Re: [Ltsp-discuss] pains changing from X2GO

2011-07-06 Thread James Linder
On 06/07/2011, at 1:49 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: >> 05-07-2011, ? ???, ??? ??? 21:36 +0200, ?/? Frank Lienhard >> ??: >> >>> My client boots (with a kernel image from rom-o-matic), I get a login >>> screen. >>> But no user is

[Ltsp-discuss] USB madness

2011-08-14 Thread James Linder
Hi I done this with my 10.04 system, and repeated on 11.04 :-( I'm trying to use a Bit Whacker on my clients. I plug in the USB Bit Whacker and it numerates as /dev/ttyACMO on both desktop and client machines. Getting to the simplest interface, on the desttop: [6pines] /home/jam/ubw [136]% echo

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] USB madness (SOLVED)

2011-08-25 Thread James Linder
On 26/08/2011, at 3:01 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > On the server, you used commas: o,0,0,0 > On the client, you used periods: o.0.0.0 > > is that a typo? > > -Gadi > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:08 AM, James Linder wrote: >> Hi &g

[Ltsp-discuss] ltsp gurus please help

2011-09-14 Thread James Linder
Hi I'm using a 10.04 chroot, but have tried an 11.04 too. I need to support a 100 or so uber grot Micros WS5 POS terminals as clients. They are AMD geode with tshark/elo touch screens, and run keyboard less. When the screen saver is activated touch (and keyboard) input does not restore the disp

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp gurus please help

2011-09-16 Thread James Linder
wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:06:08AM +0800, James Linder wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I'm using a 10.04 chroot, but have tried an 11.04 too. >>> >>> I need to support a 100 or so uber grot Micros WS5 POS terminals as clients. &

[Ltsp-discuss] printers

2011-09-25 Thread James Linder
Hi My printers won't work -- aaarg This is my client, before and after I submit a print job on the server root@pos04:~# ps -ef |grep jet root 2819 2799 0 07:07 pts/100:00:00 grep --color=auto jet root@pos04:~# /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/jetpipe -b 9600 -y 8 -p none -x /dev/ttyUSB0 910

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Monitor off

2011-09-27 Thread James Linder
On 28/09/2011, at 12:22 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> >> Hi. I have a problem. I use LTSP5 with Ubuntu 10.10. I want that my >> monitor dont off in all day. I disable screensaver and power manager >> for that the monitor dont off, but after 10 minutes my monitor off. >

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Build Linux Server and Thin Client Environment - For Community College

2011-10-10 Thread James Linder
On 10/10/2011, at 10:45 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: [snip] >> >> The basic applications we want the thin clients to access are >> >> Firefox/chrome web browser. >> Open Office suite. >> Network Printer. >> Other utilities. > > Sure. [snip] But I assume, since nobody

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Build Linux Server and Thin Client Environment - For Community College

2011-10-12 Thread James Linder
>> [snip] The basic applications we want the thin clients to access are Firefox/chrome web browser. Open Office suite. Network Printer. Other utilities. >>> >>> Sure. >> >> [snip] >> >> But I assume, since nobody answered my plainted cry, that printing does

[Ltsp-discuss] jetdirect fixed

2011-10-14 Thread James Linder
Hi I'm an old fart who thinks a python program is an oxymoron. I struggled in vain and depite Gadi's help to get a serial printer to work on clients. I took Ken Yaps p910nd, modified it to have compatible command line arguments as our jetdirect and to do suitable serial init on devices like /de

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How does Unity perform on your thin-clients?

2011-12-09 Thread James Linder
On 10/12/2011, at 5:15 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> >> I am a little confused here. You set LOCAL_APPS=true in lts.conf? >> Whoch programs does that force to be run on the client instead of the >> host? >> >> I was under the impression that I needed to install the pr

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How does Unity perform on your thin-clients?

