Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

[Klammer Ludwig]

Hello,

Thanks for your answer!

I have to be honest, maybe you know that picture of a dog in a scientists coat, 
sitting infront of some chemicals and written into the picture with big fat 
letters "I have no idea what i'm doing"? And in a few points that's exactly how 
i feel right now ;)

@Andreas Schneider
That's exactly what i want, a local OS installation. In case of a missing 
connection to the OTC Server we want the clients to be able to boot, and a 
faster boot would always be good ;) PXE boot process is working without any 
problems. How do i manage to find out wich networkadapter is built in?


Some of the problems could be solved or at least located. The problems with the 
slow screen refresh rate is caused by limitations of the RDP protocol, so we 
have to live with that. Despite that we want our clients to boot independent 
and even if our internet connection is down.

The problem while booting after localboot installation ([numbers] usb 2-1: USB 
disconnect, address 3...) seems to be solved, i just deleted the existing 
localboot application and created+configured it new. Now it seems like I could 
get a few steps  further but my target is still not reached:

After running my "new" localboot installation my client starts but stops after 
a while, showing this as last line:
IP-Config:eth0 hardware address bl:ah:bl:ah:bl:ah mtu 1500 DHCP RARP

I tried to solve this by unplugging it from network and reconnect it to search 
for DHCP again, but it only results in two lines:

[numbers] r8169: eth0: link down
[other numbers] r8169: eth0: link down

Yes, twice "link down".

Any ideas?

Von: Andreas Schneider [mailto:a...@schneider-pc.ch]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 08. August 2012 17:12
An: openthinclient-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Betreff: Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

Hi Ludwig,

I am not sure about what you will make working?
Localboot = Booting without PXE
Localboot = OTCOS is installed on local Drive

Normaly you want this only if your networkconnection is very slow (<10 MB) to 
speedup booting
Localboot does not support the same networkdrivers like PXE one... i think

Does the "PXE Booting" working correct..
What networkadapter has your Lenovo?




 Am 08.08.2012 13:34, schrieb Klammer Ludwig:
Hello,

(i missclicked and unfortunatly sent my mail before finishing it, so here it is 
again.)

First i have to say that i usually speak german and my english lessons in 
school are already a few years in the past, please be patient and ask if 
something is incomprehensible. Google Translate will be my friend ;) What i 
have to say too ist hat my Linux experience is not very well so i ask you to 
describe me solutions step by step please. And last but not least: I have no 
idea how this mailinglist is working, i hope i will ever find my post again! ;)


We are currently testing the OTCL System in our company and are having some 
troubles with or on the clients:
It all began with some IGEL Thinclients, low-level hardware but delivered with 
a management suite and so on. Just invented ald set up at some desktops users 
already began to complain about performance problems. While viewing and 
scrolling through .pdf files the screen refresh rate was that low that the 
shown file appeared block by block and line by line. Unacceptable while working 
with documents containig a few hundred pages. These problems didn't apear on 
normal PCs in the same office, just these Thinclients. So we decided to take a 
look at some other systems.

Open Thinclient appears tob e a nice alternative and so we ordered a blanc 
Thinclient, without any OS. A lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 with built in 2,13GHz 
Dualcore, 2GB Memory, 320GB HDD (i know, unneccesary -.-), and an ati Radeon 
6450 graphics card. Quite a nice equipment for oure requirements.

After i managed the first hurdle (never used PXE network boot before) the same 
problem again:

"...shown file appeared block by block and line by line..."

Well, maybe there's an option to install that OS on the client. I searched and 
could find the localboot application. I set up the application, pushed it to my 
client and began installing it to the built in disk. All done, no obvious 
errors -> reboot.

