Terminal X fast try

[Sagittarius]

If you want to try to transform an old PC into an X terminal and use it on your fast brand new Mandrakelinux system, you could give a try to this.

 

1.- on the fast system: modify /usr/share/config/kdm in the section [Xdmcp] with Enable=true

We'll admit your fast system has an ip: 192.168.0.1

 

2.- on the old PC (Terminal X) equipped with no drives but CDROM

- insert a Knoppix live CD

- F2 : knoppix lang=your language 2

(or knoppix26 noscsi lang=fr 2)

- ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.10 (or another one)

- su knoppix

- X -query 192.168.0.1

and kdm appears on the old PC !

 

My 2c tip. :)

Sagittarius

 

If your PC is very old and cannot boot from CD then, if you have a floppy unit, you could use smart boot manager: http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/about.html

 

3.- To obtain on the old pc the fonts in OOo that are installed on the fast Mandrakelinux machine

make a symlink /home/~/.openoffice/usr/fonts -> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont/ttf

 

 

Of course, it is just to have a try.

For permanent use: urpmi draktermserv