> Denis....can you elaborate on your hardware? Many of us install Feisty > and Gutsy in large schools with virtually no issues at all. I'm running > Feisty on both thin-clients and workstations with no issues. In fact, as > I type this, I have 22 students in my lab working on a typing lesson in > KTouch on thin-clients. Sound is never an issue for us...works fine. My > clients boot in about 60 seconds.... > > In any case...what are you using for a server?
Hi, I believe this doesn't matter, the hardware is powerful enough. But if you insist... Server - 2 dual core Xeon w/ HT, 2 GB RAM, 2 250GB HDDs in RAID1. > How many connected clients? 3 used in test lab. > What are you using for thin-clients? Celeron 2.2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 100 Mbps NIC w/ PXE ROM. > Are you using a gigabit switch? The client connected to the server via 2 switches, from server to client - D-Link DES-1026G (gigabit) and D-Link DES-1016D (100 MB, to be replaced). Denis. > Give us a little more info as to what you're using > for hardware > and hopefully we can help you get it sorted out. > > "Denis Melnikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Hi, > > > >I'm a volunteer to install LTSP at my children's school. > >I'm not a newbie and supposed my skill sufficient to > >deploy Linux in a small school net. > > > >First, I'd installed Feisty, it happened this spring. > >Two things were striking upon installation, very slow > >thin client booting (3-5 min.), and transparent mounting > >of local devices (CDs, floppies, USB keys) - great! > >Unfortunately the server wasn't put into operation. > > > >I've been back to the server at the moment of Gutsy release. > >So I decided to upgrade Feisty to Gutsy, first, to speed > >up client booting, and second, to test upgrade > >possibility. Upgrade was successful and booting now > >takes 1 min - great! But this is the end of our success > >story. > > > >1) Local devices stopped mounting. > >Rarely a floppy icon appears at some user's desktop. > >Rarely an USBkey or CD mounts. But this happens without > >any relationship with username or computer. The fact is > >that only one user have an access to local devices at > >a time. Of course, all users are allowed to mount local > >devices. > > > >2) We need Russian (localization, fonts, layout). > >After installing appropriate packages user need to > >change desired language before EACH logon. > >How to make the language default? For one user and > >for all users? > >Can I leave desktop English, and change locale only? > >When I change language Gnome asks me to rename folders > >in my home - Media, Music, etc. - into Russian. > >If I forget to select language I'm asked to rename > >them back. 'Don't ask me again' checkbox has no role. > >How to make keyboard layout switch default for all? > > > >3) How to make proxy settings in Firefox default for all? > > > >4) Sound works from time to time. In Flash clips it > >doesn't work at all. In control panel sound works. > >And sound icon in righthand upper corner always > >looks as 'mute'. > > > >5) One user's desktop background have disappeared after > >ordinary logon. In this user's session gnome-panel started > >to fail loading modules. When he tried to add Switch-user > >module to the panel, he got the same failure message. > >By the way, how to setup default (again 'default') > >collection of panel modules, i.e. switch-user, > >keyboard-layout, etc.? > > > >6) Server downloads and installs updates and display > >an icon asking to reboot after that. But reboot menu > >at client reboots the client only. To reboot the server > >I have to 'shutdown -r now' at command prompt. Clients > >should get a message that allow them to finish their > >work. But alas, they are forcibly logged off. > > > >7) When one right-click inside entry field at login > >screen, the screen blanks and login reappears in several > >seconds (X restarts?). > > > >After all the troubles I couldn't prove Linux to be the > >good choice if needed. Whether IT teacher wasn't > >interested in it. > >Unfortunately, I have to establish Edubuntu Gutsy > >is far far away from system ready for non-IT admins. > > > >Denis > > > >P.S. Now I'll try to install clean Gutsy. If troubles > >stay I'll downgrade to Feisty. > > > > David N. Trask > Technology Teacher/Director > Vassalboro Community School > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (207)923-3100 -- edubuntu-users mailing list edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