2011-12-09 Thread James Linder
On 10/12/2011, at 5:15 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Regarding LXDE: I decided to try it when I came in this morning. I > like the look and feel of it, and the appearance customizations are > good. It seems, indeed, lightweight and fast. If it is, indeed, > stable, t

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] SSH VNC Tunneling to LTSP server

2011-12-13 Thread James Linder
On 13/12/2011, at 4:08 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Say you wanted to connect to an LTSP session session at your office. What > are some user-friendly options to do this? > > Maybe a java applet served on a webpage that does SSH tunneling to your > ltsp server? > XD

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] SSH VNC Tunneling to LTSP server

2011-12-14 Thread James Linder
On 15/12/2011, at 9:08 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> Say you wanted to connect to an LTSP session session at your office. What >> are some user-friendly options to do this? >> >> Maybe a java applet served on a webpage that does SSH tunneling to your >> ltsp server? >>

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ssh issue with LDM

2011-12-18 Thread James Linder
On 17/12/2011, at 5:22 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: I'll top post, because there is so much stuff below that may be noise or very important. ssh needs a reverse lookup or it will take long. Your client needs to have to have an entry, I aways have a domain dunno if you

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] installing thin clients with Ubuntu 10.10 or higher

2011-12-29 Thread James Linder
On 30/12/2011, at 1:24 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > I can help you with ubuntu 8.04 and ltsp4.2 which should work well for you. > I can mail you my notes if you are intrested. > pressing alt-f1 may give you some info while the client boot3 > Peter > > > On Sun, Dec 25

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] USB "Cannot allocate memory"

2012-01-31 Thread James Linder
On 01/02/2012, at 12:59 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > I'm getting a memory allocation error that I've seen mentioned > elsewhere around on the net. There's even a bug report that looks > more or less active. The only solution anyone has claimed worked for > them was to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] X_COLOR_DEPTH=16 by default for thin clients

2012-03-26 Thread James Linder
On 26/03/2012, at 7:07 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> By default, X_COLOR_DEPTH is 32 for thin clients, which means that a >> 320x240 youtube video needs 73.728.000 bps bandwidth (30 fps, 32 bpp). >> >> Setting X_COLOR_DEPTH=16 for thin clients makes that video need exa

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] epoptes code hacking

2012-05-16 Thread James Linder
On 16/05/2012, at 9:35 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > SSH installed in the chroot? http://tigger.ws/wiki/index.php5?title=Ltsp James > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:00 AM, Suraj Kumar wrote: > >> This is what I understand and I'd be glad to hear your answer to the >> q

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 wh

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

2012-07-25 Thread James Linder
On 26/07/2012, at 2:47 AM, 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 suggest

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How to deal with dead hard drive?

2012-07-25 Thread James Linder
On 26/07/2012, at 2:47 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > I arrived at school today to discover that the hard drive on my LTSP > server was dead. Dead enough that the computer didn't even realize it > was there after I rebooted. > > Luckily, all the user data is on a RAID ar

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

2012-07-26 Thread James Linder
On 27/07/2012, at 2:58 AM, 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. > > An

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] How to deal with dead hard drive?

2012-07-26 Thread James Linder
failures far outweigh single disk failures in the published Tales of Woe. YMMV. James > > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:36 PM, James Linder wrote: >> >> On 26/07/2012, at 2:47 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> >>> I arrived at school today to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-build client error on fedora 16

2012-08-08 Thread James Linder
On 09/08/2012, at 6:58 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >>> I installed on Fedora 16 ltsp-server package and configured >>> /etc/ltsp/ltsp-server.conf and /etc/ltsp/dcpd.conf. Then restarted dhcp >>> correctsy with: >>> service ltsp-dhcpd restart >>> But ltsp-build-client giv

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-build client error on fedora 16

2012-08-09 Thread James Linder
On 10/08/2012, at 7:06 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > I installed on Fedora 16 ltsp-server package and configured > /etc/ltsp/ltsp-server.conf and /etc/ltsp/dcpd.conf. Then restarted dhcp > correctsy with: > service ltsp-dhcpd restart > But ltsp-build-c

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Unreliable DHCP server: No DHCP offers received on LTSP client

