Re: [Ltsp-discuss] x authorization

2008-09-04 Thread CyberOrg
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:36 PM, jam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > If anybody can explain to a bear of little brain :-) > > Once-upon-a-time xhost + would allow anybody to write to your display. That is > no longer true with ltsp-5 > > I have clients say ws001 with user HeHim logged-on. > > IM

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP 5 TOUCH Option SwapY (KB)

2008-09-04 Thread jam
On Thursday 04 September 2008 03:06:15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi.  I apologize.  I have been on vacation from the computer for the > past two weeks.  Every now and then - ya gotta get away ;) > > Anyhow,  I was the one who added the touchscreen code to configure-x.sh > (the X configuration scr

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Ubuntu 8.04.1 + Firefox-3.0 + >3 users launching Firefox = extreme slowness, "Firefox is already running" error

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Gary/All, I just filed the following bug in Mozilla bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453704 *Please* comment on this bug with as much information as possible so we can get this fixed. This is really critical for me, as I'm sure it is with a ton of other people in similar

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Ubuntu 8.04.1 + Firefox-3.0 + >3 users launching Firefox = extreme slowness, "Firefox is already running" error

2008-09-04 Thread Garry Saddington
On Thursday 04 September 2008 21:20, Jordan Erickson wrote: > I'll just paste in what seems to be the common problem here amongst 4 of > my schools, when there is a full class of ~35 students logging on and > trying to launch Firefox (these are all different people sending me > e-mails): > > -

[Ltsp-discuss] Via Unichrome Pro II Xorg driver for ltsp 4.2

2008-09-04 Thread Tim Jackson
Can anyone help with info about how to get a driver and correct vidlist entry for the Via Unichrome Pro II video for a 4.2 ltsp configuration. The system I am working with is VERSION=4.2 update 2. Tim - This SF.Net email

[Ltsp-discuss] Ubuntu 8.04.1 + Firefox-3.0 + >3 users launching Firefox = extreme slowness, "Firefox is already running" error

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
I'll just paste in what seems to be the common problem here amongst 4 of my schools, when there is a full class of ~35 students logging on and trying to launch Firefox (these are all different people sending me e-mails): - Just had a class in here and they went on Firefox, it took about 4

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] x authorization

2008-09-04 Thread Jim McQuillan
James, My brain is too rusty to answer your specific question, but when I was trying to figure out a way to send messages to users, several people suggested that I try jabber. I setup ejabberd (one of many available choices) on my server, and configured my users to use pidgin, and now I can se

[Ltsp-discuss] x authorization

2008-09-04 Thread jam
Hi If anybody can explain to a bear of little brain :-) Once-upon-a-time xhost + would allow anybody to write to your display. That is no longer true with ltsp-5 I have clients say ws001 with user HeHim logged-on. IMe want to send HeHim a message with xmessage. How can I do that, in particula

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:46:48 -0700 Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /etc/ltsp on Ubuntu Hardy generally contains a single file - dhcpd.conf ... > > /opt/ltsp is the "root directory", as you call it, for LTSP. It contains > the filesystem and filesystem images for thin-client booting.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Scott Balneaves
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 01:41:00PM -0500, Scott Balneaves wrote: > On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:30:47AM -0700, Jordan Erickson wrote: > Until then, if someone would like to try a "ln -s /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf > /etc/ltsp/lts.conf", and see if that brings the desired result, it might be a > nice

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Frank, /etc/ltsp on Ubuntu Hardy generally contains a single file - dhcpd.conf ... /opt/ltsp is the "root directory", as you call it, for LTSP. It contains the filesystem and filesystem images for thin-client booting. - Jordan Frank Cox wrote: > On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:30:47 -0700 > Jordan Eri

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Scott Balneaves
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:30:47AM -0700, Jordan Erickson wrote: > Not to drag out the conversation, but organizing LTSP specific > configuration files into /etc/ltsp != dumping them into a "root > directory" (such as /etc). The problem with this (unfortunately) is the nature of the chroot itsel

