[K12OSN] configure instructions

[Marc Fromm]

I tried to configure the required files that will allow a box to find
and boot from the LTSP server. In our building DHCP is already running
thus the current LTSP server is configured with specific system entries
associated by MAC addresses.

Below are all the config files that I could locate that assosciate with
booting a terminal. These are the configurations that are beyond the
install that require specific information. I think the big difference is
our LTSP server will only boot systems that it is told to boot, based on
all the config file settings.

/etc/dhcpd.conf
Has entries like these plus a section called "trick from Peter Rundle"
host finaid51 {
        hardware ethernet 00:06:5B:C0:6A:8F;
        fixed-address     140.160.###.###;
        filename          "lts/pxe/pxelinux.0";
        }

/etc/cups/printers.conf
Printer assignments
<Printer finaid_local>
Info hp3200
Location Client Services
DeviceURI socket://finaid51:9100
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>

/etc/exports

/etc/hosts
140.160.###.###	finaid51.###.###.###	finaid51

/opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf
[finaid51]
        #XSERVER                =ati
        #X_USBMOUSE_PROTCOL     ="Microsoft"
        #X_USBMOUSE_DEVICE      ="/dev/input/mice"
        PRINTER_0_DEVICE        =/dev/lp0
        PRINTER_0_TYPE          =P
        LOCAL_APPS              =Y
        HOT_PLUG                =Y
        LOCAL_DEVICE_01         =/dev/fd0
        LOCAL_DEVICE_02         =/dev/sda1:usb
        ALLOW_UNKNOWN_USB       =Y

-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf Of Nils Breunese
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:57 PM
To: Support list for open source software in schools.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] configure instructions

Marc Fromm wrote:

> I tried to use these instructions to configure ltsp
> http://ltsp.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ltsp/docs/ltsp-4.1-en.html#AEN21
>
> It appears significant details are missing on how to configure all the
> files. I followed the 11 steps in the ltspcfg console and configured
> these files as directed:
> /etc/dhcpd.conf
> /etc/hosts
> /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf
>
> But I could not get a client machine to boot off the server.
> The same client machine can boot from a different ltsp server that was
> configured by someone else, who I cannot call on for assistance. Thus
> the errors reside in my configurations.
>
> I looked at the tuXlab doc from the link at K12ltsp.org site, and even
> though there is a section called Server Configuration there is no
> detailed or any detail on how to actually configure the ltsp server.
>
> Is there a more straight forward detailed configuration guide for
> configuring ltsp?

K12LTSP is a distribution that should 'just work' out of the box. No  
need to configure anything. What did you try to configure about LTSP?

Nils Breunese.

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