[K12OSN] Scanning from Client

[Shawn Powers]

Jim Kronebusch wrote:
> Okay, I finally have a new test server with 4.2.0 Beta #1

I'm still using 4.0.1 -- so any information may be incorrect, but with 
that in mind:


> I want to install my Epson Perfection 1260 scanner onto the usb port of a
> DisklessWorkstation Term 150.

Yeah -- scanning is a bugger.  It seems to me, that if the proper 
modules were loaded (maybe just USB?) and the program you mention 
"kooka" were installed as a local app, it would see the scanner.  I have 
never set up a local app, so it's entirely theory, but the logic seems 
to hold.  I know that scanners (and other local device support) are 
something the developers are looking at more and more.

> #2
> I want to use my usb keychain on the local port of the Term 150.  How do I get
> this to work? 

I have a script from Huck that he received from somewhere...  It 
basically is an rc script that allows usb drives to be accessed like 
remote floppies (via MToolsFM)  I'll copy/paste the message I saved from 
months ago from Huck, which contains the script and some brief 
instructions on how to use it.

NOTE: Below is shamelessly copy/pasted directly from Huck's email to me 
-- I'm sure he's fine with it going to the list.

---------------attached script and info below--------------------
Gideon from Symbio Technologies (www.symbio-technologies.com) kindly 
sent me this solution for the USB jump drive support on clients!


Huck-

Saw your post about flash drives. If you put the attached file in: 
/opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.d/ Then specify "RCFILE_02=usbdrived" in your lts.conf

(along with "RCFILE_01=usb"), you should have working flash drives 
through the MToolsFM application the next time you reboot the thin client.

Script from attached file is as follows:

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/bash

#
# First, since floppyd runs as nobody, make /tmp world accessible.
#

chmod 777 /tmp
mkdir /tmp/dev
chmod 777 /tmp/dev

#
# Second, probe for the floppy
#
#modprobe scsi_mod
#modprobe sg
modprobe usb-storage

#
# Third, make the floppy world accessible.
#
mknod /tmp/dev/sda b 8 0
mknod /tmp/dev/sda1 b 8 1
chmod 666 /tmp/dev/sd*

#
# Finally, start floppyd.
#

floppyd -d /tmp/dev/sda1

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

the only change I had to make was changing 'sda & sda1' to 'sdb and 
sdb1' respectively, as my server runs scsi and 'sda1' was already 
occupied =)

I've not fiddled with Wiki enough to add/submit this to the USB 
technical doc already there, but Gideon gave permission if someone would 
like.
This will save thousands of floppies world-wide I'm sure!

Free from the bondage of floppies!!!

--Huck

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Shawn Powers
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Inland Lakes Schools
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