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:30:47 -0700 Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to drag out the conversation, but organizing LTSP specific > configuration files into /etc/ltsp != dumping them into a "root > directory" (such as /etc). /etc/ltsp is the LTSP "root directory" (unless you specif

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
And FYI, lts.conf isn't kept in /opt in Hardy - it's in /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386. - Jordan Frank Cox wrote: > On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:13:33 -0700 > Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Organization is one thing that comes to mind ;) >> > > Dumping stuff into a "root direct

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Not to drag out the conversation, but organizing LTSP specific configuration files into /etc/ltsp != dumping them into a "root directory" (such as /etc). This is the way Linux and Unix has been doing things for a long time. Also, it really cuts down on questions (such as the one that started t

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:13:33 -0700 Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Organization is one thing that comes to mind ;) Dumping stuff into a "root directory" isn't more organized than putting it into a subdirectory under that root directory. Otherwise, why do we have subdirectories? (Ju

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Organization is one thing that comes to mind ;) Frank Cox wrote: > On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:51:10 -0700 > Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> would it be difficult to move lts.conf (and other possible config files) >> to /etc/ltsp ? >> > > You could probably do it yourself wi

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:51:10 -0700 Jordan Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > would it be difficult to move lts.conf (and other possible config files) > to /etc/ltsp ? You could probably do it yourself with symbolic links. Not sure what you'll gain, though. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sa

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] lts.conf and dhcpd.conf files on Hardy

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Just a thought I've had a few times now regarding these config files - would it be difficult to move lts.conf (and other possible config files) to /etc/ltsp ? It just seems like the logical thing to do...just not sure if it would be "easy". ;) Sincerely, Jordan Keith wrote: >>> Where are the

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] recent experience

2008-09-04 Thread Jordan Erickson
Gary, I can concur with most of your story - although I don't have any quick fixes, I do have some insight from research I've been doing the past few days regarding Firefox. This might be helpful, as FF3 has some default settings that aren't really appropriate for LTSP setups. I have a (curren

[Ltsp-discuss] recent experience

2008-09-04 Thread Garry Saddington
I thought I would just like to share a recent experience with thie list and invite comments. I am ICT coordinator at Skegness Grammar School in England and I have been running an LTSP network for 7 years. For the last 4 years the whole school has been LTSP (about 190 clients on 3 application ser

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Acer One

2008-09-04 Thread Anton Vaaranmaa
Asmo Koskinen kirjoitti: > Anton Vaaranmaa kirjoitti: > >> Does anybody know if the Acer One netbooks support PXE booting and >> LTSP5? I couldn't find any answers on Google. > > Asus Eee PC 4G does, I do not see any reason why not Acer One? I think > any modern PC/Laptop does PXE. > http://bli

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] [KIWI-LTSP] New Installation

2008-09-04 Thread Donny Christiaan
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:25 PM, CyberOrg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Donny Christiaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ok J, I'll update my iTALC later .. >> > zypper refresh && zypper up -t package -r server:ltsp After runngin above command ,,, now I can fully opera

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] again: deleting of swap files

2008-09-04 Thread Helmut Lichtenberg
Scott Balneaves schrieb am 03. Sep 2008 um 18:07:08 CEST: > On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 01:32:17PM +0200, Helmut Lichtenberg wrote: > > Hi, > > I know, there has been a thread discussing this problem, but I didn't see > > any > > solution. > > Well, I suppose the thing to do would be to quantify WHY

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] FYI: Yet Another Performance Test, Ubuntu 8.04.1 (LTSP 5), HP t5125

2008-09-04 Thread Asmo Koskinen
Ondrej Rusek kirjoitti: > Your experiences with t5125? HP t5125 sucks ;-). But when you have bought them 113 (exactly 30 t5125, rest of all are t5135) years ago (for LTSP 4.x), here we are today... But I can live with them three years more (Ubuntu 8.04 cycle) and then I think we all go to the