Please forget my shameless plug, but I have devised an alternative solution to local drive accces which is described here:
http://www.unicolet.org/linux/ltsp.html Wouldn't you mind to try it out? Best Regards, Umberto On 8/15/05, Fajar Priyanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 15 August 2005 01:20 pm, Harry Sufehmi wrote: > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > > > On 15/08/2005 at 10:57 Fajar Priyanto wrote: > > >So, ok. I have more stupid questions to ask: > > >1. Is the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.localdev script automatically run, or I > > >must specify it somewhere, maybe in the lts.conf by using RCFILE_XX ? > > > > It's supposed to be automatically run. > > > > >2. In the wiki, there is another script called LDA-setup.gadi.sh, what is > > >it for? Where should I put it in? > > > > Personally I don't need to use it in various LTSP installations that I did. > > YMMV. > > > > >3. In which log files can I look for clues? In the server's > > >/var/log/messages > > >I can only see message about smb failed to mount /misc. In the workstation > > >the only available log is about Xorg. > > > > I was having this problem too, so I tried various things; eg: trying to > > mount the share manually, trying to find how LDA works, and so on. I must > > admit that I still don't really understand its details though :-) it was > > pretty much sheer luck that I managed to get it to work on FC3. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Harry > > Hi guys!!! > It finally works!!! Wohooooooo!!! > > Following Harry's suggestion to use kdm/kde/konqueror, the problems still > persisted. I began to be very very frustrated. I ferociously refreshed the > konqueror screen on the /misc/ and then.... it showed! The ws001cd icon! But > I couldnt see the content. > > I looked into the /var/log/messages, the problems still the same though: > automount[10344]: mount(generic): failed to mount //ws001/cdrom (type smbfs) > on /misc/ws001cd > automount[10344]: failed to mount /misc/ws001cd > automount[10347]: >> Error connecting to 192.168.1.27 (Connection refused) > automount[10347]: >> 10349: Connection to ws001 failed > automount[10347]: >> SMB connection failed > (I even change the host name to ws001 in order to match the tutorial) > > Out of frustration, I looked into my lts.conf, and decided to change these > lines: > from: > LOCAL_DEVICE_01 = /dev/fd0:floppy (notice the spaces after 01) > LOCAL_DEVICE_02 = /dev/hdc:cdrom (notice the spaces after 02) > > to: > LOCAL_DEVICE_01=/dev/fd0:floppy (no spaces) > LOCAL_DEVICE_02=/dev/hdc:cdrom (no spaces) > > I rebooted the workstation, and I widened my eyes when on the fast scrolling > screen, I saw that the floppy module was loaded! > > And.. anxiously logon to kde and opened konqueror, I saw the drives folder in > my Home! Yippiiii! Then I browse into it, and saw the icon was a file. So, I > know there's a workaround for this, so I opened the shell session and did ls > -l /tmp/drives/cdrom, and it mounted!! Yes!! So did the floppy. > > In /var/log/messages: > fc4 mount.smbfs[4000]: mount.smbfs: entering daemon mode for service > \\ws001.test.kom\drives, pid=4000 > > Out of curiousity, I rebooted my server into gdm/gnome (it is required by my > office), and it still works!! I tested it by copying a file into the floppy > and it's copied. > > Yes! Yes! Yes! (pls pardon me for my happiness). > I'm not sure whether the spaces in my lts.conf caused that, though. > > Above all, I want to thank you Jim and the LTSP team for developing this > wonderful solution. I had working with LTSP3 before (but short of stop > because of local device problems) and I must say that it's getting better and > awesome in this latest release. > > Rock on LTSP! I'm going to write an article about this in > http://linux2.arinet.org > Thank you very much. > -- > Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org > 14:40:09 up 3 min, Mandrakelinux release 10.2 (Limited Edition 2005) for i586 > public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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