edward tharp wrote:
>
> just a thought... if you only need the webserver....why run x at all?
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Congdon, Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: March 29, 2000 3:32:19 PM GMT
> Subject: [newbie] Installation Problems
>
> I've been trying install the Secure Server Edition of Mandrake 7.0 (That's
> the Macmillan Publishing version I bought at CompUSA).
>
> The system I'm installing to is an Intergraph TD-4. It's a Dual Pentium 90
> with 96MB RAM. It has NCR SCSI (I'm not sure what chipset). with a Toshiba
> CD-ROM [ID4], a Conner 1.0GB [ID1], and a Micropolis 4.3GB [ID0]. It has a
> built-in NIC, but I have no clue what it is... (I know, I really need to
> take a closer look at the motherboard...)
>
> Anyways, the problem with installing is actually the video card. Originally,
> it had a Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM PCI. The install got all the way to the
> last step, Configuring X.
> It then spit out an error that said it couldn't find Server_S3. I replace
> the vid card with a PCI Trident Chipset, and I also tried another with a PCI
> Tseng Chipset. Both times, I resinstalled completely, and got to the same
> spot at the end and got back that it couldn't find Server_SVGA.
>
> Any ideas? Are these vid cards just so cheesey that they won't work or
> something? I'm not to keen on digging up a higher-end PCI vid card for
> something that is just bascially going to sit around and be a minor web
> server for me....
>
> Christopher
Christopher
I agree with Edward, almost said so when you first posted this. But, I
have had a creative thought about this. Just for fun, why not try the
xvfb (X virtual Frame Buffer) server. Don't set init to 5 until you are
sure what startx will do. Install vncserver (on disk most likely) and
svncviewer. Once you have the xvfb server tested you can run kdm and
login as either root or user to start vncserver -query localhost. Now
you should be able to run svncviewer localhost:1 (or whatever display
number comes up) to see it locally, or sit down at your mac/windoze/etc
workstation and run your X from across the room. Turn your computor
off, go home and reconnect to exact same screen you left, pick up in mid
word. FUN FUN FUN eh?
