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? How many connected clients? What are you using for thin-clients? Are you using a gigabit switch? 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 [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
