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Channel log from 9 December 2010   (all times are UTC)

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<mgariepy>
good morning everyone
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<highvoltage>
good morning mgariepy
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<m4xx_>
i'm trying to set up a ltsp thinclient environment. mostly everything is working fine but when trying to use crossover or wine the application freezes when it shows a dialog box. at first i thought it may be the emulator but i'm not sure that it is on the account that both emulators freeze in the exact same spot.
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<m4xx_>
i'm trying to set up a ltsp/thinclient environment. All the built in stuff works great, however when i open a windows app using both crossover or wine and it displays a dialog box teh whole screen freezes. I'm really not sure what's going on. I love what i've seen so far and would really like to get this to work.
12:15
the strange thing is everything works just fine when i use a local session, but if i use one of the thinclients is when it freezes
12:15
<alkisg>
Distro/version?
12:16
<m4xx_>
edubuntu 10.10
12:16
<alkisg>
Do you have anything in your lts.conf?
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<m4xx_>
everything is default except for ip's
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<alkisg>
So you don't have an lts.conf?
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<m4xx_>
no sir
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<alkisg>
(by default there is none)
12:16
OK
12:16
How much RAM on the thin client?
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<m4xx_>
500MB i believe
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<alkisg>
And you're using it as a thin client, no localapps, no fat clients or other fancy stuff, right?
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<m4xx_>
nothing at all
12:17
just the server and 1 thinclient
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<alkisg>
Are you trying to run a specific app, or does it happen with any app?
12:17
E.g. the wine notepad?
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<m4xx_>
hp t5145
12:18
is the type of thinclient i have
12:18
i can try notepad if you would like
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<alkisg>
Ah, does that have openchrome?
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<m4xx_>
no sir
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<alkisg>
Try this:
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<m4xx_>
it has no local apps
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<alkisg>
!localxterm
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<ltspbot>
alkisg: "localxterm" :: while sitting on a thin client, open a gnome terminal. In that, run: ltsp-localapps xterm. An xterm will open. That xterm runs locally, so any commands you enter there are executed directly on the client.
12:18
<alkisg>
On a localxterm, run: lspci -nn -k | grep -A 2 VGA
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What do you get?
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<m4xx_>
would that be after the pxe boot or befor?
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<alkisg>
After you login
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<m4xx_>
like a local session or the remote session
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<alkisg>
A remote session
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Ah
12:19
Any would do
12:19
If you have a local session, then run it there
12:19
I just want to see the graphics card and the driver used
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<m4xx_>
i was going to say i cant do that locally
12:19
ok on second please
12:19
*one
12:22
when i do that it shows the servers video card
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oh
12:22
i'm sorry i didnt see the other part
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one second
12:25
http://pastebin.ca/2014956
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brb
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back
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<alkisg>
Right so it has a chrome card, that's why I was saying about openchrome
12:27* alkisg hates those graphics cards :(
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<m4xx_>
sorry, i thought you were talking about the browser :x
12:28
do you think this is the source of my problem?
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<alkisg>
On the thin client, on a normal gnome-terminal, what do you get with: ps -e | grep compiz
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?
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<m4xx_>
nothing
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<alkisg>
And with: ps -e | grep metacity
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?
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A line?
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<m4xx_>
yes hold i will paste
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<alkisg>
No no need
12:29
Try opening /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/pxelinux.cfg/default
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<alkisg>
In there, put "nomodeset" right next to "quiet splash"
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<m4xx_>
i can do that from the server correct?
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<alkisg>
Reboot the client, and try running: wine notepad
12:30
Yes
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<m4xx_>
fyi, i can already open an app
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it's when it shows a dialog box or something similar. not sure if you ever used rsa's securid app. the actuall program loads but when i got to menu>select token and the dialog shows is when it freeze. i can open ms office 2007 fine and modify the default document.
12:33
logging in now
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<alkisg>
Ah, that's why I asked above about (08:18:39 PM) alkisg: Are you trying to run a specific app, or does it happen with any app?
12:34
I thought that was with *any* wine app
12:34
So that specific application runs on the server but hangs on the thin client?
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<m4xx_>
pretty much
12:35
notepad opened fine
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was able to open the save as dialog just fine
12:35
tried the rsa securid software again and again it froze.
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<alkisg>
And that software runs on the server without hanging?
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<m4xx_>
yes sir
12:36
runs great
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<alkisg>
Try this:
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sudo gedit /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf
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In there, put:
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[Default]
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LDM_DIRECTX=True
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Then reboot the client and try again launching the software
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<evil_root>
morning alkisg
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<alkisg>
Hello
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<m4xx_>
loggin in now
12:40
same
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<alkisg>
Check also ~/.xsession-errors for that user
12:44
Other than those, no idea...
