Re: [Server-devel] overhauling our FAQ for Internet-in-a-Box/XSCE 6.2 !

[James Cameron]

Adam wrote:
> And older x86 machines like XO-1 and XO-1.5 may run i386 !? (316MB ISO)
> https://www.debian.org/distrib/

No.

XO-1 and XO-1.5 are not a PC.  XO-1 and XO-1.5 require an Open
Firmware bootloader configuration and custom kernel.  The ISO 9660
based Debian network installer image you reference does not have these
features.

Shortest path mapped already is debootstrap on another system to
create a custom filesystem on an SD card or USB drive that can then be
inserted into the XO.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Debian_Jessie_on_XO

Please also ensure hardware redundancy; the XO-1 and XO-1.5 units are
beyond end of expected life and will be failing rapidly, statistically
speaking.  Can your server software work with multiple server
instances?  If not, stick to one known good server.

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.netrek.org/
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Re: [Server-devel] overhauling our FAQ for Internet-in-a-Box/XSCE 6.2 !

[Adam Holt]

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Adam Holt  wrote:

> In anticipation of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) that George &
> Tim are releasing as we speak, after busting their asses for months with
> amazing improvements(*) I've rewritten these items within
> http://schoolserver.org/FAQ :
>
>- 4 Can teachers display their own content?
>
> 
>- 13 How do I customize my school server's start page?
>
> 
>- 16 How do I know what version of XSCE I'm running?
>
> 
>
> Tim & All, can you please help me improve #13 especially!
>
> (*) the many fixes & improvements of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 still need to be
> written up, it's true!  For some early hints, see:
>
> https://github.com/xsce/xsce/commits/release-6.2
>
> *And oh yeah, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC1 and increasingly RC2 images are available
> here :-)*
>
>http://www.xsce.org/downloads/xsce-release-6.2/rpi/
>
> Of course click on README.html and I recommend these two images especially:
>
>-170202_pixel_jan11_.img.zip   (4.3GB Feb 2, if you want X Windows
>& Pixel desktop apps, by George Hunt)
>-raspbian-lite-content-ready-2017-2-4.img.zip   (3.1GB Feb 4, if
>you don't want X Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by Tim Moody)
>
> Do feel free to try both if you have time, and enough MicroSD cards?  As
> they've been created by two different people, with different implementation
> styles.  Or if you're hardcore, don't hesitate to “install from scratch”
> onto Debian 8.7.1
>

Clarif: of the 10 CPU architectures Debian 8.7.1 offers, we strongly
recommend amd64
.
(248MB ISO)
Though one could say Raspbian (the dominant OS for Raspberry Pi) is based
on something like armhf
.
(261 MB ISO)
And older x86 machines like XO-1 and XO-1.5 may run i386

!? (316MB ISO)

   https://www.debian.org/distrib/

Coincidence: quite a number of us expect to be in Montreal Aug 9-13 for
Wikimania 2017, and by some alignment of the stars the weeklong DebConf17
is being held in Montreal the very same week, starting 3 days earlier (Aug
6-12).  Those who want to arrive a bit earlier please keep in touch!

   https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17
   https://debconf17.debconf.org


following these instructions:
>
>https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation#do-every
> thing-from-scratch
>
>
>
>
> *Regardless, let us know how it goes!!  Do join us Thur 10:30AM NYC Time
> if you can (http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes
> ) to talk this over live!-- *
> *Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org
>  !*
>
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[Server-devel] overhauling our FAQ for Internet-in-a-Box/XSCE 6.2 !

[Adam Holt]

In anticipation of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) that George &
Tim are releasing as we speak, after busting their asses for months with
amazing improvements(*) I've rewritten these items within
http://schoolserver.org/FAQ :

   - 4 Can teachers display their own content?
   

   - 13 How do I customize my school server's start page?
   

   - 16 How do I know what version of XSCE I'm running?
   


Tim & All, can you please help me improve #13 especially!

(*) the many fixes & improvements of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 still need to be written
up, it's true!  For some early hints, see:

https://github.com/xsce/xsce/commits/release-6.2

*And oh yeah, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC1 and increasingly RC2 images are available
here :-)*

   http://www.xsce.org/downloads/xsce-release-6.2/rpi/

Of course click on README.html and I recommend these two images especially:

   -170202_pixel_jan11_.img.zip   (4.3GB Feb 2, if you want X Windows &
   Pixel desktop apps, by George Hunt)
   -raspbian-lite-content-ready-2017-2-4.img.zip   (3.1GB Feb 4, if you
   don't want X Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by Tim Moody)

Do feel free to try both if you have time, and enough MicroSD cards?  As
they've been created by two different people, with different implementation
styles.  Or if you're hardcore, don't hesitate to “install from scratch”
onto Debian 8.7.1 following these instructions:

   https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation#do-
everything-from-scratch


*Regardless, let us know how it goes!!  Do join us Thur 10:30AM NYC Time if
you can (http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes )
to talk this over live!*
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