Ok. Bit more trying things and I have found the reason: I had installed the openthin server component in a virtual PC running XP SP3 on VMWare ESXi 4.1. I also ran the Manager component on the same virtual PC.
When I installed the openthin server and manager on real hardware running XP SP3, then all of the problems I had below disappear. This time I used an old Dell Optiplex GX270 as the thin PC. My rationale was that thin client computing is all about running on virtual hardware, so why wouldnt this software work on virtual hardware too. Silly me. You might want to test this senario, as I am sure others will want it too. Thanks John -----Original Message----- From: John Moore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 7 August 2011 4:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [openthinclient-user] Desktop not starting Hello, I have downloaded the OpenThinClient software. Followed the documentation on setting it up. It set up easily. Got a PC to connect. It used PXE to download. Got the startup screen - all seemed to load OK - got all "green OKs". Then things seem to go wrong. Sometimes I get the splash screen, sometimes not. Sometimes the splash screen only goes away when I click on it. I then get a black screen with a cursor (which moves) but nothing else. Sometimes I get a white screen with two icons in the top left corner and three icons in the top right corner. One of the left icons has a tool-tip and can be pressed (although it does not seem to do anything). The blue icon changes color with a mouse rollover. If I click on it, everything locks up (except mouse arrow). The right icons show moving red bars and the occasional moving green lines. Although I have configured my user name with all of the standard applications, I get none of them on the screen. The PC I am using is a Dell Optiplex 745 dual core with plenty of memory and a Broadcom NIC. The ThinClient log has some entries that look suspicious: 2011-08-07 14:14:01,538 INFO - 192.168.1.22 user <6>Aug 7 14:07:17 00:18:8b:5d:03:e0 kernel: [ 24.420839] iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.05 2011-08-07 14:14:01,538 INFO - 192.168.1.22 user <3>Aug 7 14:07:17 00:18:8b:5d:03:e0 kernel: [ 24.421245] iTCO_wdt: failed to reset NO_REBOOT flag, reboot disabled by hardware 2011-08-07 14:14:01,538 INFO - 192.168.1.22 user <6>Aug 7 14:07:17 00:18:8b:5d:03:e0 kernel: [ 24.421254] iTCO_wdt: No card detected .... 2011-08-07 14:14:41,241 INFO - 192.168.1.22 user <28>Aug 6 18:08:09 00:18:8b:5d:03:e0 gdm[8349]: gdm_auth_user_add: /home/tcos/.Xauthority has wrong permissions (should be 0600) .... 2011-08-07 14:15:54,991 INFO - 192.168.1.22 user <5>Aug 6 18:09:23 00:18:8b:5d:03:e0 kernel: [ 137.912037] nfs: server 192.168.1.17 not responding, still trying I also noticed that the disk light on the PC was flashing occasionally, which is a worry because it has a Windows OS on it. Any ideas on why is doesnt work for me or why it seems intermittent in what it does? If you need more info (like the full log) or more specs on the PC, please let me know and I will get them. Thanks John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user
