Check the networking in the VM. For example, change to: SCREEN_07=shell and make sure that the client can ping the hostname you are trying. If not, check pinging the IP. A network issue would explain both the failed login and the rdesktop screen failing to appear.
-Gadi On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 15:47 -0600, David Burgess wrote: > Experts, > > I am testing ltsp's RDP capabilities with hopes to substitute PXE > booting on HP thin clients that currently boot from slow local flash. > I have done standard ltsp deployments in the past that just worked > without too much fuss, so I'm at something of a loss that things > aren't working out this time around. I would appreciate some hints. > > Fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64 from alternate CD onto ESXi server. > did: apt-get dist-upgrade > did: ltsp-build-image --arch=i386 > did: apt-get install open-vm-toolkit (supposed to install open-source > vmware-tools with GUI, but haven't seen the utility yet) > > Without creating /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf a client is able > to pxeboot to ldm login screen, however when I attempt to log in with > a valid account, the prompt says "verifying user name and password" > for 20 seconds or so and then the ldm screen reloads. Not good, but > then I'm not planning to use a linux login on this system anyway. > > So I create lts.conf thus: > [default] > SCREEN_07=rdesktop > RDP_SERVER=fvtc001 > > and reboot the tc. The Ubuntu splash screen comes up and the progress > bar completes. the screen flashes to black, and when the login screen > should appear I see nothing but shades of black, as if the screen is > changing modes. After 30 minutes or so the screen is still black but > has not gone into power-saver mode. > > I added the following line into lts.conf, which is copied directly > from a flash-booted thin client that is connected: > RDP_OPTIONS="-dGPRC -f -a24 -rsound:local -ken-us -z -rdisk:usbdev > /media/usb0 fvtc001" > > but no difference. > > I logged into the server console and used alt-F2 to run "rdesktop > fvtc001" and I get my Vista login screen, so it appears the network is > in order and the rdesktop package is compatible. > > I enabled remote syslogging on the server, but I don't see anything > looking like an error coming from the tc. Oddly though, messages that > appear to be boot messages continue to enter into the syslog for > several minutes after the black screen appears. > > I enable ssh in the image and rebooted. Here is the output of netstat -natp: > # netstat -natp > Active Internet connections (servers and established) > Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address > State PID/Program name > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:16001 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN 3141/pulseaudio > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:4713 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN 3141/pulseaudio > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN 2941/sshd > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:6007 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN 9976/X > tcp 0 0 172.21.33.115:35707 172.21.33.100:2001 > ESTABLISHED 2694/nbd-client > tcp 0 0 172.21.33.115:22 172.21.33.101:1410 > ESTABLISHED 6742/0 > tcp6 0 0 :::16001 :::* > LISTEN 3141/pulseaudio > tcp6 0 0 :::4713 :::* > LISTEN 3141/pulseaudio > tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* > LISTEN 2941/sshd > tcp6 0 0 :::6007 :::* > LISTEN 9976/X > # > > and > # dmesg | tail > [ 19.205206] nbd0: NBD_DISCONNECT > [ 19.207579] nbd0: Receive control failed (result -32) > [ 19.207752] nbd0: queue cleared > [ 19.234800] nbd0: Attempted send on closed socket > [ 19.234835] end_request: I/O error, dev nbd0, sector 370372 > [ 19.234903] SQUASHFS error: sb_bread failed reading block 0x2d362 > [ 19.234922] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read cache block [b4d896e:152e] > [ 19.234954] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read inode [b4d896e:152e] > [ 30.514845] pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNK3] -> GSI 3 > (level, low) -> IRQ 3 > [ 30.616337] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 > [ 30.692796] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.29.0 20080528 on minor 0 > [ 36.043224] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 40.514294] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 44.824680] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 49.086365] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 53.327864] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 57.551481] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 61.747132] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 65.938570] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 70.123066] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 74.300712] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 78.476490] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 82.646046] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 86.824187] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 90.997380] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 95.173634] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 99.370490] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 103.670626] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > [ 107.870529] mtrr: no MTRR for e0000000,1000000 found > > > Any ideas? > > db > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. 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