Rolf-Werner Eilert skrev:
> Am 21.04.2010 16:47, schrieb Verner Kjærsgaard:
>>
>> Trey Hunsucker skrev:
>>> Is there a reason that you're using OpenSuse? If you are able to, Ubuntu is
>>> worth trying at least in a test environment to see if it will possibly
>>> better suit your needs.
>>>
>>> Of course you could try debian or another distro that supports ltsp.
>>>
>>> Trey
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Verner Kjærsgaard [mailto:v...@os-academy.dk]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:12 AM
>>> To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP 4.2, still possible?
>>>
>>> Hi list
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I'm getting more desperate by the minute...I cannot seem
>>> to solve the problem with
>>>
>>> VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknwown-block(3,1)
>>> Please append a correct "root=" boot option;
>>>
>>> ...and then kernel panic. This problem only occurs with my HP/Compaq
>>> clients and ONLY with the new KIWI/LTSP5. The old LTSP4.2 works like a
>>> breeze on the same clients. And I cannot dump 20+ TC just like that.
>>> The hardware requirements are considerably steeper with KIWI/LTSP5,
>>> thereby obsoleting many older TCs.
>>>
>>> Is LTSP4.2 still to get somewhere? I'd like to try to fire up an LTSP4.2
>>> installation onto openSUSE11.2 if possible.
>>>
>>> Hitherto I've not been very succesfull with KIW/LTSP5, most likely
>>> because it can do more than I understand how to setup.
>>>
>>> On other clients I've got terribly long LDM login times, no sound, LDM
>>> login screens flashing and crashing. All in all I'm not able to reap
>>> the benefits of the new system.
>>>
>>>
>> Hi again :-)
>>
>> - just for the heck of it, I'm installing a Ubuntu latest in a VM right
>> now. Will try to set it up as an LTSP server in a few minutes. It it
>> runs, I'll be tempted...
>>
>>
>>
>
> Reading this makes me shiver:
>
> For several reasons, I'm planning to change from a Suse 10.3 and LTSP
> 4.2 to a more up-to-date Kiwi/LTSP5 environment. But I don't want to
> swap all our (ca. 50) terminals, of course. Those are PII and PIII
> machines, and one of the reasons why I want to update is having LTSP
> managing their graphic cards and USB better (at least I hope it will).
>
> Currently, I'm setting up a Suse-Edu-Life with KIWI on a test machine to
> see how it works. What do you think?
>
> Regards
>
> Rolf
>
>
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Hi Rolf,
- I thought I had conveyed my experiences to the list already...but A
LOT of things happened.
- I received lots of very kind help from Cyberorg (J.), with the help
from him and others, I got it rolling.
- My experience is that kiwi/ltsp works very well. I only experienced
extraordinary problems with a particular range of hardware, namely some
specific HP/Compaq PCs.
- I got desperate and tried loading LI-F-E just like you. For the oddest
reason, this works like a charm. The clients (HP/Compaq) are booting
just fine. Not as fast as one would like, but the slower boot is fully
counter weighted by the rich desktop experience that is offered once booted.
I've got wobling windows and 3D effects right out of the box. Not that I
like it or anything...but the kids/students will go mad.
Also - and this is VERY important - I setup LIFE to run Firefox/flash as
a localapp. This works awesome! Given, of course, that the hardware
(clients) are reasonably powerfull. Say, 1Ghz, 512Mbyte RAM and so.
It's a MAJOR step forward and it means EVERYTHING for the schools to be
able to use this.
Not only does it work. It works amazingly good.
So...I'm going to setup LIFE/KIWI/LTSP - and I'm quite sure they're
going to like it.
It had a few quirks with the network setup, I still don't quite
understand what it is LIFE is doing with/to the network...
The whole thing seems to be somewhat virtualised (?), I really can't
follow what's going on. Perhaps someone on this list will explain?
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