[K12OSN] ltsp on MIPS and ARM architecture

[Terrell Prude' Jr.]

I'm not familiar with any MIPS or ARM compiles of the LTSP client code.  
However, it has been done for SPARC and PPC, so it should certainly be 
possible.

Another idea:  in response to ARM chips, have you considered the modern 
low-power x86's?  Via, AMD, and Intel all make them nowadays.  They're 
not quite $50, but they're not horrendously expensive, either.  Would 
this be an option for your situation?

--TP


Mathieu Pelletier wrote:
> Greetings LTSP geniuses,
>
> I am looking into purchasing some proper thin clients for our computer 
> lab (we are currently using converted P4/P3 systems).  However, the 
> units I am considering have either a MIPS or ARM processor.  I am 
> curious to know if anyone has tested these architectures with LTSP.  
> The units are completely solid state and run about $50 or so per 
> unit.  More importantly they have a very low power consumption.  This 
> last point is of critical importance to long term goals as we are 
> looking to installing solar panels to power the lab since power from 
> the grid here in Zimbabwe is extremely unreliable.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> ~Cheers,
>
> Mathieu Pelletier
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>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Bryan Buchanan <bryanb at webbtide.com> wrote:
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>>> I've loaded FC13 (i386 version) and LTSP. The LTSP packages have a
>>> kernel compiled for i686.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, my thin clients (Microclient Jr DX and MX) are only 486
>>> compatible, so won't boot with this new version.
>>>
>>> Am I able to get a 486 version or build this (easily !) ?
>>>       
>> Hi Bryan,
>>
>> This page probably summarizes the issue:
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support
>>
>> Your best bet may be getting a prebuilt client chroot from from an
>> earlier version of Fedora, as described in step four here:
>> https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/RHEL5Server
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>> --
>> Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
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