-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 A couple of thoughts:
1] Have you tried commenting out the "glx" 3D layer module being loaded in /etc/X11/XF86Config. kdm may only use this if it is available. 2] Have you tried using an alternate login manager, perhaps xdm or gdm don't require OpenGL. On Tuesday 09 December 2003 04:22 pm, Janyne Kizer wrote: > Tanner Lovelace wrote: > > Janyne Kizer wrote: > >> We contacted our thin client vendor and they said that for $400/unit > >> (that would be like $320,000) they could sell us the OpenGL stuff that > >> we need. > > > > [...] > > > >> These are NCD thin clients -- specifically the HMX and Explora product > >> lines. We did contact other people that use Linux with these clients > >> and they have experienced the same issues. > > > > Ok, that makes sense. You didn't mention thin clients before, iirc. > > > >> Well, the clients are not usuable because it pops up an error message > >> about 30 times per minute. That seems like a really good reason to > >> try something else. > > > > Did you try to figure out what was using OpenGL? I find it hard to > > believe that you can't use KDE unless you have OpenGL working. There's > > just no need for it in a standard windowing environment. > > It's needed for login and apparently for the task manager as well. We > have elected not to roll our own KDE. > > > -- > Janyne Kizer > CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-5 > Systems Programmer Administrator I > NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences > Extension and Administrative Technology Services - -- Z -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/1khz7OkDsnZTqP0RAhahAJ9yhiMsdVIjmVkchH6OjNkV+gpaYACghIRz YUVJxya9gE3BatpRNsmAKHM= =o3Mi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