Boot form disk without any problems, but now i have a few problems:
I'm hanging in a loop of text lines counting up:

...
...
...
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3
[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5
[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input8
[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse 
[Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on usb-:00:1d.0-1/input7
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4
[numbers] usb 2-1: 

Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

[Andreas Schneider]

Hi Ludwig,

I am not sure about what you will make working?
Localboot = Booting without PXE
Localboot = OTCOS is installed on local Drive

Normaly you want this only if your networkconnection is very slow (<10 
MB) to speedup booting

Localboot does not support the same networkdrivers like PXE one... i think

Does the "PXE Booting" working correct..
What networkadapter has your Lenovo?




 Am 08.08.2012 13:34, schrieb Klammer Ludwig:


Hello,

(i missclicked and unfortunatly sent my mail before finishing it, so 
here it is again.)


First i have to say that i usually speak german and my english lessons 
in school are already a few years in the past, please be patient and 
ask if something is incomprehensible. Google Translate will be my 
friend ;) What i have to say too ist hat my Linux experience is not 
very well so i ask you to describe me solutions step by step please. 
And last but not least: I have no idea how this mailinglist is 
working, i hope i will ever find my post again! ;)


We are currently testing the OTCL System in our company and are having 
some troubles with or on the clients:


It all began with some IGEL Thinclients, low-level hardware but 
delivered with a management suite and so on. Just invented ald set up 
at some desktops users already began to complain about performance 
problems. While viewing and scrolling through .pdf files the screen 
refresh rate was that low that the shown file appeared block by block 
and line by line. Unacceptable while working with documents containig 
a few hundred pages. These problems didn't apear on normal PCs in the 
same office, just these Thinclients. So we decided to take a look at 
some other systems.


Open Thinclient appears tob e a nice alternative and so we ordered a 
blanc Thinclient, without any OS. A lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 with built 
in 2,13GHz Dualcore, 2GB Memory, 320GB HDD (i know, unneccesary -.-), 
and an ati Radeon 6450 graphics card. Quite a nice equipment for oure 
requirements.


After i managed the first hurdle (never used PXE network boot before) 
the same problem again:


"...shown file appeared block by block and line by line..."

Well, maybe there's an option to install that OS on the client. I 
searched and could find the localboot application. I set up the 
application, pushed it to my client and began installing it to the 
built in disk. All done, no obvious errors -> reboot.


Boot form disk without any problems, but now i have a few problems:

I'm hanging in a loop of text lines counting up:

...

...

...

[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3

[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5

[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input8


[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID 
v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on 
usb-:00:1d.0-1/input7


[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4

[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5

[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input9


[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID 
v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on 
usb-:00:1d.0-1/input8


[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 5

[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5

[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input10


[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID 
v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on 
usb-:00:1d.0-1/input9


...

...

...

If i unplug the mouse it only stops at this line:

"IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 50:af:73:1d:f6:85 mtu 1500 DHCP RARP"

I first thought it is because of a missing or wrong graphics-driver, 
but when i add a graphic-card-device containing ati drivers it just 
shows an error message:


"Failed to start x-server", so I removed the device (in management suite).

Please help me, I'm glad about every single hint..!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

 Best regards,

Ludwig Klammer

Systemadministrator



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Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

[Klammer Ludwig]

Ok, update,

i have to be honest, maybe you know that picture of a dog in a scientists coat, 
sitting infront of some chemicals and written into the picture with big fat 
letters "I have no idea what i'm doing"? That's exactly how i feel right now ;)

Some oft he problems could be solved or at least located. The problems with the 
slow screen refresh rate is caused by limitations of the RDP protocol, so we 
have to live with that. Despite that we want our clients to boot independent 
and even if our internet connection is down.

The problem while booting after localboot installation ([numbers] usb 2-1: USB 
disconnect, address 3...) seems tob e solved, i just deleted the localboot 
application and created+configured it new. Now it seems like I could get a few 
steps  further but my target is still not reached:

After running my "new" localboot installation my client starts but stops after 
a while, showing this as last line:
IP-Config:eth0 hardware address bl:ah:bl:ah:bl:ah mtu 1500 DHCP RARP

I tried to solve this by unplugging it from network and reconnect it to search 
for DHCP again, but it only results in two lines:

[numbers] r8169: eth0: link down
[other numbers] r8169: eth0: link down

Yes, twice "link down".

