Re: RFC on low resource machine and debian
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
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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