[mdlug] SOLVED: Can't get graphical boot on an older box

[David Relson]

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:22:30 -0400
Ingles, Raymond wrote:

> > From: Ingles, Raymond
> 
> > I'm going to get a chance tonight to actually let
> > the install go all the way through, so we'll see.
> 
>  Well, it turns out it wasn't the graphics that was the problem, but
> the monitor. I've divested myself of all but one decent spare
> monitor, and for some reason nobody could detect its specs, and the
> default guess is off. So you get a black screen when it tries to do
> graphics.
> 
>  Once I got old-school and edited the xorg.conf file with the right
> specs, all was well. Or, almost all. No accelerated OpenGL, until I
> dropped the default bit depth to 16 - the old i810s couldn't do
> OpenGL at any higher color setting.
> 
>  In other news, the IDE-to-SATA adapters I ordered off eBay finally
> arrived from Hong Kong. It took a bit of tweaking to get them working
> (and, uh, well, I may not have actually plugged in all the power
> cords the first time...) but they're working now and I have all the
> disk space I'll need for a while to come. :->
> 
>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317

Ray,

I've got a pair of such adapters that I've not yet installed.  The
packages include adapter board (installation obvious), the SATA cable
(also obvious), and a power adapter (usage unclear).  Naturally, no
documentation -- either manual or diagram.

Question:  Does one need to connect power to both the hard drive _and_
to the adapter board?

Regards,

David