Any ideas?
Thanks!

Best regards,
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Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

[Klammer Ludwig]

Hello,

(i missclicked and unfortunatly sent my mail before finishing it, so here it is 
again.)

First i have to say that i usually speak german and my english lessons in 
school are already a few years in the past, please be patient and ask if 
something is incomprehensible. Google Translate will be my friend ;) What i 
have to say too ist hat my Linux experience is not very well so i ask you to 
describe me solutions step by step please. And last but not least: I have no 
idea how this mailinglist is working, i hope i will ever find my post again! ;)


We are currently testing the OTCL System in our company and are having some 
troubles with or on the clients:
It all began with some IGEL Thinclients, low-level hardware but delivered with 
a management suite and so on. Just invented ald set up at some desktops users 
already began to complain about performance problems. While viewing and 
scrolling through .pdf files the screen refresh rate was that low that the 
shown file appeared block by block and line by line. Unacceptable while working 
with documents containig a few hundred pages. These problems didn't apear on 
normal PCs in the same office, just these Thinclients. So we decided to take a 
look at some other systems.

Open Thinclient appears tob e a nice alternative and so we ordered a blanc 
Thinclient, without any OS. A lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 with built in 2,13GHz 
Dualcore, 2GB Memory, 320GB HDD (i know, unneccesary -.-), and an ati Radeon 
6450 graphics card. Quite a nice equipment for oure requirements.

After i managed the first hurdle (never used PXE network boot before) the same 
problem again:

"...shown file appeared block by block and line by line..."

Well, maybe there's an option to install that OS on the client. I searched and 
could find the localboot application. I set up the application, pushed it to my 
client and began installing it to the built in disk. All done, no obvious 
errors -> reboot.

Boot form disk without any problems, but now i have a few problems:
I'm hanging in a loop of text lines counting up:

...
...
...
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3
[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5
[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input8
[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse 
[Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on usb-:00:1d.0-1/input7
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4
[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5
[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input9
[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse 
[Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on usb-:00:1d.0-1/input8
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 5
[numbers] usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhsi_hcd and address 5
[numbers] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[numbers] input: Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 as 
/devices/pci:00/:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input10
[numbers] generic-usb 0003:045E:00CB.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse 
[Microsoft   Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0] on usb-:00:1d.0-1/input9
...
...
...

If i unplug the mouse it only stops at this line:
"IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 50:af:73:1d:f6:85 mtu 1500 DHCP RARP"


I first thought it is because of a missing or wrong graphics-driver, but when i 
add a graphic-card-device containing ati drivers it just shows an error message:
"Failed to start x-server", so I removed the device (in management suite).


Please help me, I'm glad about every single hint..!


Mit freundlichen Grüßen
 Best regards,

Ludwig Klammer

Systemadministrator
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[openthinclient-user] Localboot not working

[Klammer Ludwig]

Hello,

First i have to say that i usually speak german and my english lessons in 
school are already a few years in the past, please be patient and ask if 
something is incomprehensible. Google Translate will be my friend ;) What i 
have to say too ist hat my Linux experience is not very well so i ask you to 
describe me solutions step by step please.


We are currently testing the OTCL System in our company and are having some 
troubles with or on the clients:
It all began with some IGEL Thinclients, low-level hardware but delivered with 
a management suite and so on. Just invented ald set up at some desktops users 
already began to complain about performance problems. While viewing and 
scrolling through .pdf files the screen refresh rate was that low that the 
shown file appeared block by block and line by line. Unacceptable while working 
with documents containig a few hundred pages. These problems didn't apear on 
normal PCs in the same office, just these Thinclients. So we decided to take a 
look at some other systems.

