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Is there any drives for radeon-graphics cards for SLES 10? And if there is, where can i find them? or is it any other way to fix the graphics, i can't have the screen resolution higher than 800x600

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Short summary and concrete next steps (builds on and )

Most likely the X server is using the generic driver (vesa/fallback) instead of a Radeon-capable driver, which is why you’re stuck at 800x600. Start by collecting the exact card, kernel and X details so you can pick the right package or driver build. (manpages.ubuntu.com)

Gather these details (run in a terminal)

lspci -nn | grep -i vga
X -version
uname -r
cat /etc/SuSE-release
glxinfo | grep OpenGL
  • lspci gives the vendor/device IDs you need to choose a driver.
  • X -version shows which X server (X.Org/XFree) and version you have.
  • uname -r helps match kernel modules.
  • glxinfo (if installed) shows which GL renderer is active. (man7.org)

Which driver to use and important gotchas

  • For SLE/SLES 10-era systems there are two common routes: the vendor (Catalyst / fglrx) installer that can generate SUSE/SLES‑specific RPMs, or the distro’s open-source radeon driver. The vendor installer often builds a kernel module for your exact kernel and can produce SLE10 RPMs — you must pick the SLES10 build that matches your architecture and kernel. If you use the vendor driver you’ll need matching kernel headers and to rebuild the fglrx kernel module after kernel updates. (tr.opensuse.org)

Troubleshooting tips

  • Inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log for lines showing which driver modules were loaded and any “(EE)” errors; that usually points to the missing module or ABI mismatch.
  • Check loaded modules with lsmod | grep -i radeon or lsmod | grep -i fglrx.
  • If you prefer not to build from the vendor installer, install the distro video package via YaST/zypper (SLES). After installing the correct driver, regenerate X configuration with the distribution tool (SaX2 / aticonfig where provided) and restart X. Use glxinfo/glxgears to confirm OpenGL acceleration. (manpages.ubuntu.com)

If you post the exact lspci line and the output of X -version here, it’s possible to point to the exact SLES-10 package or the correct installer choice for your card.

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Usually the way to get a video card's full resolution in Linux is to use the correct driver for it, and not some "generic" driver. First find out the exact brand and model of your video card, and then google to find the Linux drivers for it.

Once you've installed it and set it up, you'll find that it performs much better.

Hope this helps

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Now days, ATI and Nvidia both have linux drivers (nvidia usually being the better of the two on linux), but you should be able to find the right drivers here:

Please keep in mind however, that most ATI drivers are in RPM format, so it may not be compatible for your system.

Some advice when asking about drivers, you may want to include the following details:
1. Your OS Distrobution - Please include architecture (i686, x86_64 etc.)
2. Your Product - Manufacture, and product (ie. ATI X600)
3. What exactly your trying to do

This will typically allow people to assist you better. :)

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Now days, ATI and Nvidia both have linux drivers (nvidia usually being the better of the two on linux), but you should be able to find the right drivers here:

Please keep in mind however, that most ATI drivers are in RPM format, so it may not be compatible for your system.

Some advice when asking about drivers, you may want to include the following details:
1. Your OS Distrobution - Please include architecture (i686, x86_64 etc.)
2. Your Product - Manufacture, and product (ie. ATI X600)
3. What exactly your trying to do

This will typically allow people to assist you better. :)

Ok, ill try to remember that. Im new to linux so I don't relly know what's important to include.

However, I found drivers on the ati website, but I don't know what version of Xfree86 Im running, but I downloaded this file from the ati website: "", Im supposed to run It to verify my version of Xfree86, but how do I run it?

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> Im supposed to run It to verify my version of Xfree86, but how do I run it?

Save it to disk, preferably somewhere easy to remember, like your home folder. Open up a command prompt, such as Konsole, and enter the following commands:

cd path/to/script
chmod +x script.sh
./script.sh

If it complains something about "access denied" or "insufficient privaliges", then you'll need to enter the command su or sudo su before running the aforementioned commands.

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