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Quote (brianw @ July 10 2006,22:24)
.... I start the Xfbdev with the -ac option and I am presented with a login on my Armada and I am now using the cf-25 as an Xterminal.....

I gotta know about this  -ac option. Google didn't tell me much about it. Please explain?


Otherwise,
No special projects, or nothing unusual for me. i just want the basics.
Webserver
Music server
File server
FTP server
SSH server
Attached to DMZ running toram with 128mb ram, 200 screaming Mhz, nothin to hack really, if the bad guys get to it, everything on CD or in ram or both.
Booted from cheapo digital camera that uses a CF card, which still worked as a camera when not used as boot media.
Also booted from a cheapo mp3 player, that still performed as mp3 player.
DSL 1.5 is still the most robust DSL i've used to date. Can run for months without needing attention. Maybe it just likes my hardware?
This is what the help says about it:

-ac                    disable access control restrictions

basically it allows for XDMCP connections so the X server (Xvesa, Xfbdev, Xsvga. etc...) will look on the network for all XDMCP clients (i.e. XDM, GDM, KDM).  

I haven't gotten it working perfectly yet.  When I attempt to close the connection I keep getting the KDM login display on my Compaq from the cf-25.  I need to investigate the Xserver file for KDM more to find out what I am doing wrong.  When I do an alt-BACKSPACE on the cf-25 to shut down the Xserver it seems to leave the login hung on the compaq and I can't get back in until I change the Xserver file and restart KDM.  Getting close though to having DSL setup as a main server (want to eventually have a fast server with DVD player and TV card so I can watch them on my 266 compaq).
Quote (green @ July 10 2006,23:41)
Booted from cheapo digital camera that uses a CF card, which still worked as a camera when not used as boot media.
Also booted from a cheapo mp3 player, that still performed as mp3 player.

Neat, I never thought about this but it is good to know (especially the camera hint).
Quote (green @ July 10 2006,23:41)
Booted from cheapo digital camera that uses a CF card, which still worked as a camera when not used as boot media.
Also booted from a cheapo mp3 player, that still performed as mp3 player.

Huh?

What do you mean by "booted from an el cheapo digital camera"  dito "mp3 player?"

DSL _runs_ on those?  What would it do?

Hmmmmm... Some cameras have usb ports, one could connect a hub, add keyboard, et cetera.. Bizarre thought!
He uses the camera/mp3 player to boot a computer - a lot of them just show up as a removable drive.  Getting it to still work like the camera and yet be a bootable drive is interesting though.  (Oh and the usb ports won't talk like that unfortunately)
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