The ATI drivers cannot be integrated into the openSUSE distribution due of the separate license agreement. This guide is to help you install the ATI drivers the right way
1.Install Video Drivers--The Easy Way
The easy way of installing the proprietary driver has the benefits of being easy and does not require that one recompile the kernel module when updating the kernel. Please keep in mind that many older ATI cards are supported very well by the standard free driver. If you have such a card, consider sticking with that driver.
Unfortunately, the version 8.41.7 of fglrx for 10.3 is not recommended by AMD for any non-HD cards, and is known to be broken on AGP 4th and 5th generation radeons (ie. the AGP x700, x1300, x1600, etc.)
Step 1 - Add the package repository
repositories for drivers of ATI video cards: the server name is www2.ati.com and the directory for 10.3 is suse/10.3.(Note that this repository is not browsable with a web browser and does not seem to be as up to date as the drivers they offer for download from the web site)
Step 2 - Install the packages
zypper install x11-video-fglrxG01 ati-fglrxG01-kmp-`uname -r | awk -F"-" '{print $NF}'`
Step 3 - SaX2
Run the command in a root terminal: sax2 -r
Step 4 - Restart X
Restart the X server by logging out of your desktop and logging back in; or, for the more adventurous, use the more drastic method: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
Step 5 - Check if it's working
Run the command in a terminal: glxgears
