To get video working at the correct resolution with the i810 chipset and an HP1902 monitor, I used this xorg.conf file.

To install NIS, I did this:

 

   sudo apt-get install portmap nis
 

 

In /etc/nsswitch.conf, I changed this:

 

 passwd:         compat
 

 group:          compat
 

 shadow:         compat
 

 

to this:

 

 passwd:         files nis
 

 group:          files nis
 

 shadow:         files nis
 

 

added this to /etc/yp.conf:

 

 domain domainname server servername
 

 

and restarted NIS.
Finally, to allow me to log in as normal, I had to install zsh, nfs-common, and autofs.