[K12OSN] user adding programs not working

[Liam Marshall]

On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 09:31, Shawn Powers wrote:

> Doug Simpson said:
> > P.S. Anyone else on this list think I would have any problems upgrading
> > from FC1 to FC1 on a live system without breaking anything?
> 
> I assume you mean to FC2 -- and golly, I wouldn't do it...  Especially
> with school coming so soon.  Generally upgrading from somethign like 4.0.0
> to 4.0.1 is painless, but to go all the way from 4.0 to 4.1 -- ouch.
> 



I have spent the summer playing with K12ltsp, the version with FC1 I
think it is 4.0.1?  After installing, apt-getting, etc and installing
the additional progs I wanted on the server, I successfully connected 32
thin client workstations and on high end laptop(mine) when booting off
network.  This preserved all the files on the laptop's hard drive which
was a big plus.  

The only thing special I had to do was to the laptop.  when booting off
the network it would go part way through loading the kernel etc and fail
on video, so I had to modify the server's lts.conf file to include mac
address reference to the laptop with XSERVER = ati
Then the laptop worked fine on the network while preserving my ability
to boot up and work on the road.  Excellent!

Then I used batch files, which I still have, to add over 500 users to
the system.  There will only be 32 users logging in at a time, but in
the course of the school schedule, over 500 people use those 32
computers.

The workstations function fine except for sound.  I played with lts.conf
again and managed to get the ability to play .wav files but not much
else.  I can't hear sound when going to a website that has sound, or
play and hear sound from within games, etc.

I also do not like the ftp-like procedure to use the workstations floppy
drives.  Don't get me wrong, I understand how to use it, and could show
the older students how to do so, but the younger grades(we teach
kindergarten to Grade 12 here) as well as some teachers, would be lost
or definitely frustrated.

To make a long story short, I have yet to put any real data, or
unrecoverable info on the server.  The work of installing  I will do
again if I have to.  Adding the users again is just a matter of running
the batch files again.

I downloaded the latest/final release of K12LTSP 4.1 the other day.  I
can burn the iso's and reinstall everything.  But I want to know if it
is worth doing so.  Everything seems to work fine with the version I now
have with the exception of the sound on the workstations and the ease of
use issue of the floppies.  Does the 4.1 version solve most of these
problems?  Or at least the sound problem?  I can live with the floppy
issue but think the kids will hate it if they don't get sound.

I will do a clean install if someone can tell me that the sound and or
floppy problems will go away

BTW, the workstations are IBM 300PL model 6562's with onboard nics,
video, and sound.  nics and vidio work fine with bios upgraded, sound is
a Crystal sound card on board, and like I say, I have yet to get them
fully functional with 4.0.1 version of K12LTSP

thanks for any advice/help you can give me


> I would expect a lot of issues, and MAYBE you'll be pleasantly surprised
> and not have too many.  I would expect a lot of headaches though.
> 
> Again, only do that if you must.  If you can back up the /home directory,
> and install clean -- you'll probably be happier.
> 
> Just my $0.02
> -Shawn
> 
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