Open Thinclient appears tob e a nice alternative and so we ordered a blanc 
Thinclient, without any OS. A lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 with built in 2,13GHz 
Dualcore, 2GB Memory, 320GB HDD (i know, unneccesary -.-), and an ati Radeon 
6450 graphics card. Quite a nice equipment for oure requirements.

After i managed the first hurdle (never used PXE network boot before) the same 
problem again:

"...shown file appeared block by block and line by line..."

Well, maybe there's an option to install that OS on the client. I searched and 
could find the localboot application. I set up the application, pushed it to my 
client and began installing it to the built in disk. All done, no obvious 
errors -> reboot.

Boot form disk without any problems, but now i have a few problems:
I'm hanging in a loop of text lines:

[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4
[numbers] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4




Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Ludwig Klammer

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Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot Problem

[Andreas Schneider]

Hi,

I have the same problem but I have updated packages to "testing" and 
reflashed my SD or memory stick... same effect
How can I debug?

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hi gernot,

this issue should have been fixed in testing (base-1.0.0-1, 15 Jan 2011).
please update your base-package and reflash your TC.


regards,
martin

Am 26.01.2011 17:37, schrieb Gernot Stadlwieser:
>  Hy Guys,
>
>  i have a serious problem regarding localboot:
>
>  i’m using openthinclient v 1.0 and the latest localboot plugin.
>
>  Everything is set to default settings.
>
>  Usually, we boot from network, log in as Administrator, and choose install to
>  local disk (path /dev/sda).
>
>  Everything works fine and all data is installed on local cf card!
>
>  After restarting the machine and boot from local media, the pc boots well
>  until starting the script local-bottom and hangs there for hours.
>
>  After a few minutes we see the console screen and there stands also IP-Config
>  eth0 hardware … but nothing happens!
>
>  IP Configuration for Clients is set to dhcp.
>
>  Thanks for helping us
>
>  Kind regards
>
>  Stadlwieser Gernot



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Re: [openthinclient-user] Localboot Problem

[Martin Kreiner]

hi gernot,

this issue should have been fixed in testing (base-1.0.0-1, 15 Jan 2011).
please update your base-package and reflash your TC.


regards,
martin

Am 26.01.2011 17:37, schrieb Gernot Stadlwieser:
> Hy Guys,
>
> i have a serious problem regarding localboot:
>
> i’m using openthinclient v 1.0 and the latest localboot plugin.
>
> Everything is set to default settings.
>
> Usually, we boot from network, log in as Administrator, and choose install to 
> local disk (path /dev/sda).
>
> Everything works fine and all data is installed on local cf card!
>
> After restarting the machine and boot from local media, the pc boots well 
> until starting the script local-bottom and hangs there for hours.
>
> After a few minutes we see the console screen and there stands also IP-Config 
> eth0 hardware … but nothing happens!
>
> IP Configuration for Clients is set to dhcp.
>
> Thanks for helping us
>
> Kind regards
>
> Stadlwieser Gernot

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[openthinclient-user] Localboot Problem

[Gernot Stadlwieser]

Hy Guys,

 

i have a serious problem regarding localboot:

 

i'm using openthinclient v 1.0 and the latest localboot plugin.

Everything is set to default settings.

Usually, we boot from network, log in as Administrator, and choose
install to local disk (path /dev/sda).

Everything works fine and all data is installed on local cf card!

After restarting the machine and boot from local media, the pc boots
well until starting the script local-bottom and hangs there for hours.

After a few minutes we see the console screen and there stands also
IP-Config eth0 hardware ... but nothing happens!

IP Configuration for Clients is set to dhcp.

 

Thanks for helping us

 

 

Kind regards

Stadlwieser Gernot

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Re: [openthinclient-user] [Openthinclient-user] localboot

[Tobias Abt]

Hi folks,

sorry if Martin does not answer your mails as usual. The OTC team
is currently moving to a new location and is quite busy...

