[K12OSN] Scanning from Client
Shawn Powers
spowers at inlandlakes.org
Wed Nov 24 15:11:48 UTC 2004
Jim Kronebusch wrote:
> Okay, I finally have a new test server with 4.2.0 Beta #1
I'm still using 4.0.1 -- so any information may be incorrect, but with
that in mind:
> I want to install my Epson Perfection 1260 scanner onto the usb port of a
> DisklessWorkstation Term 150.
Yeah -- scanning is a bugger. It seems to me, that if the proper
modules were loaded (maybe just USB?) and the program you mention
"kooka" were installed as a local app, it would see the scanner. I have
never set up a local app, so it's entirely theory, but the logic seems
to hold. I know that scanners (and other local device support) are
something the developers are looking at more and more.
> #2
> I want to use my usb keychain on the local port of the Term 150. How do I get
> this to work?
I have a script from Huck that he received from somewhere... It
basically is an rc script that allows usb drives to be accessed like
remote floppies (via MToolsFM) I'll copy/paste the message I saved from
months ago from Huck, which contains the script and some brief
instructions on how to use it.
NOTE: Below is shamelessly copy/pasted directly from Huck's email to me
-- I'm sure he's fine with it going to the list.
---------------attached script and info below--------------------
Gideon from Symbio Technologies (www.symbio-technologies.com) kindly
sent me this solution for the USB jump drive support on clients!
Huck-
Saw your post about flash drives. If you put the attached file in:
/opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.d/ Then specify "RCFILE_02=usbdrived" in your lts.conf
(along with "RCFILE_01=usb"), you should have working flash drives
through the MToolsFM application the next time you reboot the thin client.
Script from attached file is as follows:
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/bash
#
# First, since floppyd runs as nobody, make /tmp world accessible.
#
chmod 777 /tmp
mkdir /tmp/dev
chmod 777 /tmp/dev
#
# Second, probe for the floppy
#
#modprobe scsi_mod
#modprobe sg
modprobe usb-storage
#
# Third, make the floppy world accessible.
#
mknod /tmp/dev/sda b 8 0
mknod /tmp/dev/sda1 b 8 1
chmod 666 /tmp/dev/sd*
#
# Finally, start floppyd.
#
floppyd -d /tmp/dev/sda1
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the only change I had to make was changing 'sda & sda1' to 'sdb and
sdb1' respectively, as my server runs scsi and 'sda1' was already
occupied =)
I've not fiddled with Wiki enough to add/submit this to the USB
technical doc already there, but Gideon gave permission if someone would
like.
This will save thousands of floppies world-wide I'm sure!
Free from the bondage of floppies!!!
--Huck
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Shawn Powers
Technology Director
Inland Lakes Schools
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FAX: 509-356-7024
spowers at inlandlakes.org
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