[frgeek-michiana] Re: LTSP terminal or lab workstation?
- From: Tony Germano <tony_germano@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:16 -0500
This EasyPC is basically a PDA with a large screen. Debian and Ubuntu both have
arm ports (as well as NetBSD.) I think Ubuntu's is actually a little more
advanced because Canonical is actively going after the mobile/netbook markets.
I would think the biggest concern with getting Linux running on this thing is
driver support. Also, is it just me or does this company seem like it's trying
to knock off the BenQ name?
Provided it is possible to netboot the device, you should be able to nfs mount
root on a i386 server. If you had a mix of arm and i386 clients, you would have
to maintain the kernels and distros separately on the server, but I think it
should be possible.
The cost of these is quite a bit higher than $80, but if you're looking for a
killer low power nettop running an atom, you can't beat the acer revo right now
for price. I want two of these. The nvidia ion platform can do
hardware-accellerated blueray-quality video playback in linux using ~22W
(Unfortunately the proprietary nvidia graphics driver is required.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228
Tony
> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:04 -0500
> From: csxt@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LTSP terminal or lab workstation?
>
> Well, there are two ways to go with this... Your suggesting putting a
> full install on each netbook thus meaning we do not need an LTSP server.
> We just use any ol regular server.
>
> If were talking net booting them via pxe, then that's a BIOS issue on
> the netbook and we then need to use an LTSP Server.
>
> That in itself raises a question... Can we boot an ARM kernel into a
> netbook but run from an LTSP server? It seems to me since under LTSP,
> the client is mounted at the file system level and basically a remote
> terminal so it should work.
>
> ** BUT **
>
> If you want local applications, sounds, or the ability to save locally
> (usb disk) you are then looking at a unified platform (another wards
> it's all got to be the same under the hood cpu wise).
>
> Richard
>
>
> Tom Brown wrote:
> > Oops, didn't see the ARM search link on the Debian LTSP packages page.
> >
> > Vector doesn't support ARM. If Menq, the manufacturer, up scales to the Atom
> > processor, we're good to go. If it doesn't, we may need to wait for an
> > affordable ($100 -$150) netbook which uses the Atom processor.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Zimmerman
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 14:25
> > To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LTSP terminal or lab workstation?
> >
> > Tom Brown wrote:
> >
> >> I'm hoping the E790 model sells well and the manufacturer tries a 10"
> >> screen, 90+% keyboard and Atom processor, at a low price point. Unless
> >> Debian supports both the ARM processor and LTSP (no evidence of that
> >> yet), or the manufacturer uses the Atom, we'll be out of luck.
> >>
> >> http://www.debian.org/ports/arm/
> >>
> >
> > Quick glance... Debian does support ARM. We need to know that
> > version of ARM the E790 uses...
> >
> >
> >
> >> http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=ltsp
> >> Tom
> >>
> >>
> >
> > You do not use Debian packages (Do they have Debian packages for
> > LTSP?). You use the generic LTSP packages. I have the old version 4.2 of
> > LTSP which works just fine. No reason for a newer one. I'll need to read
> > up to see if it's worth a version change.
> >
> > Although, you would want LTSP running on Vector Linux anyhow since
> > that is what we give out w/ the Freeboxes... It's already been done w/
> > the Warehouse server.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Mike Cook wrote:
> >>
> >>> That particular unit uses a 533MHz, ARM9 based, Samsung S3C2450, RISC
> >>> processor. I'm not sure how well it would be supported in LTSP,
> >>> definitely not a standard kernel. It comes with WindowsCE and they
> >>> say it will run Android. Sounds like it could be cool though if you
> >>> ditch the WinCE which isn't fully ARM compatible. As far as I can
> >>> tell there are no US suppliers for any MenQ products and it looks
> >>> like MenQ is selling to oem's, not consumers, so the $80 price might
> >>> be an oem price rather than a consumer price. The 7" screen might be
> >>> a problem for us blind-as-a-bat types too. There are a number of
> >>> inexpensive ARM based netbooks either planned or in pre-production
> >>> now and they promise adequate performance , long battery life, and
> >>> excellent Linux compatibility. Not a gaming or compiling environment
> >>> but good for general purpose web surfing and word processing.
> >>> Hopefully some of these systems might someday become available in the
> >>> US.
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>> Tom Brown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> EasyPC E790, $80 (yes, eighty USD)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> > http://www.techgadgets.in/misc-gadgets/2009/16/menq-presents-easypc-e790-min
> >
> >
> >>>> i-pc/
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom
> >>>>
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