Every now and then you find a piece of technology which, is worth keeping and maintaining. Such a device is my C1. It only boasts a 128MB of RAM and a Mobile Pentium II (400MHz), but it now has a 60GB hard disk.
The C1 started life with Windows98 SE, but it's a bit too much to expect it to work very quickly with WindowsXP. I've experimented with a number of OS since (including Solaris x86), before brining it up to a current OS. To add a challenge I thought building over a USB network adapter would be fun.
So I've got the hardware, chosen the OS (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1), but what can I use it for ? It's new role in life will be -
1. iSCSI Target
2. SMB File Server
3. NFS File Server
4. FTP Server
5. Portal Network Bridge / Firewall
Which brings me to the only problem with the C1, the screen configuration. The C1's have a none standard screen resolution (1024x480 , Later C1's have a higher resolution but still are non-standard).
If you use the default installation options, it will be impossible to choose options as the OK and Cancel buttons are not on screen. Suggestion is always select Text mode installation (faster as well) or use a pre-built AutoYast.
Install only the packages you need, and default the runlevel to "3" for performance unless you need to use the GUI. If you let the system boot in runlevel "5", the screen will flash and be partially overwritten, press CTRL +ALT+F2, sign in as root and enter "init 3"
/etc/X11/xorg.conf (version 6.9.0)
This file is the key to the screen configuration, Change /add the following lines
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 206 96
HorizSync 28-64
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "TFT Display L150 (CPD-L150)"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "Sony"
VertRefresh 50-100
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1024x480" 42.22 640 680 744 832 480 481 484 508
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x480"
EndSubSection
Section "Device"
Option "DisplayHeight480"
EndSection
And with theses small changes the Xorg, just return the system to runlevel "5" and you will get the Picture at the top of the posting.
