> From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> > Sent: June 23, 2015 1:19 PM > To: Robert Mavrinac; ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Video card issues on thin client with an LTSP-PNP > server running Debian 8 > > On 2015-06-23, Robert Mavrinac wrote: > > I have built a new i386 LTSP-PNP server, and "inxi -G" on the server yields: > > > > Graphics: Card: Matrox Systems MGA G200eW WPCM450 > > Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: mga (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) > > Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz, 1680x1050@59.88hz > > GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits) GLX > > Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 > > The server's graphics hardware is not used for fat or thin clients. > > > The clients are mostly Atom N270 with Intel 945GSE integrated graphics. > > > > > > As a fat client, "inxi -G" on the client yields: > > > > > > Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Ingegrated Graphics Controller > > > > Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: N/A > > > > Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz > > > > GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel x86/MMX/SSE2 > > > > GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2 > > > > > > Question #1: > > > > > > If the package xserver-xorg-video-intel is providing the graphics card > > support, why is "inxi -G" reporting "drivers: N/A"? Surely I don't > > need a proprietary driver. > > Never used inxi, no idea what it's querying. But yes, the > xserver-xorg-video-intel is surely the correct package. >
OK. So the driver is good. inxi is just a handy little system information tool for the console. > > > Question #2: > > > > > > If I run the client as a thin client, a notice displays that the > > desktop is "Running in software rendering mode". > > Which desktop environment? > > It may be related to https://bugs.debian.org/776746 > > > > Isn't a thin client supposed to be using it's local X server and video > > drivers? > > It uses the client hardware, but hardware accelleration requires > coordination from the server-side software that typically isn't > available via ssh X11Forwarding or even plain X11 traffic > (e.g. LDM_DIRECTX=true). > > Many desktop environments no longer support running X remotely, > unfortunately... Now that makes sense. What desktop is best to use on the thin client for now? Mate? Also, I'm having problems setting the display resolution using xrandr settings in lts.conf. I was using ltsp-cluster settings, up to now, to set a custom variable if the xrandr settings were different than the default. I can't seem to get anything but 1024x768. > live well, > vagrant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
