I have installed it on my own server, and can only give you the results so far that I've gotten - which are the same as yours. They don't break anything, but I haven't been able to go to test it at any of my sites where they use Typing Master (browser java typing tutor program). None of the students are in the computer lab any more this year so I'll have to go down and test it myself. I'll keep you posted.
Cheers, Jordan Nicholas Metsovon wrote: > I was waiting for Jordan, or *anyone else*, to post their results with this; > but since it's been a couple of days, and there hasn't been any more activity > on this, I thought I'd go ahead and try it. > > It seemed to install fine on our 64-bit Hardy Heron server, and it didn't > seem to have broken anything, thank God. > > Other than that, it looks like it performs very much like the Gutsy library > did. Not great, but better than the Hardy Heron library. > > It looks like it might still be progress, though, since if I read correctly, > it looks like it has or is likely to make it to the mainstream. > > About a month ago, I learned what I've needed to know in order to make a Java > test program for this myself - without my brother's help. I'm real busy > right now, but if I'm ever able to make the time, I'll try to get back to > work on that if Java apps continue to run a bit slow. (It's kind of > interesting that some Java apps work fine, though. In fact, my users are > astounded that one of my Java apps works so FAST on the thin clients.) > > So, has anyone else tried Daniel Abel's PPA ? If so, what has been your > experience with it? > > Jordan, how about it? > > Cheers! > > Nico > > > --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Jordan Erickson <jerick...@logicalnetworking.net> wrote: > > >> From: Jordan Erickson <jerick...@logicalnetworking.net> >> Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Java still not fast enough for us >> To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:08 AM >> Looks like we have a fix, thanks to >> >> >> Daniel Abel >> >> =) >> >> Check the bug reports for details, and updated packages in >> his PPA for >> Hardy! >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/libxcb/+bug/277069 >> http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17868 >> >> >> Cheers, >> Jordan >> >> P.S. I just installed and will be testing. I'll report back >> success/failure. >> > > > --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Jordan Erickson <jerick...@logicalnetworking.net> wrote: > > >> From: Jordan Erickson <jerick...@logicalnetworking.net> >> Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Java still not fast enough for us >> To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:08 AM >> Looks like we have a fix, thanks to >> >> >> Daniel Abel >> >> =) >> >> Check the bug reports for details, and updated packages in >> his PPA for >> Hardy! >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/libxcb/+bug/277069 >> http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17868 >> >> >> Cheers, >> Jordan >> >> P.S. I just installed and will be testing. I'll report back >> success/failure. >> >> >> >> jyo...@oreillyauto.com >> wrote: >> >>> Not sure what it's worth, but I've been following this >>> >> thread, and I wanted >> >>> to compliment you on your hard work towards this >>> >> issue. Keep it up. >> >>> Jeremy D. Young >>> Systems Analyst >>> O'Reilly Auto Parts >>> (417) 862-2674 x1858 >>> >>> Nicholas Metsovon <nmets...@yahoo.com> >>> >> wrote on 02/21/2009 12:59:34 PM: >> >>> >>> >>>> My brother and I worked for about a week and a >>>> >> half, trying to come >> >>>> up with a test program or programs to help get to >>>> >> the bottom of the >> >>>> problem of Java (and other) apps running slowly on >>>> >> LTSP terminals. >> >>>> I'm sorry to say that we do not have a test >>>> >> program to offer you. >> >>>> However, we do have a possible solution for you. >>>> >>>> Try the following steps, please: >>>> >>>> 1. Update your LTSP server. >>>> sudo apt-get update >>>> sudo apt-get autoremove >>>> sudo apt-get upgrade >>>> >>>> (I don't know that the autoremove >>>> >> is necessary, but we did it.) >> >>>> 2. Install a font server to your LTSP >>>> >> server. Apparently, this is >> >>>> not done on Ubuntu 8.04 by default. >>>> sudo apt-get install xfs xfstt >>>> >>>> 3. Put the following line in your lts.conf >>>> >> file in the "default" >> >>>> >>>> >>> section. >>> >>> >>>> XFS_SERVER = [Your LTSP Server IP >>>> >> Address] >> >>>> We have two network cards in our >>>> >> server - one for our primary >> >>>> network, and one just for the LTSP network. >>>> >> I put the IP address >> >>>> for our LTSP network here. >>>> >>>> 4. Reboot your *thin clients*, and test. >>>> >>>> >>>> We looked at all sorts of things over the past >>>> >> week and a half. At >> >>>> one point, early on, we had a test program showing >>>> >> a 13-14% >> >>>> performance difference when run on an LTSP >>>> >> terminal vs. the same >> >>>> machine as a full Linux workstation running ssh >>>> >> -X. I'm sure >> >>>> Netbeans had a much larger difference than this, >>>> >> but this is what we >> >>>> could quantitatively show with our test >>>> >> program. However, when we >> >>>> updated our server, the performance difference on >>>> >> that test program >> >>>> mysteriously went away. I don't know what >>>> >> changed, but something >> >>>> apparently started working better or differently. >>>> >>>> For a while, my brother thought it might be a file >>>> >> system or >> >>>> networking problem. Then came the font >>>> >> theory... >> >>>> All I know is that this works for us. I'd be >>>> >> really curious to hear >> >>>> if it helps any of the rest of you. I hope >>>> >> it does. >> >>>> With this, Netbeans runs very nicely on all of our >>>> >> thin clients >> >>>> we've tested -- even on our LTSP Term 170 DVI, >>>> >> which it used to run >> >>>> dog slow on. >>>> >>>> Glory be to the God of Demetrios... and St. >>>> >> Nicholas of Metsovon! >> >>>> Ciao. >>>> >>>> Nico >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>> >>> >>>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March >>>> >> 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> >>>> >>>> >>> CA >>> >>> >>>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: >>>> >> Open Sourcing the >> >>>> >>>> >>> Enterprise >>> >>> >>>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with >>>> >> open source >> >>>> >>>> >>> participation >>> >>> >>>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee >>>> >> with the source code: >> >>>> >>>> >>> SFAD >>> >>> >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>>> >>>> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> >>>> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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