look quite as cool....
>> 
>> Here's what I did (with some help!!!! ) to get it to work on my dell
>D600
>> with a ATI Radon card......on SLED10beta8
>> 
>> 1. edit the file /etc/X11/xgl-cards-white-list
>>     add a *  (as a line, the last line in the file)
>>     This is if you do not have supported vid card.
>> 
>> 2. enable 3D acceleration
>>     launch sax2
>>     put check in enable 3D acceleration
>>     exit sax....restart
>> 
>> 3. run gdmsetup
>>     Click on the "X Server" tab
>>     In the "Server Definittion to Modify" drop down , chose
"standard"
>>     In the command line, put this:
>>     /usr/X11R6/bin/Xgl -lines -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:fbo
>>     Close and restart
>> 
>> 4. once logged in, verify that xgl is running:
>>     ps -e | grep Xgl
>> 
>> 5. create a shell script thus:
>>     Filename: turnoncool.sh
>>     Contents:
>>     #!/bin/sh
>>     # compiz --replace decoration minimize cube rotate zoom scale move
>> resize place switcher &
>>     compiz --replace decoration wobbly fade minimize cube rotate zoom
>scale
>> move resize place switcher &
>>     gnome-window-decorator &
>> 
>> 
>> 6. Run script from above
>>     if all went well, you should see the screen flash......and
>then....try
>> "Ctrl-Alt-Right Arow" to rotate cube !!!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "Mark Mazurkiewicz" <MMazurkiewicz@eaton.k12.mi.us>
wrote in message
>> news:44295C9F.464E.00F8.0@eaton.k12.mi.us...
>>> Does anyone know what type of video cards will work for doing the
3D
>> desktop
>>> demonstrations or where I can find out what will work?  I was
excited
>to
>> get
>>> back and show those features to everyone at work and ended up
finding
>out
>>> that most of the video cards that we had weren't 3D compatible
with
>SUSE.