[K12OSN] k12ltsp 5beta2 details

[Angus Carr]

I just did a yum upgrade, and it's still Broke.

XSERVER=auto  ==> agpgart error, screen flashes, then returns to text 
mode, reporting X has failed.
XSERVER=vesa ==> grey garbage screen, although clearly derived from the  
default background.

Eric Harrison wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Jim McQuillan wrote:
>
>> Roy,
>>
>> My understanding of the i810 issue is that it's related to udev rules 
>> that didn't properly create the device node that the i810 driver 
>> requires.  Scott has fixed the rules, and we've got an updated LTSP 
>> package for that.  I think this was fixed last friday, and I don't 
>> know if Eric has updated his copy of the LTSP sources, so he may not 
>> have that fix yet.
>
> I updated my packages this afternoon, but have not had the chance to test
> them against my i810-based terminal. The attached udev rules match the
> new K12LTSP packages, so hopefully that is the fix.
>
> The new packages have been added to the K12LTSP repository.
>
> -Eric
>
>> I've attached the 2 new udev rules files.
>>
>> Drop them into /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/udev/rules.d, and try booting your 
>> client.
>>
>> Let us know if that takes care of the problem.
>>
>> Jim McQuillan
>> jam at Ltsp.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Roy wrote:
>>> I haven't been able to use my i810 since K12-FC5 so I the vesa thing 
>>> and the
>>> gui comes up but I have a frequency issue. I'm guessing I will have 
>>> to set
>>> that manually too. Do you know what could have happened? My i810 always
>>> worked before.
>>>
>>> Roy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] 
>>> On Behalf
>>> Of Eric Harrison
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:56 PM
>>> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
>>> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] k12ltsp 5beta2 details
>>>
>>> Angus Carr wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, all, and particularly Eric.
>>>>
>>>> I had a few minor issues setting up 5beta2, and I thought I should
>>>>
>>> share...
>>>
>>>> 1) The default internal LAN address was 192.168.0.254, which isn't a
>>>> problem, unless you already sit on such a LAN. Our main LAN is
>>>> 192.168.0.*, and my LTSP LAN is 192.168.200.*. This really isn't a
>>>> problem, but not all the files were correctly written. 
>>>> k12ltsp-DHCP.conf
>>>> (or whatever it was called) required a search and replace.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, I have checking that on my todo list (which I'm working on 
>>> right
>>> now ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>> 2) The firewall was up by default on the internal address, and that
>>>> didn't allow tftp. I dropped it, but that was slightly wrong. One 
>>>> day, I
>>>> might even bring it back up, but this is internal, on a quiet LAN 
>>>> behind
>>>> another firewall. I'm not too worried... (for now).
>>>>
>>>
>>> Possible related to #1. I have not seen a problem with the default
>>> 192.168.0.254.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 3) Other than that, there were no issues. I just feel that a numbered
>>>> list should have more than two bullets.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Good to hear.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 4) Oh, right, my i810/agpgart problem. Hmmm.... don't know what to do
>>>> about that, but there is usually some response on the list...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I scrounged up a box with an i810, I saw the same problem. Untested, 
>>> but
>>> the vesa driver will probably be a quick work-around:
>>>
>>>     XSERVER = vesa
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks, again, for the work of putting this together. I appreciate 
>>>> it as
>>>> much as anyone else on the list.
>>>>
>>>> Angus Carr.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Eric
>
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