[K12OSN] Re: K12LSTP 6 and fl_teachertool

[Eric Harrison]

This works on my K12LTSP 6.0 server at work.

I'll double check from a clean install tomorrow.

See notes below...

Mel Wade wrote:
> I see that the following is not configured:
> 
> 4.    This step is required to enable support for the Monitor and Control
>         feature.
>        
>                
>     Edit the file /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf
>     Find the line X4_MODULE_01=glx. On the next line insert:
> 
>     X4_MODULE_02 = vnc

The "X4_MODULE_02 = vnc" line is commented out by default. Make sure to 
uncomment it.

>    
>    
>     Now you'll have to make a password for the vnc-session. Run this
>     command as root:
>    
>     #/usr/bin/vncpasswd
>    
>     Choose a password and copy the password file into the ltsp-tree

Be sure to copy it to the right place. You didn't include it in your 
cut-and-paste from the Fl_TeacherTool docs, so just to be sure....

     #cp -R -p /root/.vnc /opt/ltsp/i386/root/


> and

This part of the instructions are not required for K12LTSP 5.0 and 
later. Don't modify build_x4_cfg ...

> Then edit the file /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/build_x4_cfg
>     and add the following between (Secton "Screen") and
>     (EndSubSection), so it looks
>     like this:
>    
>      Section "Screen"
>           Identifier "Screen0"
>           Device "My Video Card"
>           Monitor "My Monitor"
>           DefaultDepth  ${X_COLOR_DEPTH:-16}
>           Subsection "Display"
>                   Depth ${X_COLOR_DEPTH:-16}
>                   Modes ${MODE[*]}
>      #=========================================
>      # Added to enable Monitor/Control in Fl_TeacherTool
>                    Option "httpdir" "/usr/share/vnc/classes"
>                   Option "PasswordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
>                   Option "rfbport" "5900"
>                   Option "usevnc"
>      #=========================================
>           EndSubSection
>      EndSection
> 
> and there must be something else, since it still doesn't work.
> 
> Mel
> 
> On 11/19/06, *Mel Wade* < mel at melwade.com <mailto:mel at melwade.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I'm trying FL TeacherTool in 6 Beta 5 and getting a VNC error 111.
> 
>     -- 
>     Mel Wade
>     "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."
>     - BF Skinner
>     http://www.melwade.com <http://www.melwade.com> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mel Wade
> "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." - 
> BF Skinner
> http://www.melwade.com
> 
>