Re: installing woody on Indy R5000-ip22
Brian wrote:
> Actually, I wasn't ever sure which graphics card I had. How can I tell? I have KDE running now though. However, Gnome segfaults when logging in via GDM. I like that about gdm--you can select another w.mgr. if your default is broken. (Assuming an alternative is installed, of course.) I really happy with how it turned out. A couple questions and comments.
type hinv from the boot console.
> My monitor is GDM-20D11 by Sony and the 8-bit Newport graphics driver works.
At this point, obviously your card is compatible or you wouldn't be running
X-windows ;-)
> What kind of larger SCSI drive could I upgrade to? I saw somewhere that heat was an issue regarding modern RPMs and keeping below 7200 RPM, is that still true?
Well, there are some hot (generally older 7200 rpm drives). I have a
3-year old seagate 7200rpm 9gb which is only warm to the touch. Check
the watts on the drive specification.
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