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Starting up the Install CD my notebook display is getting confused :-( ... it looks like the tft didnot sync, but I think it is something with initial boot up - hal - ... kernel / KMS setting

my notebook has a ati x1700 mobility inside ... other system there is no problem.

I have he same problem which sometimes comes up on startup ... display flickering at once or maybe until some seconds / minutes ... system works (remote via ssh I can see system works perfect) ... did not know if it damages my monitor. There is NO hardware defect, because my system wörks perfect on Windows XP!

I recognized that problem after updating from openSUSE 11.2 (64Bit) to openSUSE 11.3 with a newer kernel (now Linux notebook1.tuxnet1 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-12-13 11:13:53 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux)

I have read much on the internet ... bugreports ... KMS / nomodeset which is supported since 11.3's kernel / system ... no problems on knoppix and other distributions :-( ... /etc/sysconfig/kernel has set

1. Type: string(yes)
2. Default: ""
3. Command: /sbin/mkinitrd # #

1. This variable disables the initialization of KMS in the initrd
2. by not including the modules required for KMS even though KMS is
3. supported on the underlying hardware.
4. After changing run mkinitrd again. #
   NO_KMS_IN_INITRD="yes"

setting nomodeset and NO_KMS_IN_INITRD="no" freezes x system (or restart x) after some seconds / minutes ... the first symptom sometimes comes every bootup ... but if there is NO problem, system is working well for the whole time!

Now I'm a little connfused and have NO MORE IDEAS :-(