I could manage to install the ltsp_rmedia package with LTSP3, but not with LTSP4. Each client then has access to his floppy/CDrom drive through a GUI ftp client.
Romain. > Hi, > > I have set up LTSP 4.0 on a Red Hat 9 PC. With my clients connecting > successfully. With a little head banging have managed to get the X server also > working it took some time to figure out where to put the XF86Config file at > first. Also sound is working on the clients. And even managed to get scroll > mouse working in the PC's. > > Now to my question :- > > How do I access local cdrom and floppy disks while in GNOME(GUI) connected to > the clients ? > > I tried searching the ltsp mailing list archives. Found this message > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ltsp-discuss&m=107393694431280&w=2 > > Practically started jumping and salivating on seeing a pretty recent 12 Jan > 2004 step by step how to on configuring local cd/floppy access. > > But then again got stuck on the following issues :- > > 1. First off I think this is a how-to for accessing cdrom and floppy while in > "shell" and not "startx". I can already access floppy and cdrom in shell mode. > Had already figured out that I need to make the devices and mount manually > after specifying fs type. > > Somebody please correct me here if I am wrong. > > 2. Saw quite a few references for people telling to use nbd. But that is not > what I am looking for. I do not want to access the server cdrom I want to > access the cdrom's attached to the local client pc's. > > Am I correct on this ? > > 3. Finally where I can I find the detailed manual like the LTSP ver 3 one for > LTSP ver 4.0 ? Or is it still work in progress ? Need to find out the > procedure for configuring xfs and syslogd still pending. > > Thanks, > > - meto - > System Analyst > > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
