And it's all fixed. Thanks so much for the suggestion Steven, it
worked like a charm.
On 7/14/07, Keith Snape <lukano@gmail.com> wrote:
> To follow up on this a bit,
>
> I've managed to build a BartPE disc that grabs from dhcp and
> autostarts the VNC server. I've tested it on a second laptop, and
> confirmed it to work. I've even confirmed that I can run WinFlash to
> reflash the gpu bios.
>
> The snag I've run in to is that the 10/100 network card on the
> misflash notebook, requires additional drivers. I know I'm going
> fairly off topic for a linux list by asking this, but does anyone have
> any suggestions on how/where I could add the proper drivers for the
> nic and set up bartpe to use them silently and automatically?
>
> On 7/13/07, Kurtis Peterson <kleedrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Silly question but I was pretty sure we bought the same model acer and mine
> > *does* have the intel graphics adapter and not the ATi. That said I agree
> > with the concensus that either a BartPE disc with VNC running in the
> > background or a linux live CD with similar would be your best solution. I
> > don't have a whole lot of experience with BartPE as of yet ... I tried to
> > build one with Kaspersky AV for work and it didn't turn out so good :P ...
> > so let me know how it goes :)
> >
> >
> > On 7/13/07, Keith Snape <lukano@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Oh hey, that's a really good idea that hadn't occurred to me.
> > >
> > > I could build an autorun CD to silent install VNC, or a USB memory key
> > (??).
> > >
> > > BartPE or a similar windows live CD sounds like an equally viable
> > > option. Does BartPE come with VNC automatically enabled and on a
> > > standardized port/password?
> > >
> > > RDP would be trickier as the laptop has a base blank XP Pro install
> > > with no admin or user passwords defined (hadn't gotten to that).
> > >
> > > The laptop itself does not have a floppy drive (nor do I have a USB
> > > one kicking around) so that's likely not the easiest solution.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestions Steven, I'll give a few of them a try
> > > tonight and see what I can come up with.
> > >
> > > On 7/13/07, Steven Kurylo <sk@infinitepigeons.org> wrote:
> > > > > So considering that the laptop itself still boots, I'm wondering if
> > > > > someone knows of anything (or can help me devise something) along the
> > > > > lines of an automatic bootable CD that will load and autoflash the
> > > > > video card with the proper bios (also held on the CD). I've had one
> > > > > abortive attempt at this myself, as I really have no idea where to
> > > > > begin.
> > > >
> > > > If there it a utility to flash it from linux, you could hook a
> > > > terminal up to the serial port and have full access.
> > > >
> > > > Usually there is a boot floppy for flashing, so I'd try to reflash it
> > > > blind. Either hope the manual is enough or boot on another machine
> > > > and see what it looks like, or find someone with the same laptop to
> > > > make proper instructions.
> > > >
> > > > You could make a silent VNC msi, install it on the machine, and I'd
> > > > assume that would give you a regular desktop. If you can't manage to
> > > > do an install (drop the file in your startup folder over the share?)
> > > > get a windows live CD (bartpe?) with vnc on it. Or maybe RDP would
> > > > work? If you haven't turned it on already, learn how to turn it on
> > > > blind :-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Steven Kurylo
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection to a
> > > > 1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP
> > > > router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection to a
> > > 1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP
> > > router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rev. Kurtis "Kleedrac" Peterson
> > http://www.kleedrac.com/
>
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