Flash works fine here: Debian testing server: # cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.11.3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-8)) #2 SMP Tue Mar 15 18:21:09 CET 2005
Firefox: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050325 Firefox/1.0.2 (Debian package 1.0.2-1) ltsp-4.1-unstable. Client: Dell gx1, PII, 128mb, ATI Rage Pro AGP - Henrik Wed, 06 Apr 2005, Jim McQuillan skrev: > Hello all, > > We've been working on getting some updates of ltsp-4.1 packages out, but > I ran into a snag that has slowed me down a bit. > > I've merged Xorg 6.8.2 into the LBE, and built it. The problem is, on > my test server, if I have the latest LTSP bits installed, and I boot a > client, and run Firefox, then Firefox crashes on pages that contain > flash. Examples include http://www.nba.com and http://www.gm.com > > My server is running XFree86-4.3.0 and my LTSP clients are running X.org > 6.8.2. When that condition is true, firefox is crashing on flash pages. > > BUT, if I run X.org 6.7.0 on my LTSP clients, firefox is just fine. > > AND, if I load the latest LTSP on an Ubuntu-Hoary system that is also > running X.org 6.8.2, everything is fine. > > This had me stumped for quite a while, until I had several other people > install the latest bits, and it worked just fine for them. > > Then, I installed the latest on my laptop, and it works fine there ! > And my laptop is running the same version of XFree86 as my big server. > > > So, something seems to be borked in my test server that is causing > firefox to crash on flash pages. > > I don't feel comfortable releasing the updates as official, until I get > a better handle on when it works and when it fails. > > So, i've decided to release the updates as a "ltsp-4.1-unstable" > release. > > I'd like people to install it to a test directory, and give it a try. > See if you have any problems like I had on my test server. > > > To install the updated "unstable" ltsp-4.1, run ltspadmin, and > go into the 'Configure the installer options' screen. The first > question in that screen is "Where to retrieve packages from". > For that question, answer: > > http://ltsp.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ltsp/ltsp-4.1-unstable > > Then, the next question is "In which directory would you like to > place the LTSP client tree". For that question, you should name > a new directory, like '/opt/ltsp-4.1-unstable'. > > Then, leave the other answer the default, and go ahead and install. > > Then, update your /etc/exports file to include the new directory, and > modify your dhcpd.conf file to tell your client to use the new > kernel and new root-path. I suggest that you just setup 1 client > to test with. > > Once you have a client booting, try running firefox, and visit one of > the sites I listed above. > > Then, whether it crashes or not, send me some feedback. > > > > For the record, my test server is: > > Debian Sarge > XFree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 > Firefox 1.0.2 > > I've posted a rough ChangeLog for the latest ltsp bits here: > > http://ltsp.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ltsp/ltsp-4.1-unstable/ChangeLog > > > A quick summary of the updates: > > o Both 2.4.26 and 2.6.9 kernels are now included. 2.6.9 kernel > still doesn't have a method of swapping to the network, so don't > use it on low-mem machines. > > o X.org 6.8.2 > > o Updated module utilities to handle the 2.6.9 kernel > > o Additions to the vidlist file > > o New option to pass options to the mount command in the initrd. > Passing 'MOPTS=xxxxxxx' on the kernel command line will allow > you to specify things like wsize, rsize and proto=tcp This should > help those folks with 10mbit clients on 100bit or gigabit networks > that are getting the nfs-timeout errors. > > If using Etherboot, an example setup would be: > > option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > option option-129 "MOPTS=nolock,ro,wsize=2048,rsize=2048"; > > You might also try throwing ",proto=tcp" in there, to use TCP > instead of UDP. > > o Added a config file to LBE, to specify the URL to the source > tarballs. > > o getltscfg now has an 'include' functionality. Which means your > lts.conf file can include other files. > > For example: > > [Default] > SERVER = 192.168.0.254 > XSERVER = auto > > include /etc/lts.conf.ws001 > include /etc/lts.conf.ws002 > include /etc/lts.conf.ws003 > > [ws004] > XSERVER = i810 > > o New options to enable DPMS screen blanking > > > Check the URL above for the gory details of the changes. > > Thanks, > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 Henrik Ormåsen SOS Rasisme http://sos-rasisme.no/blimedlem http://sos-rasisme.no/bliaktiv ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ 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
