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More info?)
Al Dykes <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Rob Nicholson <rob.nicholson@nospam_unforgettable.com> wrote
>>>> The item is actually called 'Computers Near Me' which is good enough.
>>> True Image has very impressive support for a wide range of graphics cards.
>> It does however still have a problem with one of my dinosaurs that lives
>> in the kitchen and is essentially just a terminal for the main system,
>> running
>> an Access app from the main system and allowing web browsing etc.
> Email Acronis with the model of your video chip.
Everest lists it as
[ Intel(R) 82810-DC100 Graphics Controller (Microsoft Corporation) ]
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Intel(R) 82810-DC100 Graphics Controller
(Microsoft Corporation)
Adapter String Intel(R) 82810 Graphics Controller
Chip Type Intel(R) 82810
DAC Type Internal
Installed Drivers i81xdnt5 (6.13.01.3198 )
Memory Size 32 MB
> They might be able to tell you how to pick lower video
> specs that will work. or add it to the next maint release.
Tad disappointing that it couldnt handle that from scratch given its Intel.
> This assumes there are linux drivers for the chip.
> If you boot knoppix what happens
Works fine.
> and what does Knoppix identify as the driver.
How do I work that out ?
The initial text mode screen at boot time lists the display as
Video is 82810 - DC100 GCG (i810) using Xfree86 (i810) Server
system/info list the same i810 data
> Send that to Acrinis.
OK
>> Works fine with the installed TI but the rescue CD basically never
>> gets a proper visible screen. That machine has an onboard video
>> which shares system ram, so that's likely to be the problem.
>>
>>Damned nuisance in many ways because that particular system
>>is ideal for TI instead of ghost 9 if it wasnt for that problem.
>>
>>The detail of what you can see when its booted varys
>>with the builds of 8 and is improving a bit over the later
>>builds, so presumably it will get fixed eventually.
>>
>>> We used to have to build Norton Ghost boot CD-ROMs by hand before, with lots
>>> of messing around with SYSTEM.INI, PROTOCOL.INI and DOS drivers.
>>
>>Sure, but that's gone with ghost 9 now too.
>>
>>The main problem with ghost 9 is that you cant just
>>boot the CD and create an image of the drive that
>>you booted the CD on onto a drive across the lan.
>>You can restore but not create the image. You
>>have to install ghost 9 to create an image.
>>
>>That would be handy for systems you want to do
>>some work on, do a safety backup of the system
>>before making any changes to it.
>>
>>> All history now.
>>
>>Yeah, thats the main reason I have been playing with TI and
>>ghost again, because I backup my dinosaurs over the lan.
>>Pain in the arse with ghost 2003 and drive image 2003.
>>
>>Tho one way to simplify the problem is to just use Bart's
>>network boot system and just put the imaging app on that CD.