Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Autologin

2007-01-07 Thread Richard June
This is hostname based. DHCPd gives a static IP to the specific MAC DNS resolves the IP to a name the name goes into kdmrc -- Chuck Norris is a hack. MacGyver could build a gun from a paperclip and shoot Chuck Norris, then build a Stargate from a toaster and hide the body on some planet with no

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] unknown problem

2006-09-27 Thread Richard June
Simple test: unplug your server, then try to boot the terminal. if it gets an IP address, you have two dhcp servers on your network. Good luck chasing it down. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceF

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] RFC

2006-09-24 Thread Richard June
On Sunday 24 September 2006 17:11, Ben Green wrote: > On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:21:34 +0100, Richard June <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Xdamage should help immensely, but I don't know of any distro > > which enables it by default. > > I really don't think Xdamag

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] 4.2 sound question

2006-09-24 Thread Richard June
[snip] > > Since the messages indicate I have a 4236 chipset, I put "snd-cs4236" as > the SMODULE_1 option. > > Things are much different now, but I still don't think are quite right. > > The driver seems to load without error, but I get: > - accepting connections on 16001 > /dev/dsp: no such file

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] RFC

2006-09-24 Thread Richard June
[snip] > So skype, mythtv, sound in browsers just work? They don't. So this is the > reason for my thoughts ... I need to chime in here. ESD isn't the greatest solution, however it's has been the most effective way I've found so far. I have had audio in browsers working pretty well *, th

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] internetboot

2006-09-03 Thread Richard June
On Sunday 03 September 2006 04:24, Werner Winter wrote: > Hello, > does anyone know how one can boot a thin client through the internet (ltsp > 4.2 server)? You can't. However, you can have your client boot from local media and connect to a server on the internet. In that case you probably want t

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Using vnc as screen script like RDP

2006-06-27 Thread Richard June
On Monday 26 June 2006 15:33, Marcus Purper wrote: > Hello list, > > here's my problem: I want to access a Win2k Computer in my network. I can't > use RDP, because it's not the Terminal Server edition. > > My idea is to put a screen script in /etc/screen.d wich starts a vnc > session as screen2. Ha

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] nas sound problem

2006-06-03 Thread Richard June
On Friday 02 June 2006 13:17, John McMonagle wrote: > Could not get sound working with nas. > > /usr/X11R6/bin/nasd -aa > gives: > Fatal server error: > Cannot establish any listening sockets > > I copied in nasd from debian sarge and it works now. > > Running debian sarge with kde. > Is there any

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Suggestions for Old Laptops?

2006-05-17 Thread Richard June
On Wednesday 17 May 2006 00:52, Casey Woods wrote: [snip] > Clearly, network booting them isn't an option so we won't be going > diskless. Any suggestions? [snip] actually, not clearly. I put together a wireless boot CD for LTSP 4.1, and I see no reason I couldn't do it for LTSP 4.2. It loaded th

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Cost of thinclients

2006-05-11 Thread Richard June
[snip] > We need some way of swapping the boot loader (derivative of boot.s from > the kernel source i think?) for lilo or a NIC bootable image from > rom-o-matic? Well, if you've got some on board storage, and you can get DOS to boot on the silly thing, you can get the .com DOS image from rom-o-

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] microphone on client

2006-05-09 Thread Richard June
On Tuesday 09 May 2006 07:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, i would like to know if on the client they can use their microphone > for use an application like skype? If you are using NASD for audio, then no, it won't work. If you are using ESD for audio, it *MAY* work, I have never had the oppo

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Sound with LTSP 4.2

2006-04-28 Thread Richard June
On Friday 28 April 2006 11:28, Dormition Skete wrote: > Maybe I'm missing something, but I've looked all over the LTSP site, and I > don't see any reference on how to get sound working with LTSP 4.2. same instructions for ltsp 4.1 > Do I need an ltsp-sound package with it, like with previous versio

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] firewalls and ltsp

2006-04-13 Thread Richard June
On Sunday 23 April 2006 01:19, Don Robertson wrote: > One thing that I am wondering about. We will be wanting to have > different groups of LTSP users and machines with different access > permissions. One set of machines will be to browse our WebOPAC catalogue > only, and will have almost no access

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Syslogd cannot write file

2006-04-12 Thread Richard June
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 21:56, PsHv Newbie wrote: > hi, i'm a new member in this discuss. I've a problem > with LTSP 4.1, i've set dchp.conf, lts.conf, n the > others... when client computer load kernel from server > an error occured, it says something like this : > Syslogd cannot write file on1

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Video issues for client

2006-04-10 Thread Richard June
On Monday 10 April 2006 10:41, Joseph Bishay wrote: > Hello, > > I hope everyone is doing well. > > We recently recieved a donation of 15 HP Vectra VL5 Series 5 > computers, none with hard drives. So of course I'd like to convert > them to clients. > > The issue is with the vide card. According to

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Thin client still cost effective ?

2006-04-03 Thread Richard June
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 04 April 2006 11:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somebody posted here "they'd done it", when I said wow, details please, there was a deathly hush. The only way I can concieve of this happening is to run the video app as a local app. It is not possible

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Long Boot

2006-03-31 Thread Richard June
On Friday 31 March 2006 12:36, Duncan Hudson wrote: > I'm running Fedora 3. When I logon I see ltspinfo, ssh-agent, several > sshd and bash processes running. I'm watching TOP right now, none of my > processes is grabbing any of the cpu, and the server is humming along at > about 20% cpu utilizat

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Long Boot

2006-03-31 Thread Richard June
On Wednesday 29 March 2006 23:06, Duncan Hudson wrote: > I haven't tried using any LDA mechanisms, because I don't know anything > about them. With the exception of a keyboard and a mouse, there are no > devices connected to the terminals - do I need LDA? LDA refers to Local Drive Access, not Loca