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

[David Relson]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:39:27 -0400
David Relson wrote:

> 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

Never mind .... I googled RXD-628 (the model I have) and learned that
the adapter needs its own power source -- hence the cable.