2012-08-23 Thread James Linder
On 24/08/2012, at 1:02 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > [Posting this for the group for the revised focus of the question..] > > OK, interesting. > > But indulge me in some further probing. /usr/sbin/dhcpd is an > alternative to the isc-dhcp-server set up under LTSP

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Edubuntu thin-client and VirtualBox Guest Additions

2012-09-02 Thread James Linder
On 03/09/2012, at 12:55 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Smoothest first day of school ever! I have my whole school on Edubuntu > (probably about 75 clients) and I have many applications (web browsers, > the "tux" games, and a few others) all running as localapps...Epoptes

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Question about accessing local media

2012-10-22 Thread James Linder
On 23/10/2012, at 4:22 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > hmm, I am not succeeding: > > [snip] > How can I gain SSH access? :-/ http://tigger.ws/wiki/index.php5?title=Ltsp James -- Everyone hates

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Notifications to all users in X sessions?

2012-11-06 Thread James Linder
On 07/11/2012, at 5:28 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> For a Lubuntu LTSP network powered by a UPS, during a power outage I want to >> notify all users in all X sessions with a popup message saying that the >> system >> is running on battery and about to be shut down. >

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp as an android app

2012-12-04 Thread James Linder
On 04/12/2012, at 11:44 PM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >>> It's also complicated to set up LDM in a non-LTSP environment unless you >> really >>> understand it well. > > Well I definitely don't understand it but when my current clients boot, PXE > and LTSP deliver them a l

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Many clients do not display login screen, just a blank screen

2012-12-11 Thread James Linder
On 12/12/2012, at 1:20 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > I have been continuing to work the angle that this is a video driver > problem. Updates: > > I already have the Xorg meta-package installed (xserver-xorg-video-all) > that installs their whole suite of drivers. >

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Many clients do not display login screen, just a blank screen

2012-12-16 Thread James Linder
On 17/12/2012, at 4:05 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> If you installed your drivers on the SERVER then it will not affect your >> clients. > > That's not true; e.g. installing proprietary nvidia drivers on the > server makes the client display upside-down: > https://bu

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux kernel, (actually Ingo Molnar) has pulled the plugs on Intel's 386 processors.

2012-12-18 Thread James Linder
On 19/12/2012, at 2:18 AM, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: A great deal of the Linux Distros are becoming too heavy. Which is the lightest and offer the most in terms of scalability, support and deployment in anyones' opinion? >>> Debian + LXDE, I think. Debian su

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LTSP with Raspberry Pi as thin client

2014-09-08 Thread James Linder
On 8 Sep 2014, at 11:46 pm, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Yeah, thank you for your answer, but the project you have referred to > considers RPi as Fat clients. Actually, I have played a bit with @gbaman's > project and I have to admit that it works. Nonetheless, RPi Fat c

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] slow performance, where to start?

2014-11-16 Thread James Linder
> On 17 Nov 2014, at 7:09 am, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > I have tried setting up an LTSP server as a VM and I have the same > problems. So perhaps it is my thin-client. > > A couple things regarding Harry's suggestions as well > > How does one get rid of compiz o

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Firefox or Chrome?

2015-01-10 Thread James Linder
> On 11 Jan 2015, at 3:47 am, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > >> I'm running LTSP on Ubuntu (Edubuntu 14.04) and from a resources and >> user-experience point-of-view, which is a lighter load on the server? >> Firefox or Chrome? > > Midori->alternative for Firefox This is a

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] centos or suze

2015-11-12 Thread James Linder
> On 12 Nov 2015, at 8:00 pm, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Centos seems to me to be a more formal linux. Very reliable. > I think suze and ubuntu have many more features in their standard > installations. > Peter > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 7:15 AM, donais wrote: > >>

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Where is the official website?

2017-02-06 Thread James Linder
On 7/2/17 1:09 am, ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> I just noticed thehttp://www.ltsp.org server wasn't responding so I >> restarted it. >> It's back online now. >> That's just a small part of the problem. >> >> Back when I was actively running the project, I think we had a p