Hi Gavin, the following link, also posted in my previous reply, contains exactly what i did and the exact erros i received.
http://www.nabble.com/LTSP---Server-AMD64,-Thin-Clients-i386-td15533884.html from the above link. the errors were as follows: begin ---> Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom ... Done. [ 80.598019] request_module runaway loop modprobe bmfmt-46k [ 80.598122] request_module runaway loop modprobe bmfmt-46k [ 80.598606] request_module runaway loop modprobe bmfmt-46k [ 80.599175] request_module runaway loop modprobe bmfmt-46k _ <- this is a blinking cursor, this arrow and text no shown on actual screen. <--- end again, from the link i posted, i did the following to set up the server to work with the clients: begin --> mount cdrom sudo ltsp-build-client --arch i386 --mirror file:///cdrom then sudo ltsp-update-kernels and sudo ltsp-update-sshkeys <-- end also, are you saying i can install the i386 version of edubuntu on the amd dual core server? if so, i didn't know that. please confirm. perhaps that method is worth a try. thanks for the response. oe1 ----- Original Message ---- From: Gavin McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 4:21:05 AM Subject: Re: 2nd Attempt at Setting Up Lab Hi, On Sat, 05 Apr 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i bought a server to convert a bunch of pii 200mhz machines into edubuntu > terminals at my kid's school. however, i didn't quite understand the > complexity of using intel based terminals and an amd64 dual core server. > long story short - they wouldn't connect. this is likely due to my lack > of wizardry, You don't explaing what the problem is, so we can only presume it's an issue with the architecture mix. If you want to give us some errors from the thin client, we can give you better advice. > however, i'm not trying to be a dual architecture, work > through incompatibilities wizard, i'm trying to set up a lab that kids > will find useful. There are two options for getting the dual arch working: 1. Reinstall the server with the i386 version. This is easy and involves no wizardry. 2. Get your thin clients working as i386 with the server running amd64. First, on the command line run: sudo ltsp-build-client --arch i386 Then edit /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf and replace "amd64" with "i386". Then restart dhcp sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart Reboot thin client. I don't think there are any more steps in [2], but this is untested so let us know if that doesn't work (and what errors you see) and we'll figure it out. Of [1] and [2] there are advantages in both. Depending on how many thin clients you plan to have, [1] may well be the simpler approach and may suit you better. With [2] the server will run the 64-bit version of firefox and it will be difficult to get FLASH (which is 32-bit) working. If you go with [1], this should just work. > so, it is on to plan b. i want to swap out the main board on the server > and go with an intel cpu. are there any "gotchas" i can avoid by picking > the right motherboard and cpu? do intel 64 bit cpus pose a problem? Abort plan b! You _definitely_ don't need to change the cpu or motherboard. amd64 machines can run the i386 version of edubuntu just fine. Let us know how you get on, Gavin -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
