[Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread PRP Company
I posted not long ago about a client PXE boot error: Media Test Failure. Since then I figured out that this error occurs because the setup relies on a switch to connect the server and presumably multiple clients. But if I just wanted a simple 2-computer, server + client setup in some

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread Eberhard Roloff
On 07/23/2012 05:15 PM, PRP Company wrote: I posted not long ago about a client PXE boot error: Media Test Failure. Since then I figured out that this error occurs because the setup relies on a switch to connect the server and presumably multiple clients. A switch should not interfere

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread Sudev Barar
On 23 July 2012 21:07, Eberhard Roloff tux...@gmx.de wrote: On 07/23/2012 05:15 PM, PRP Company wrote: But if I just wanted a simple 2-computer, server + client setup in some situations, is there a way of setting this up without a switch? Simply leave the switch out and connect directly via

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread Eberhard Roloff
On 07/23/2012 05:45 PM, Sudev Barar wrote: On 23 July 2012 21:07, Eberhard Roloff tux...@gmx.de wrote: On 07/23/2012 05:15 PM, PRP Company wrote: But if I just wanted a simple 2-computer, server + client setup in some situations, is there a way of setting this up without a switch? Simply

[Ltsp-discuss] Display issue with Debian Wheezy

2012-07-23 Thread Todd Karwoski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I'm helping a colleague set up LTSP on an updated beta version of Debian Wheezy and I've run into a a display issue. I believe the thin client (Zotac Zbox) is booting correctly, but I don't get a usable login screen when it finishes. The

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread JF Straeten
Hi, On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 05:37:26PM +0200, Eberhard Roloff wrote: On 07/23/2012 05:15 PM, PRP Company wrote: I posted not long ago about a client PXE boot error: Media Test Failure. [...] A switch should not interfere with pxe booting. I don't believe it either. I see the very

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] For just a server + 1 client, setup without a switch?

2012-07-23 Thread PRP Company
Thanks to all who posted on this topic. At least one of my old network adapters apparently does not sense the direct cable connection over a straight-through cable and provide auto-correction. I should have thought of it myself, but yes, a cross-over cable does solve the problem.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Display issue with Debian Wheezy

2012-07-23 Thread Jay Goldberg
It sounds like you are on the right track with suspecting the server video troubles are related to the client. Those ZBox clients are ION2 (nVidia) based. I'm assuming you followed the Ubuntu LTSP wiki to install the nVidia proprietary drivers? Note that you cannot run a mix of graphics chips with

[Ltsp-discuss] Client boot error: piix4_smbus ... Host SMBus controller not enabled

2012-07-23 Thread PRP Company
Hi, all. Continuing to work through my newbie questions on my first LTSP setup: After Lubuntu 12.04 has begun booting on an eMachines iTower 500i client, it generates the error: /piix4_smbus :00:0.7.3: Host SMBus controller not enabled/ But it continues booting and, so far as I can tell

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] SCREEN_07=shell console font size

2012-07-23 Thread James Linder
On 23/07/2012, at 11:45 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: We use SCREEN_07=shell for cli / console use. However the fonts are tiny.The console displays as a rectangle taking up just 1/4 to 1/3 of the screen depending in the hardware. Any suggestions on what to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] SCREEN_07=shell console font size

2012-07-23 Thread Robert Fantini
On 07/23/2012 09:27 PM, James Linder wrote: On 23/07/2012, at 11:45 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: We use SCREEN_07=shell for cli / console use. However the fonts are tiny.The console displays as a rectangle taking up just 1/4 to 1/3 of the screen depending