Thanks for the help! I did try with X3.3.6 but for whatever reason the rc.setupx3 script didn't seem to be getting generating a usable Xconfig file.
I ended up just using X4.2. Actually it was not hard. I just copied the main lib directory along with the X binary into the appropriate directories and tweaked the config file I had used when I setit standalone. -Brandon On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 03:02, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 06:59:37PM -0400, Brandon Phillips wrote: > > Hello, > > I am having a strange problem with my LTSP install. I am putting > > together a setup for a client, it consists of 6 sv24 diskless PCs and a > > dual athlon based server system. > > > > Here is where I am at: > > I am using the latest core,kernel,x,and x fonts packages from the ltsp > > site. > > > > I can boot a diskless workstaion when set at runlevel 3 > > When the diskless station goes into X it completely hangs - black > > screen, no error messages, no grey screen with cursor, nothing. > > > > I determined that it is a hang by the fact that I can ping the machine > > and get a response up until the Xserver starts to take over. > > > > The hardware I am using is the shuttle sv24 mini-PC system (uses fv24 > > MB) the integrated video is an s3 chip. I know there are some problems > > with XF86 4 and the s3 chips; however I confirmed that the machine could > > in fact run X by installing a temporary hard drive, and loading RH 7.3. > > RH installed fine and booted into X just fine. > > RH 7.3 uses X 4.2 which has some support for S3. > > LTSP uses X 4.1 which has no support for S3 chips. > > I see two options: > > A. use X 3.3.6 with S3 support (easy) > B. install X 4.2 (a bit more complicated) > > For A. in the section for this workstation use: > > XSERVER = XF86_S3 > > And there must be a binary named XF86_S3 in > /opt/ltsp/i386/usr/X11R6/bin/ > > That binary can be downloaded from > > ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.6/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc21/Servers/XS3.tgz > > or by installing the ltsp package x336_s3 from > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ltsp/ltsp_x336_s3-3.0.0-0.i386.rpm?download > > > For B. see >http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=628790&forum_id=2544 > > -- > > Hans Ekbrand ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
