[K12OSN] How to update K12LTSP-5.0.0EL-32bit chroot

[Terrell Prude' Jr.]

Not exactly.  I'm suggesting that you backup the existing /opt/ltsp/i386 
subdirectory, or just rename it.  Then, from your K12Linux Fedora 
9/10/11/12/13/14/WhateverYouChoose box, copy *that* /opt/ltsp/i386 
subdirectory tree--the entire thing--over to your K12LTSP 5EL server.  
Your clients will thus be using that Fedora version of the client 
binaries vs. the ones that came with K12LTSP 5EL.

--TP

Stephen Kerr wrote:
> not sure I completely follow.  are you advising to backup the existing
> directory , drop in the new c libraries (libc)  and see what happens ?
>
>
> On Tue, 2011-02-08 at 19:13 -0500, Terrell Prude' Jr. wrote:
>   
>> The way I always did it when I needed a specific set of binaries for the
>> clients was to copy the entire /opt/ltsp/i386 subdirectory (or
>> /opt/ltsp/ppc, or /opt/ltsp/sparc, as appropriate for my architecture)
>> to my K12LTSP server.  Beforehand, I would typically rename the existing
>> /opt/ltsp/i386 subdir. to, say, /opt/ltsp/i386.orig.  These binaries
>> should have *zero* affect on the server itself, since they run only on
>> the client.
>>
>> Give that a shot and let us know.
>>
>> --TP
>>
>> Stephen Kerr wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Barry,
>>>
>>> when i was trying to get my centos host run with a fedora 10 prebuilt
>>> chroot I had problems with the tc after loading the kernel from my dhcpd
>>> server on port 1067,  the kernel loaded but the tc was making a second
>>> dhclient call but back on port 67 and not being able to load a desktop.
>>> i wound up moving sysinit_early and a couple other files from the centos
>>> chroot into fed10 prebuilt.
>>>
>>>  it then  behaved as it should have more or less. when i was on a telnet
>>> screen as defined in lts.conf, I was able to login. shell screens give a
>>> prompt at the TC,  when i specified an x session screen, I had the x
>>> mouse cursor and gray/silver desktop background.
>>>
>>> the K12LTSP-5.0.0EL-32bit iso worked perfectly, my only problem is the
>>> packages in the chroot are too old. i need to update libc from 2.3.2 and
>>> i cant find any utility thatll update the chroot so i have been trying
>>> to adapt ltsp-build-client from fedora, without success , so far.
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2011-02-08 at 15:09 -0600, Barry Cisna wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> What are you seeing on the TC when it is completely booted up? From what
>>>>         you explain you are only presented with a telnet login? No other
>>>>         blinking as if X is trying to start? What have you set in your
>>>>         lts.conf
>>>>         file for screens? If you do CTL-ALT-F2 do you get a bash prompt?
>>>>
>>>>         Barry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>