Hi Jim, BINGO! Thanks for the quick reply. I changed the monitor for one capable of highresolutions (1024 x 768 and 1152 x 864) and had a wonderful view on the LTSP ''blue screen of life'' screen. Tomorrow I will test your advice on the lowres monitor. Thank you for all your help. Dirk At 11:47 15-10-02 -0400, you wrote: >Dirk, > >Ok, if it goes black, then chances are that your monitor >can't handle the frequency that the video card is sending >out. > >Take a look at the following document, contributed by >Scott Balneaves. It should help you get things going: > > http://www.ltsp.org/contrib/modelines.html > >Hope that helps, > >Jim McQuillan >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Dirk Schouten wrote: > >> Hi Jim and all, >> I did as you said: installed the ltsp_x336_s3 package and adapted the >> lts.conf file. Result: The screen does not flash anymore but stays black. >> Running /tmp/start_ws gives a black screen. >> As I said, it''s a DELL computer with a video card on the mobo: >> S3 Trio64V2/DX/GX >> on screen it also says: S3 86C775/86C785 >> >> What am I missing? >> Thanks for any help, tip, advice. >> Kind regards, >> Dirk >> >> >> >> At 10:55 14-10-02 -0400, you wrote: >> >Dirk, >> > >> >You need to set XSERVER = XF86_S3 >> >and, you need to install the ltsp_x336_s3 package. >> > >> >Jim McQuillan >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Dirk Schouten wrote: >> > >> >> Hi Group, >> >> I have LTSP on RH7.3. >> >> LTSP seems to be running ok in runlevel 3 (when specified in lts.conf). >> >> >> >> However, when trying runlevel 5, all I get is a screen that periodically >> >> flashes (you see the screen filled with commands etc, then it turns black >> >> for 5 seconds, then you see the commands screen, then it turns black, etc,) >> >> I tried 'everything' -1 (the right solution). >> >> >> >> 1. My videocard is not automatically detected when I set XSERVER = auto. >> >> 2. When I try to manually ad the card (finding it on the vidlist), gives >> >> the same flashing screen. >> >> 3. when running start_ws I get: >> >> fatal server error >> >> no screen found >> >> >> >> The workstation is a DELL with an integrated S3 Trio 64V2 /DX/GX >> >> >> >> What am I overlooking? Any help would be greatly appreciated, >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Dirk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> > >> >-- >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------- >> >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> >Welcome to geek heaven. >> >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> >_____________________________________________________________________ >> >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 >> > >> __________________________________ >> Dirk Schouten >> Media Action Projects: >> http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/schoutdi >> Tools for teachers: >> http://213.84.240.66 >> ________________________________ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> Welcome to geek heaven. >> http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > >-- > > __________________________________ Dirk Schouten Media Action Projects: http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/schoutdi Tools for teachers: http://213.84.240.66 ________________________________
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