On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Joe Kliment wrote: > Dear friends, > > I tought you all would like to know of an event that happened this past > week. > Was held in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 27th of May, the 1st > Eletronico Government Meeting. > This event, that counted with over 300 state and city officials, had in its > many booths over 40 LTSP terminals, all running KDE and Mozilla, > demonstrating several applications focused in e-government, e-procurement, > citizen services and anti-corruption strategies. > All the solutions presented were developed using open source tools, from the > SGDB to the operating systems. > The event was a huge success, demonstrating the power of open source, and > presenting LTSP terminals as a viable solution for developing countries. > > I would like to thank all of you, that in a way or another participate in > making LTSP what it is today. > > Mr. McQuil, hope to see you this Saturday in the event in Brazil...
Hey, I'm looking forward to meeting you on Saturday. Sounds like you did an excellent job in Rio, I wish I could have been there. Jim. > > Regards, > > Joe Kliment > > > -----Mensagem original----- > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nome de > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviada em: terça-feira, 3 de junho de 2003 09:50 > Para: Justin Alexander > Cc: lista de discussão LTSP > Assunto: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Are the doc's THIS BAD! > > > On 3 Jun 2003, Justin Alexander wrote: > > > but how do you create the floppy image in the first place? > > > grab the wireless_ltsp package from the > http://www.ltsp.org/instructions-3.0.html page. > > un-tar that package in the /tmp directory by running this > command: > > tar xvf wireless_ltsp-3.0.5-i386.tgz > > Then, within the wireless_ltsp directory read the README file > it explains how to dd the image to the floppy. > > > Hope that helps, > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > (and I am in a situation right now where I can not test with regular > > PCs. All I have are laptops... over seas) > > > > On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 18:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On 3 Jun 2003, Justin Alexander wrote: > > > > > > > I read the docs. Seriously I did. > > > > They seemed simple, until I tried to do anything. > > > > > > > > Can't make a boot disk. can't. > > > > > > > > I even downloaded the initrd_kit when Jim (sincerely thanks Jim) said > > > > that's where you find the floppy img. This is not mentioned even ONCE > > > > in the so called "Full Documentation"!!!!!! > > > > > > > > When I got the initrd_kit, it had no floppy img!! There was a vmlinuz > > > > file that happened to be 1.4 megs, so I tried that to no avail. the > > > > buildk failed, because I can't find the kernel source. And there is NO > > > > documentation files anywhere! Please anyone help! > > > > > > > > I admit, that thousands of other people have followed these obviously > > > > easy instructions, and come out kicking. > > > > > > > > And this leads me to the inescapable conclusion that I'm a complete > > > > moron. > > > > > > > > So can anyone please explain to me how to create a boot disk img file > > > > for a laptop pcmcia setup? > > > > > > Sorry, pcmcia just isn't well supported. > > > > > > There is support for most pcmcia network cards in the ltsp_wireless > > > package. I know, odd place for pcmcia support, but as it turned out, > > > we needed pcmcia support to handle wireless cards, the wired cards > > > were just an added bonus. > > > > > > If the docs aren't as clear as you'd like, we do accept > > > contributions in the form of additional documentation. > > > > > > I suggest that you focus on a standard PCI based test of LTSP, > > > to get the feel for how it works. Then, venture off into the > > > world of PCMCIA. > > > > > > > > > I never saw a message from you asking specifically how to get a > > > pcmcia nic working. If I had, I would have mentioned that > > > the ltsp_wireless package was the place to start. > > > > > > > > > Jim McQuillan > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 19/05/03 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 19/05/03 > -- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