So please be patient... :-)

Thank you!

Gene Cooper schrieb:
> Hello again,
> 
> Please forgive my persistence...I don't want to be a 'pain', but I just 
> wanted to say that I too am interested in this package.
> 
>> Is there any update or advise on what might be going wrong in my attempt
>> with LocalBoot.
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> G
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Re: [openthinclient-user] [Openthinclient-user] localboot

[Gene Cooper]

Hello again,

Please forgive my persistence...I don't want to be a 'pain', but I just 
wanted to say that I too am interested in this package.

> Is there any update or advise on what might be going wrong in my attempt
> with LocalBoot.

Thanks much,

G

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Re: [openthinclient-user] [Openthinclient-user] localboot

[akeilo cm]

Hi again Martin,

Is there any update or advise on what might be going wrong in my attempt
with LocalBoot.

What is the error message (upon successfull login) actually says. Where
should I look to solve the problem?

I followed the LocalBoot process very straightforward and assumed i would be
able to get a desktop that will be accessible upon login.

With the help of google translator, i translated to something like no space
in user's profile or something.
But that can't be the issue as there are plenty of space in the CF card.

Would appreciate if You can shed some light on this.

all the best!

akeilo cm wrote:
> 
> Hi Martin,
> 
> I too have tried the localboot, learned a bit of german but couldnt get it
> to work.
> 
> When i add the application to manager, at first i didnt add any settings
> (ldap, nfs home etc.) and simply run from administrator account.
> 
> One point here. The script will fail to launch if getHostByName() fails to
> resolve the name of the thinclient.
> 
> Now on manager, i always assign names like Thin1, VMtest2, VIAbasedTest1
> to the thinclients and they dont have DNS resolution for that matter.
> 
> To be able to run the script however, i did root in to OTC, create
> /etc/hosts file like
> 127.0.0.1 localhost   VIAbasedTest1
> 
> saved and re-run the LocalBoot, which format, partition and copy till it
> reached the end.
> 
> Changed the boot settings to HDD, booted off the CF card with Grub menu
> NFS...boot
> 
> it stuck at the level where it runs the initscripts. 
> 
> Being less ignorant, i went back to manager and type in LDAP and NFS root
> and home paths
> nfs root path:  192.168.1.20/:openthinclient
> nfs home:192.168.1.20/:home
> 
> and the ldap URL (as per the realm/schema).
> 
> rebooted, re-burned the CF and it reached to Login screen.
> (imagine a guy using a laptop by the side of the screen running google
> translate to make some sense of the screens)
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-2.JPG load-2.JPG 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-3.JPG load-3.JPG 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-4.JPG load-4.JPG 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-5-uponLogin.JPG
> load-5-uponLogin.JPG 
> when i try to login with any valid credential, it authenticates then gives
> GDM error saying something like "there is no space left in home folder"
> (bad bad google translator).
> If i give invalid account credentials, it doesnt authenticate so the ldap
> and authentication works ok.
> 
> I did df -h from terminal, there is space and home has rights for the
> authenticated user.
> 
> Couldnt figure what might be causing the vague error "not enough space
> left in home folder". its a 4gb CF card and plenty space...
> 
> Then i started from the begining, this time choose Local instead of NFS
> from LocalBoot's setting.
> Grub show Local...boot, reached the login screen, upon authentication gave
> the same error message.
> 
> i've attached the sshots i manage to took via VNC, if its any help to you
> or anyone out there to see the progress of the LocalBoot. Tried to take
> page-by-page and finally the error message that pops-out upon login.
> 
> SCREENSHOTS ZIP FILE: 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/LocalBootsshots.zip
> LocalBootsshots.zip 
> 
> 
> Would appreciate if you can clarify the settings under LocalBoot (NFS,
> Local, ldap, NFShome etc.) even though i have some rough understanding
> would be great if you can clarify how its meant to be configured and the
> use-cases for NFS or Local selected.
> 
> And also what am i missing in config/setup, judging by the sshots (the
> login err specifically)?
> 
> This is a very inspiring project. Kinda gives one the vision of being able
> to use those cheap netbooks in office and take your apps (office, browser,
> perhaps wifi connection settings in near guture) offline to an SD-card.
> Perfect use-case for staff that travels as well as a clever fall-back
> system if its improved intelligently.
> 
> Enabling the wireless card, bluetooth in netbooks along with office apps
> and some local storage...
> Pretty cool and neat use-case that would be.
> 
> Looks really good even though i probably only understood 40% of it due to
> language barrier.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> 
> Martin Kreiner wrote:
>> 
>> hi,
>> 
>> it seems there are some testers out there willing to destroy all data on
>> there 
>> flash devices ;-). there you go:
>> 
>> i just uploaded the package "localboot" to unstable.
>> this package is still buggy and might be rewritten but should work for
>> compact 
>> flashes (USB-sticks are untested).
>> 
>> it basically prepares the device and copies files and some settings to
>> disk. 
>> you still need at least the openthinclient ldap server running for
>> fetching 
>> configuration data if you boot locally.
>> 
>> so if you want to do some localboot tests:
>> 
>> - uncomment the manager-unstable line in:
>> ...\openthinclient\server\default\data\nfs\root\etc\sources.list
>> and s