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<m4xx_>
http://pastebin.ca/2014981
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<m4xx_>
alkisg: does any give you any ideas?
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<alkisg>
Nope. If you have another client handy, I'd try with a client that has a different graphics card, to ensure that it's a driver/wine issue.
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<m4xx_>
it's the only thinclient i have, can i use another computer with pxe?
12:56
<alkisg>
Sure, any computer will do
12:56
Even if it doesn't have pxe :)
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<alkisg>
For managing fat clients in the future, I'm thinking the following scenario: the user installs any distro in a vbox normally, without using ltsp-build-client. He adds apps with synaptic, uses sabayon to specify preferences etc etc. Nothing related to ltsp so far.
13:08
Then he installs ltsp-client inside the image. And finally he calls a special version of "ltsp-update-image-vbox" script which uses vdfuse to mount the vbox disk and then squashfs'es it into /opt/ltsp/images/i386.img.
13:08
For that to work, the ltsp-client initramfs + initscripts should be smart enough to just exit if the chroot is booted locally (i.e. from within the vbox image).
13:08
Would anyone mind if some code snippets were added in this direction?
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<m4xx_>
i'm trying to pxe boot using this netbook and it says invalid card number. how else can i test this?
13:09
vnc viewer?
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<alkisg>
Invalid card number? Maybe it's missing a module... No, vnc won't do.
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/AddingModules
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: why not use ltsp-build-client?
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<alkisg>
vagrantc: just because there's no need for it in that scenario
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The OS will be inside the vbox disk
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: ok, then... why use virtualbox?
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<alkisg>
To have GUI access to the chroot
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<vagrantc>
hmmm
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basically so you don't have to understand what you're doing?
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<alkisg>
Teachers know how to use GUIs but not console
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So I'm thinking it'll be an alternative way for them to manage a chroot
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E.g. how can one use sabayon in an ltsp chroot now?
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Or gconf-editor? Or synaptic? Etc etc..
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<vagrantc>
hrm.
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<alkisg>
The same snippets could be used if one decides to have a normal workstation as a "chroot template"
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I.e. not to have a vbox image, but a standalone PC, and use that as the chroot
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I don't think more that 10-20 lines will be needed...
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<m4xx_>
alkisg how else can i test this if not vnc? would it be possible to test using a windows box?
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<alkisg>
m4xx_: with another pc...
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Since it's already running on the server, I don't think vnc/windows will be helpful
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<m4xx_>
all the other pc's i try all fail to pxe boot
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<alkisg>
...but another thin client that only has a graphics driver different would tell you it's indeed a driver problem
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!gpxe
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<ltspbot>
alkisg: "gpxe" :: the successor to etherboot (http://etherboot.org). To download bootable floppy, cd, usb, kernel etc images, visit http://rom-o-matic.net/
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<m4xx_>
i tried a netbook and an emachines
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<alkisg>
Instead of pxe booting you can use gpxe ^^^
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<vagrantc>
or apparently, ipxe... ugh.
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<alkisg>
No rom-o-matic for ipxe yet ;)
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<m4xx_>
i've tried to boot using that disk on 3 different computers, not one of them worked =[
15:02
i've tried to boot via nic pxe on 2 different computers, neither worked.
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<_UsUrPeR_>
m4xx_: what disk?
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<m4xx_>
etherboot
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<_UsUrPeR_>
woof
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by "disk" do you mean 3.5" floppy?
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<m4xx_>
no i'm using the is and burned it to a cd
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actually i did get it to bood from one nic's pxe but the screen was up side down some how
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<evil_root>
for anyone wondering, ltsp-cluster = awesome
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<AndyGraybeal>
bice
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nice
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18:15* cliebow stgraber!!!!!!
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<stgraber>
cliebow !!!
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<petre>
evening all
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<highvoltage>
hey petre
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<petre>
so, I installed Ubuntu 10.4 & LTSP using the alternate install CD
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server has two nics, and while ifconfig shows them both up, I can't get a client to boot.
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I've got tcpdump running on eth1, but I don't see any packets coming in when the client broadcasts a request for an IP address.
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I've verified the cable is good, the switch works. I'm stumped.
21:04
The nic for eth1 is gigabit, and the switch has two gbit ports and 24 100Mb ports.
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At first I was just using a 100Mb switch, as I'm just testing at this point.
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But when the client wouldn't boot, I changed to the switch with the gbit port in case the card was not negotiating its speed down to 100Mb.
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Anyone have any suggestions?
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<sol326>
Does LTSP have dual screen ability??
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