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Re: [cobalt-users] X window on a Raq4i?



You're correct about the video card, but their is a open
slot....maybe a video card could be installed....to
solve that problem at least.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] X window on a Raq4i?


> Considering the way that the RaQ4i's are set up, I don't believe it's a
> possibility. But, i'd love it for someone to prove me wrong. The reason
> I don't believe it's a possibility because the / partition (that holds
> /usr) is always ~ 75% or so full after a complete restore from CD. So, I
> don't know if there is enough room on that partition to install X
> Windows. However, you could symlink /usr/X11R6 to /home/X11R6 and that
> should be more than enough space to install X Windows. But, again, since
> the RaQ is only a *server* appliance, I don't think it has a video card
> in it either. So, that may be a problem. Cobalt tech. guys, any ideas?
> I'd love to attempt this to see if it would actually work, but don't
> have any RaQ's I could test it on here in front of my. NOTE: For those
> concerned about the warranty, it would probbably void the warranty if
> you tried this. So, do it only if you have the attitude that you don't
> care about whatever warranty Cobalt does give you, which, these days is
> not much. So, good luck and happy hunting. 
> 
> -- Jonathan
> 
> > Just a thought, could X window be installed on a raq4?
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
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