>>> I there a way I can complete my installation with the failed two parts? >> >> Most probably: yes; run 'debian-edu-ltsp --arch i386' on the main >> server. It will take a long time. >> >> Run 'cfengine-debian-edu -D installation' after the LTSP image has been >> built. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Wolfgang >> > > Hi folks, > > I tried the steps Wolfgang suggested above. It was quite a pain and took > long due to my rather bad internet connection. > > I seams that most of the packages are available on > debian-edu-9+edu0-USB.iso. Therefore it helped me a lot to copy them into > /var/cache/apt/archives/ prior to the building process to reduce the > number of downloads. > > The building process was successful, which is good news. I then tested > LTSP with a client pc. > > To boot using option LTSP diskless workstation seems to work perfectly. > > Booting with option LTSP thin client fails. The booting process starts > as expected returning a number of messages. The following message is > thrown but may not be serious, since it also appears with option LTSP > diskless workstation not causing any problems apparently. > > [FAILED] Failed to start Simple Desktop Display Manager. > See systemctl status sddm.service for details. > > After this, the screen turns black. I can then switch to console but Im > unable to go further since login and password is required. I tested root > and first user login without success. > > Any ideas? > > Kind regards, > Roman
I found out more about this issue. It may not be relevant though. I noticed that it's not really a true black screen but rather a black x window. When I move the mouse, I can sometimes see a mouse pointer appear for a short time in the upper left corner of the display. That's all I can add for now. Kind regards, Roman
