Posts tagged with: ultra-20

Following a recent update to snv_108, I could no longer get any graphics output on my Ultra 20 M2 and subsequent updates weren't helping either. For some reason the graphics card (onboard nVidia Quadro FX 560) was not being seen correctly by the OS and the only indication of a problem was the following in the /var/log/Xorg.log.0: Continue reading ►

Updating the firmware on an Ultra 20 is a really simple matter: download the "Tools and Drivers" ISO image, burn it to DVD (as it's about 1.3GB), boot from the DVD and select option 2 to perform the update. However, it very quickly becomes way more complicated if you don't have a DVD burner or spare DVD-R, or even a DVD drive. So what other option do you have? Boot CD? Yes, but its way too complicated for the time and effort. Boot Network? Ditto. Boot USB? Bingo!!! Continue reading ►