To me, it appears that graphics are also blury. That would
indicate the refresh rate, right? I'm using LCDs so they
should (I presume) work well with lower refresh rates.
I don't have time to play with that just yet. Maybe next
week...but if someone could, I'd REALLY like to know..
--Matthew
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Julius,
>
> It sounds like 2 separate issues.
>
> 1) Available fonts
>
> 2) Blurry graphics (including blurry fonts).
>
> It is possible that the ThinkNic CD is configured for TrueType
> fonts, and that could be what you are seeing. Simply copying
> the font files over to the LTSP directory won't pick that up.
> It's a configuration thing for X, whether to use TrueType
> fonts or not.
>
> If I could get my hands on the ThinkNic CD iso image, I could
> poke around and see what's up.
>
> I'm still thinking that we aren't utilizing the full potential
> of the built-in graphics. Probably a frequency of modeline
> that needs to be tweaked.
>
> Jim.
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Julius Szelagiewicz wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> > you may be right, but what bothers me is that the fonts in some of
> > the websites are very different from ltsp supplied when displayed on the
> > original thinknic. i now just about nothing about modelines, but i'll
> > start digging. this seems to be rather important. julius
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Julius,
> > >
> > > I suspect that it isn't the fonts that make the difference,
> > > it is likely the Modelines that are on the ThinkNic and the Xserver
> > > on the ThinkNic cd.
> > >
> > > if someone could mount the CD and dig into how X is being setup,
> > > we may just be able to hijack the modelines and drop them
> > > into the lts.conf file and be happy.
> > >
> > > Jim McQuillan
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Julius Szelagiewicz wrote:
> > >
> > > > Matthew,
> > > > I tried very few things for unblurring, because i am running in
> > > > full emergency mode on other stuff. One of the things i tried was
> > > > idiotically simple: i powerd up the thinknic with original cd and went on
> > > > to use it. the fonts served internally are dramatically better on ALL
> > > > displays i tried: 15" lcd panels, 15" cheap monitors and 17" monitors. 17"
> > > > sony monitors worked best, then 15" expensive sony panel, then 15" cheap
> > > > panel than 15" cheap monitor, but even the worst display was better than
> > > > the best under ltsp. behaving like a real scientist, i jumped to a
> > > > conclusion: the graphic chipset is ok, it is the combination of xfonts on
> > > > the server and the display hardware in the thinknic that gives us
> > > > problems.
> > > > i know nothing about xfonts, other than the brief theory of
> > > > operation and i don't have time to experiment now, so unencumbered by
> > > > knowledge i can state that it is my firm belief that we will get it
> > > > licked! i think that adding to or replacing fonts on the server will work.
> > > > i will checkout the fonts on the original cd and see if they can be
> > > > copied to the ltsp server. can not commit to time though. if you come up
> > > > with a solution, plese poist with details. i'll do the same, but my
> > > > emergency is not about to end befor mid march. julius
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, mslicker wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes--Let me reiterate: If anyone has any knowledge of how to improve the
> > > > > video (at least for fonts) on the ThinkNIC for 15" LCDs, please come
> > > > > forward and speak..
> > > > >
> > > > > If anyone has any ideas, it would be nice to hear them as well.
> > > >
> > > >
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