----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduardo Chammas - Eurocabos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Re: [Discuss] Supertek IQ terminal
I also use this box with X 4.1 against a flat screen with good successes
with built in PXE and would also be very interessted in replacing that
against etherboot.
> Ken,
>
> Sorry to disturb you about a year old posting of yours.
> I'm trying to include etherboot rom file into a Supertek's motherboard
bios
> but I'm having no success.
> I received cbrom application and bios image from supertek guys and tried :
> cbrom 3hbn-823.bin /pci rtl8139.rom
> flashed into bios and change the boot from network first option in Bios
> settings
> and it didn't work. Also I sent rtl8139.rom to supertek and they couldn't
> make it work.
> Do you have any additional tips ?
>
> Antecipate thanks,
>
> Eduardo Chammas
> Sao Paulo - Brasil
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> > I think it was Ewen McNeill who posted a while back about the Supertek
> > IQ terminal ((http:/www.supertek.com.tw/) he found in NZ shops. I have
> > one now and can write my impressions of it. I'm typing on it right now.
> >
> > It comes in a case not unlike a large set-top box or a small VCR. Mine's
> > a cool black. No fans inside, so totally silent. The CPU's a Cyrix 233.
> >
> > It actually does have bays for slim HD and FDs, and motherboard
> > interfaces for them, but remember the limited power available. It has
> > one slot for a short PCI or ISA card so you could make a router of it if
> > you wanted.
> >
> > At the back there are PS/2 keyboard and mouse sockets, one serial port,
> > one parallel port, 2 USB sockets, and built-in sound which I haven't
> > tried. There appears to be space for IrDA tranceivers in front. There's
> > a built in buzzer.
> >
> > I discovered that X 3.3.6 and 4.0 don't support the MediaGX in anything
> > other than 8 bpp. Apparently I have to go back to 3.3.1 or apply a patch
> > to get it to work in 16 bits. I'm running it at 1024x768. Haven't tried
> > higher resolutions, my screen's only 17". Instead of going back to 3.3.1
> > I decided to whack my SiS6326 card into the PCI slot. The video's
> > probably adequate for thin client uses, but I think if you wanted to
> > play games you'd be disappointed.
> >
> > The NIC is a 100Mb RTL8139 and Etherboot can be flashed into the Award
> > BIOS using cbrom. Works very well. My friend even replaced the bootup
> > logo with Linux Inside. :-)
> >
> > It's soooo nice to have a totally silent X-terminal, my previous
> > diskless box still had a power fan. Since I have DPMS on this monitor, I
> > am contemplating leaving them on all the time without guilt.
> >
> > Cost's probably around $300 US with 32 MB RAM. Don't ask me for names of
> > shops, I have no idea---I have a friend who's an importer and he got a
> > few units in for evaluation.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.ltsp.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto:
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss
> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
_____________________________________________________________________
Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss
For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