Re: [openthinclient-user] [Openthinclient-user] localboot

[akeilo cm]

Hi Martin,

I too have tried the localboot, learned a bit of german but couldnt get it
to work.

When i add the application to manager, at first i didnt add any settings
(ldap, nfs home etc.) and simply run from administrator account.

One point here. The script will fail to launch if getHostByName() fails to
resolve the name of the thinclient.

Now on manager, i always assign names like Thin1, VMtest2, VIAbasedTest1 to
the thinclients and they dont have DNS resolution for that matter.

To be able to run the script however, i did root in to OTC, create
/etc/hosts file like
127.0.0.1 localhost   VIAbasedTest1

saved and re-run the LocalBoot, which format, partition and copy till it
reached the end.

Changed the boot settings to HDD, booted off the CF card with Grub menu
NFS...boot

it stuck at the level where it runs the initscripts. 

Being less ignorant, i went back to manager and type in LDAP and NFS root
and home paths
nfs root path:  192.168.1.20/:openthinclient
nfs home:192.168.1.20/:home

and the ldap URL (as per the realm/schema).

rebooted, re-burned the CF and it reached to Login screen.
(imagine a guy using a laptop by the side of the screen running google
translate to make some sense of the screens)
http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-2.JPG load-2.JPG 
http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-3.JPG load-3.JPG 
http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-4.JPG load-4.JPG 
http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/load-5-uponLogin.JPG
load-5-uponLogin.JPG 
when i try to login with any valid credential, it authenticates then gives
GDM error saying something like "there is no space left in home folder" (bad
bad google translator).
If i give invalid account credentials, it doesnt authenticate so the ldap
and authentication works ok.

I did df -h from terminal, there is space and home has rights for the
authenticated user.

Couldnt figure what might be causing the vague error "not enough space left
in home folder". its a 4gb CF card and plenty space...

Then i started from the begining, this time choose Local instead of NFS from
LocalBoot's setting.
Grub show Local...boot, reached the login screen, upon authentication gave
the same error message.

i've attached the sshots i manage to took via VNC, if its any help to you or
anyone out there to see the progress of the LocalBoot. Tried to take
page-by-page and finally the error message that pops-out upon login.

SCREENSHOTS ZIP FILE: 
http://www.nabble.com/file/p22693803/LocalBootsshots.zip LocalBootsshots.zip 


Would appreciate if you can clarify the settings under LocalBoot (NFS,
Local, ldap, NFShome etc.) even though i have some rough understanding would
be great if you can clarify how its meant to be configured and the use-cases
for NFS or Local selected.

