[K12OSN] Video Cards

[Mark Cockrell]

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> Subject:
> Re: [K12OSN] Video Cards
> From:
> jam at mcquil.com
> Date:
> Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
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>Scott,
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>The 2.4.24-ltsp-1 kernel had lots of problems with trident.  That's 
>because I included the "experimental" support for tridentfb in that 
>kernel.
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>Quite a while ago, I released 2.4.24-ltsp-4, which is in the 
>ltsp_kernel-3.0.15 package on the ltsp.org download page.
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>That fixed the problem with trident video.
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>I'm pretty sure that eric also released an update to fix it.
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>Jim McQuillan
>jam at Ltsp.org
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>On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Scott Sherrill wrote:
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>>>Can anyone recommend a good, dependable, and preferably cheap video 
>>>card known to work well with K12LTSP?  I've got a bunch of old PCs 
>>>laying around that I'd like to turn into thin clients, but the 
>>>installed Trident 9660 video cards don't work.  Thanks in advance.
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>>We are having trouble with Trident 9680s too.  They worked great with 
>>the K12LTSP 3.1 and the 2.4.21 client kernel but they flake out big 
>>time with the client kernel 2.4.24 kernel under 4.0.1.
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>>What happens for me the kernel downloads no problem but right after 
>>it uncompresses the kernel and checks the video card the screen won't 
>>sync.   It all happens long before it tries to start Xwindows.
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>>Is that what you are seeing or is it flaking out at the very last 
>>step when it tries to run Xwindows?
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>>Scott
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Jim and Scott,
    Ok, that's exactly the problem I'm having, and the problem I would 
very much like to fix.  But I understood basically nothing in your 
message, Jim.  Can you tell me how to download and install the proper 
kernel, and you'll have to speak to me like I'm an idiot, because... 
well... I am. ;)

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C-ya,
Mark
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