Hi everybody, here's the challenge: Get LTSP to work smoothly with a 64bit server running Debian Etch and Thin Clients that support 24" TFTs (1920x1200) plus sound and USB support.
Dare to read on? ;-) Long(er) version: I'm trying to get LTSP to run on a Debian 4 (Etch) system. The server is 64-bit and the Thin Client(s) are 32-bit. I can create a working setup with the normal packages from the Debian repository using the "--arch i386" Option to ltsp-build-client. So far so good :) but... ...there are a couple of drawbacks: - The graphics card in the Thin Client I'm testing with (which is a VIA model in a HP t5630 in case you're interested) isn't supported out of the box. - Sound and local USB-sticks don't seem to work out of the box. Using backports, as described in the Debian Wiki¹ doesn't seem to work because there are no 64-bit packages available, so I though'd I'd give the Debian 5 (Lenny) version a go. Here's how: 1) create client setup on a Lenny machine 2) copy everything over to the right places on the server (this means the stuff from the NFS share + TFTP directory) 3) edit etc/lts.conf 4) edit etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts 5) (re)boot the client Now the clients boots up and displays a pretty LDM login screen. Great! I can login with my credentials on the server (ldm.log says "Established ssh session.") but then the X display goes black an that's it. Ooops. :-( Looks like something is missing (ldm.log says "Process returned no status"). What do I need to add to the server? ltspfs Package? Is there one out there that'll work? Anything else? Has anyone been there? Any ideas? TIA, Robert ¹ http://wiki.debian.org/LTSP/Howto/Etch-With-Backports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _____________________________________________________________________ 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
