[K12OSN] Making LTSP work with old Compaqs
Bert Rolston
bert.rolston at clear.net.nz
Sat Mar 6 00:31:02 UTC 2004
Hi Max,
Have you tried using the generic SVGA x-server @ 640 x 480 and 8 bit
colour?
You should be able to make these mods in your ltsp.conf file.
This will give you a starting point.
Cheers,
Bert
On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 22:40, Max Anikstein wrote:
> We just received approximately 30 Compaq Deskpro 590 computers. After some
> messing with the boot disk, I got them to boot off the network but it can’t
> configure the X Server. Based on some Googling it appears that the computers
> have QVISION 1280/P Graphics chips. Is there anyway to get these machines to
> work? Is there another X Server we can use? Do we need to purchase new video
> cards?
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
>
>
> Max Anikstein
>
> max989 at adelphia.net
>
>
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