Thanks Rob,
Here is what lts.conf says
[default]
LDM_THEME=edubuntu
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
LDM_LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
I added to it
XSERVER = vesa
X_MODE_0 = 1280x1024
but that was a no-no (the server wouldn't boot afterwards). As I am
reinstalling Edubuntu for yet another time I'll mention what may be another
symptom/cause. When installing we are given the option to download updates
as we install. Updating seems to cause edubuntu to not be able to access
the Internet afterwards (not positive but sure seems like it).
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Rob Owens <row...@ptd.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 02:22:58PM -0400, Robert Lefebvre wrote:
> >
> > I have been able to get the clients logged into the server but the
> > graphics have a broad spectrum of problems ranging from black screen, to
> > severe resolution problems and even displaying the server's desktop
> upside
> > down and reversed on the lenovo laptop.
> >
> > At first I was thinking all the problems had to do with the server's
> NVidia
> > graphics card. Then I was thinking since the clients each handle their
> own
> > graphics and the problems had to do with the downloaded gPXE file. Now I
> am
> > thinking it is a wrong setting in the Linux iso image that is sent to the
> > client when they boot telling the connecting client to operate in the
> wrong
> > resolution.
> >
> Clients should auto-detect their graphics hardware and load the
> appropriate drivers. Yours seem to not be doing that. Perhaps you have
> an outdated version of Edubuntu (or a too-new version that has bugs).
> Or maybe you're just unlucky. Either way, you can manually specify the
> drivers and resolution in lts.conf.
>
> I think Edubuntu keeps that file in /var/lib/tftpboot, but I'm not sure.
> I also think you need to run another command after editing lts.conf
> (this is related to Edubuntu using a squashed image instead of NFS, like
> my Debian system). Somebody on this list is sure to know what that
> command is -- I can't remember it.
>
> Anyway, you'll want to run 'man lts.conf' to get some details on how
> that file is structured. You'll probably want to include something like
> this for your problem clients:
>
> XSERVER = vesa
> X_MODE_0 = 1280x1024
>
> vesa is a good xserver value to start with, because it usually works. It
> is
> slower than others, so once you get things working you may want to try
> other values. You can specify these settings as default or per-client
> (by MAC address or by hostname, I believe).
>
> -Rob
>
>
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