[AG-TECH]

[Gary Orser]

If the agnode distribution is Redhat 6.2, it won't even run the xsvga
installation screens without bailing with the G450.  

Suse bailed on installation, but their X install is after the system
install, so you at least get an os on the disk.

My experimentation with X was working Suse 6.4, and it was just
working sporadically.  There were stability issues.

I could try a stock 6.2 Redhat, and then install the X 4, but
I thought the goal was to make the linux install plug and go. 
(with the kickstart stuff)

Cheers, Gary
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Gary Orser , (406) 994-6451, orser at nervana.montana.edu 
Montana State University
Center for Computational Biology
1 Lewis Hall, Bozeman MT, 59717

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Terry Disz wrote:

> Gary,
> 
> I have the G450 working in dual head mode. I think I have Linux 6.2, not
> sure of the kernel, and Xfree 4.0x
> 
> Why do you say this is not a viable solution?
> 
> Terry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> Behalf Of Gary Orser
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:36 AM
> To: Robert Olson
> Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH]
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Hmm,  I originally got the G450 because of the traffic earlier on this
> list when Don Morton couldn't find the G400, as it had been superceded by
> the G450.  A quick search and I found you can still get G400's...
> 
> Do we even need dual head capability on the Audio and Video boxes?
> Those are rather expensive cards, particularly if your aren't going
> to use the capability.
> 
> Anybody have any other agp recommendations for these two boxes?
> 
> Cheers, Gary
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Gary Orser , (406) 994-6451, orser at nervana.montana.edu
> Montana State University
> Center for Computational Biology
> 1 Lewis Hall, Bozeman MT, 59717
> 
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Robert Olson wrote:
> 
> >
> > >I don't think the G450 agp cards are going to work for
> > >the linux boxes.  Just spent the better part of yesterday
> > >trying to get them to work.  Finally, they sorta worked
> > >with 2.4 kernel and 4.0.2 xserver...  It's not a very viable
> > >general solution.
> >
> > Hm, that's too bad.
> >
> > >What video card is recommended for the distribution of Redhat
> > >that is in use.  (For the Audio and Video capture machines)
> >
> > We use G400s and G200s all the time here.
> >
> > --bob
>