[K12OSN] Cirrus Logic cards

Steve Wright paua at quicksilver.net.nz
Fri Mar 5 17:20:03 UTC 2004


On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 04:06, Computer Services Department wrote:
> Hi all, I'm new to the list, and to k12LTSP, but I figured this was the
> place to learn. We're planning on setting up a terminal network at the
> college I work for. Currently we're running some tests to see which of our
> old machines we can use. During these tests I noticed some major
> compatibility issues with Cirrus Logic cards, whenever we're using one, it
> simply refuses to boot the xserver. It fails every time. So, has anyone else
> had this problem? Or does anyone have a fix for it? Thanks in advance.


yeah, cirrus logic cards are bogus.  I did have one working..  IIRC
someone on the list posted a working conf for it, but I have lost it
now.  IMO, an old $2 graphics board is not worth the effort, unless you
are totally broke, or you have four hundred of them.


best,
Steve






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