tnx, problem solved underclocking the CPU from 120 Mhz to 100 Mhz made knoppix work. After that (now I was sure that linux even runs on the damn thing), I used Xfree 3.x and the ltsp workstation was up'n running in a few seconds. On top on the original hardware I added an eepro100 network card and an Ati Mach64 video card, thus replacing the obsolite 10 Mbit onboard Tlan and crapy Cirrus video. The key to the whole thing was using Xfree 3.x. It must be cpu related, because the Ati card works quite well in other machines on the same ltsp setup with Xfree 4.x. Tnx again Kevin for the hint.
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 06:48, Kevin Valentine wrote: > Hi Ovidiu, > > These Compaqs aren't too bad. I have four of them. Forget about that > bios stuff on the separate partition. I went down that road and it > turned out to be a big, fat waste of time. > > I decided to go with the existing tlan NIC and the integrated Cirrus > video adapter. There's a couple of tricks to getting it all working. > For the NIC I had to pass some boot params via the dhcpd.conf file to > force the NIC into half-duplex. For the vid adapter use X-3.3.6. > AFAIK, X-4x doesn't work. I've tried... let me know if you get it > working. > > Most people avoid using Compaqs but you're right, they're are really > cheap! Gotta go to bed. Email me if you need more info. > > -Kevin > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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.freenode.net -- Ovidiu-Stefan MOISANU ph:+40723213864 BlueNote Senior Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Communications System Administrator www.bluenote.ro ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
