Drew Cohan, 2002-Oct-23 10:14 -0400: > 1. Do I have to install X see images? > > 2. Will I have to install a window manager on top of X to see images? (or > just use xdm, maybe answered my own question)
Perhaps a framebuffer xserver? Not the the whole system. > 3. Is there an alternative to using the full X package that makes sense > for my machine? I've seen some stuff about Nano-X, Tiny-X (purportedly > included in XFree86 now anyway). These packages don't seem to be in debian > stable via apt-get. Basically, I'd need gcc to compile XFree86 on this > machine and I'm not sure I could get it on there without exhausting my hdd > space first (don't know, haven't tried). Most frustrating part is that I > can't seem to find any information on how to use/install/make work > nano/tiny X. I suggest using a framebuffer console, no X, and using fbi to view images on the console. I don't know if your laptop's video supports framebuffer, likeyly vgafb16 or maybe vesa, I don't know. > 4. I've seen some things on SVGA lib, but no details. Is that something > that can help me here? What is it, how to use it/install it? > > 5. Am I going to just have to develop all this stuff on another machine > and port the results over to this humble laptop? Just a few thoughts...jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
