Thanks for having a look at this.
1. On this machine, /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist.
2. I installed linux-firmware-nonfree and re-tested all the non-working
cards with no change in results.
3. Since I'm testing a variety of hardware, I didn't have much idea
about what to uninstall. But after doing some searching on how to
uninstall video driver packages, I encountered these Ubuntu support pages:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Video(just an overview without any
specific info of interest, except that it points to the next article)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto
I didn't detail this fact in this thread, but for the cards that stall
at a blank, black screen during a normal boot, I can configure LTSP to
just boot to a shell (successfully) rather than to trying to load ldm,
which results in the stalled boot. From the sell I can use the commands
mentioned in the article:
lspci | grep VGA
sudo lshw -C video
I can get Lubuntu's identification of the current card and find out if
it is supposed to be supported (from the next link).
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCards
Although who knows if that supported-cards info will be current. I
thought I read somewhere about some distros that newer libraries were
causing more regressions for older video hardware.
On 12/7/2012 9:13 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Try each of the following:
1. Erase /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and reboot.
If the above does not work,
2. Install linux-firmware-nonfree package, and reboot.
If the above does not work,
3. Uninstall all the video driver packages you do not need, leave only
the one(s) that you need, and reboot.
On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 12:53 AM, John Hupp <lubu...@prpcompany.com> wrote:
An expanded list of what works and doesn't work for me (not double-tested,
and where not specified I'm listing chips rather than card mfr/model):
Worked:
- PCI Matrox Millennium II MGA 2164W (PCI card)
- Intel 82810E (integrated)
- An ATI-based AGP card sold as a MIC E-G012-02-1214(B)
- ATI Rage 128 Pro (AGP card)
- ATI Rage 128 (AGP card)
- HP VectaVL PC w/ integrated video, probably either:
Matrox G250 2X AGP
Matrox Millennium G400 4X AGP
Partially Worked (got past the blank, black screen but then failed somehow):
- Diamond STL III S540 XTRM32M 82 (AGP card)
- Diamond Spdstr A50 with SiS 6326AGP chip (AGP card)
Failed:
- Trident 3DImage 9850 (AGP card)
- S3 Trio64V+ (PCI card)
- Diamond Viper with Power Weitek 9000/9001 and Oak Technology T9351 chips
(PCI card)
- ATI Mach64 (PCI card)
- eMachines eTower 500i w/ integrated video, probably:
ATI Rage Pro Turbo 2X AGP
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