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[Les Pounder]

Hi Tony

I hada look at lspci.txt and it looks like this might help
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=39452

Good luck

Les

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Tony Hughes <
tonyhughes1212 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Les
>
> Just put the text files in the LUG dropbox folder.
>
> can still boot up Slitaz and also an old DSL image on USB loads into ram
> but no joy with starting x from the Debian minimal install.
>
> Both the DSL and Slitaz run the xvesta GUI but this is not available on
> the Debian repo so not able to try that to see if it works.
>
> Tony
>
> PS what were you planning on installing on them for OggCamp
>
>
> On 14/05/12 10:41, Les Pounder wrote:
>
>> Hi Tony
>>
>> Do us a favour and run in a terminal (as root)
>>
>> lshw>   lshw.txt
>> lspci>  lspci.txt
>> lsusb>  lsusb.txt
>>
>> (Which means "run the command i.e lshw and dump (>) the output to a text
>> file for review (lshw.txt)
>>
>> Then add them to the dropbox and let us have a look at them.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Les
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Tony Hughes<
>> tonyhughes1212 at blueyonder.co.**uk <tonyhughes1212 at blueyonder.co.uk>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Guys
>>>
>>> at the meeting on Saturday I took on of those little net top thin clients
>>> that mike had.
>>>
>>> I've got a problem :-(
>>>
>>> The only live OS I can get to a GUI is Slitaz, mike has also had one
>>> running Tiny core so I'm assuming this will also run on the one I have.
>>>
>>> So I know the on board GPU is working but any live disc I use gets to the
>>> desktop and all the output I get is interference.
>>>
>>> To test the box I did a minimal Debian install without installing a GUI
>>> and it went ok. I then installed xorg through apt-get which also worked
>>> but
>>> as soon as I started x in the terminal I ended up with the same issue,
>>> all
>>> I get is a thin line scrolling up the screen.
>>>
>>> Anyone got any ideas or should I bring it next Saturday as a project?
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
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