CyberOrg skrev:
> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Verner Kjærsgaard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi list
>>
>> - I just setup a brand new kiwi-ltsp on openSuSE11.2 (used the LIFE
>> edition).
>> - everything works rather fine - only one issue that I can't seem to
>> figure out..
>>
>> When I run FF from the Gnome menu, it runs on the server (it can be seen
>> in the ps list and so). It plays YouTube with sound just fine.
>>
>> Localapps is activated and all in lts.conf.
>>
>> If I fire it up manually as a localapps by giving
>>
>> 'ltsp-localapps /usr/bin/firefox'
>>
> That is how it is intended to work, if you want local firefox to run
> from the menu you need LOCAL_APPS_MENU variable, see "man lts.conf".
>
>
>> it fires up, but the YouTube videoarea is just white. And..no sound.
>> Plus, the UI of FF is English not danish as it otherwise is.
>>
>> Any hints as to why this is so?
>
> No idea, it should just work, try different thin clients, for
> localapps you need clients with minimum 512MB RAM and decent CPU.
>
>> PS: I did NOT compile my own image, the text on
>> en.opensuse.org/LTSP/Localapps says:
>>
>> 'LTSP5 on openSUSE includes Firefox as local app. It uses all the
>> plugins installed on the server, including flash, java plugins etc. if
>> the server is 32bit arch.'
>>
> Local Firefox works without creating custom image, it will use all the
> plugins installed on the server, including flash.
>
>> I've only got 32 bits :-)
>>
>> The LIFE.iso is mounted in /mnt/11.2 as per instructions.
>>
> There is no instruction that says you need to mount li-f-e iso at /mnt/11.2.
>
> Cheers
>
> -J
>
Hi list and J.,
- thank you for your time, patience and effort!
- in my lts.conf, I've allready got:
LOCAL_APPS_MENU=True
LOCAL_APPS_MENU_ITEMS=firefox,xterm
- so this should be ok?
- I've got things badly messed up. I need to run the LI-F-E edition as
it's the only kiwi/ltsp that will boot my clients. That's the fault of
the clients, I know. But I've got a huge pile of stupid HP/Compaqs that
will only run with that edition. Yes...they are supposed not to differ
in that respect (kiwi/ltsp and life), but they do.
Thus, I've not got any lts.conf entry in the man system.
Right now, I'm considering re-installing kiwi/ltsp and pray that the
stupid clients will boot. If not, back to LIFE.
But I am right in understanding that when FF runs in the client, I
should NOT see it in the ps list of the server...? What I experienced
was outstanding performance with youtube and others sites. Due to the
lines in lts.conf, I was convinced that FF ran locally in the client.
But then I saw it in the proceslist of the server...I then started it
from the command line - and as mentioned got US UI and no flash. Sigh...
Again, I hate all these problems - I'm ever so thankful for your
patience and help! It's been a little pain going from LTSP4.2 (of which
I installed quite a few) to this new kiwi thing. The advantages are
huge, however. The hazzle-free local device support is a godsend. The
localapps is extending the life of any thin client system many years
into the future. It is essential that students can watch 'rich-contents'
on their clients!
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Med venlig hilsen/Best regards
Verner Kjærsgaard
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