And also what am i missing in config/setup, judging by the sshots (the login
err specifically)?

This is a very inspiring project. Kinda gives one the vision of being able
to use those cheap netbooks in office and take your apps (office, browser,
perhaps wifi connection settings in near guture) offline to an SD-card.
Perfect use-case for staff that travels as well as a clever fall-back system
if its improved intelligently.

Enabling the wireless card, bluetooth in netbooks along with office apps and
some local storage...
Pretty cool and neat use-case that would be.

Looks really good even though i probably only understood 40% of it due to
language barrier.

All the best.


Martin Kreiner wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> it seems there are some testers out there willing to destroy all data on
> there 
> flash devices ;-). there you go:
> 
> i just uploaded the package "localboot" to unstable.
> this package is still buggy and might be rewritten but should work for
> compact 
> flashes (USB-sticks are untested).
> 
> it basically prepares the device and copies files and some settings to
> disk. 
> you still need at least the openthinclient ldap server running for
> fetching 
> configuration data if you boot locally.
> 
> so if you want to do some localboot tests:
> 
> - uncomment the manager-unstable line in:
> ...\openthinclient\server\default\data\nfs\root\etc\sources.list
> and save file
> - start the openthinclient manager, search for updates and install package 
> "localboot"
> - add and configure the localboot application
> - assign it to "administrator" (the only user that is able to execute it)
> - start a thin client (via PXE), login as administrator and execute the
> application
> - cross your fingers ;-)
> - reboot thin client and change BIOS or PXE-ROM settings to boot from
> local devices
> 
> 
> the default configuration prepares the thin client to boot without
> PXE/TFTP.
> "system data -> local" will copy all installed packages to the local
> device.
> you can not write to the device if you did a local boot, you have to
> switch to 
> PXE boot to rewrite the device.
> 
> 
> have fun,
> martin
> 
> 
> 
> --
>

Re: [openthinclient-user] localboot

[Gene Cooper]

Hi Martin,

I just did a quickie test of the localboot package without success.

The script seemed to run to completion and without errors.  I say 'seemed' 
because I don't understand German and the script output is in German.

Upon reboot, there is a GRUB menu and the system attempts to boot locally. 
  However it gets to a certain point (just after it runs 
/scripts/nfs-premount) and stops with no obvious error messages.  X never 
starts.  The problem, I think, is _after_ the nfs-premount script as it 
says "Done."

Please note: It DID successfully boot X exactly ONCE, so it must be close...

I would love to help troubleshoot this package as I think it will fill a 
necessary niche.  I might be of more assistance if it were in English...sorry.

Thanks very much,

G


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[openthinclient-user] localboot

[Martin Kreiner]

hi,

it seems there are some testers out there willing to destroy all data on there 
flash devices ;-). there you go:

i just uploaded the package "localboot" to unstable.
this package is still buggy and might be rewritten but should work for compact 
flashes (USB-sticks are untested).

it basically prepares the device and copies files and some settings to disk. 
you still need at least the openthinclient ldap server running for fetching 
configuration data if you boot locally.

so if you want to do some localboot tests:

- uncomment the manager-unstable line in:
...\openthinclient\server\default\data\nfs\root\etc\sources.list
and save file
- start the openthinclient manager, search for updates and install package 
"localboot"
- add and configure the localboot application
- assign it to "administrator" (the only user that is able to execute it)
- start a thin client (via PXE), login as administrator and execute the 
application
- cross your fingers ;-)
- reboot thin client and change BIOS or PXE-ROM settings to boot from local 
devices


the default configuration prepares the thin client to boot without PXE/TFTP.
"system data -> local" will copy all installed packages to the local device.
you can not write to the device if you did a local boot, you have to switch to 
PXE boot to rewrite the device.


have fun,
martin



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