Re: [K12OSN] k12ltsp 5beta2 details

[Angus Carr <acarr saskforestcentre ca>]

I just did a yum upgrade, and it's still Broke.

XSERVER=auto  ==> agpgart error, screen flashes, then returns to text 
mode, reporting X has failed.
XSERVER=vesa ==> grey garbage screen, although clearly derived from the  
default background.

Eric Harrison wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Jim McQuillan wrote:
>
> > Roy,
> >
> > My understanding of the i810 issue is that it's related to udev rules 
> > that didn't properly create the device node that the i810 driver 
> > requires.  Scott has fixed the rules, and we've got an updated LTSP 
> > package for that.  I think this was fixed last friday, and I don't 
> > know if Eric has updated his copy of the LTSP sources, so he may not 
> > have that fix yet.
>
> I updated my packages this afternoon, but have not had the chance to test
> them against my i810-based terminal. The attached udev rules match the
> new K12LTSP packages, so hopefully that is the fix.
>
> The new packages have been added to the K12LTSP repository.
>
> -Eric
>
> > I've attached the 2 new udev rules files.
> >
> > Drop them into /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/udev/rules.d, and try booting your 
> > client.
> >
> > Let us know if that takes care of the problem.
> >
> > Jim McQuillan
> > jam Ltsp org
> >
> >
> >
> > Roy wrote:
> > > I haven't been able to use my i810 since K12-FC5 so I the vesa thing 
> > > and the
> > > gui comes up but I have a frequency issue. I'm guessing I will have 
> > > to set
> > > that manually too. Do you know what could have happened? My i810 always
> > > worked before.
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: k12osn-bounces redhat com [mailto:k12osn-bounces redhat com] 
> > > On Behalf
> > > Of Eric Harrison
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:56 PM
> > > To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> > > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] k12ltsp 5beta2 details
> > >
> > > Angus Carr wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi, all, and particularly Eric.
> > > >
> > > > I had a few minor issues setting up 5beta2, and I thought I should
> > > share...
> > >
> > > > 1) The default internal LAN address was 192.168.0.254, which isn't a
> > > > problem, unless you already sit on such a LAN. Our main LAN is
> > > > 192.168.0.*, and my LTSP LAN is 192.168.200.*. This really isn't a
> > > > problem, but not all the files were correctly written. 
> > > > k12ltsp-DHCP.conf
> > > > (or whatever it was called) required a search and replace.
> > >
> > > Thanks, I have checking that on my todo list (which I'm working on 
> > > right
> > > now ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > > > 2) The firewall was up by default on the internal address, and that
> > > > didn't allow tftp. I dropped it, but that was slightly wrong. One 
> > > > day, I
> > > > might even bring it back up, but this is internal, on a quiet LAN 
> > > > behind
> > > > another firewall. I'm not too worried... (for now).
> > >
> > > Possible related to #1. I have not seen a problem with the default
> > > 192.168.0.254.
> > >
> > >
> > > > 3) Other than that, there were no issues. I just feel that a numbered
> > > > list should have more than two bullets.
> > >
> > > Good to hear.
> > >
> > >
> > > > 4) Oh, right, my i810/agpgart problem. Hmmm.... don't know what to do
> > > > about that, but there is usually some response on the list...
> > >
> > > I scrounged up a box with an i810, I saw the same problem. Untested, 
> > > but
> > > the vesa driver will probably be a quick work-around:
> > >
> > >     XSERVER = vesa
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks, again, for the work of putting this together. I appreciate 
> > > > it as
> > > > much as anyone else on the list.
> > > >
> > > > Angus Carr.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Eric
>
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