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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.0&return_msg=41162.39"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.21">21–30</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.31">31–40</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.41">41–50</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.61">61–68</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41162.39">I need a 'nix hero!</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41162_39_68_10"> <a name="a41162_39"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_39"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 16:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 16:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">39 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39">41162.39</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.37">41162.37</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ha, these costs ~$350 I could have done this and more with a Raspberry Pi<br /><br /> This is a rollout of new equipment for our new inventory system. All these things need to do is launch a Citirix Receiver. They can do it with a wire, but I'm not running wire to 50 machines spread over God's creation!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.39&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.39"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_40"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_40"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 16:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 16:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">40 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.40">41162.40</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.38">41162.38</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I did indeed.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.40&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.40"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_41"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_41"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 16:29</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 16:30"></span></span> <span class="message_count">41 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.41">41162.41</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_40" target="_self">41162.40</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I ran it for a while on an old K6-II pc. It's an interesting little distro that (if nothing else) shows how bloated things have become.<br /><br /> Here's what someone had to do to get it running on a tc with only 512MB flash (I dunno about wifi though):<br /> <a href="http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/installing-slitaz-on-thin-client-t5545">http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/installing-slitaz-on-thin-client-t5545</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.41&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.41"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_42"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_42"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 17:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 17:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">42 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.42">41162.42</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_39" target="_self">41162.39</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Probably would have run those cables by now! </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.42&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.42"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_43"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_43"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 17:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 17:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">43 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.43">41162.43</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_42" target="_self">41162.42</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_crying" title=":-(("><span class="e__">:-((</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.43&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.43"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_44"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_44"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 17:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 17:56"></span></span> CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 17:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">44 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.44">41162.44</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_43" target="_self">41162.43</a></div> <div class="message_body"> True though!<br /> <br /> Ken: will wifi be reliable on 50 units? With cheap small adapters? <div class="edit_text">EDITED: 12 Aug 2014 17:47 by ANT_THOMAS</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.44&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.44"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_45"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_45"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 17:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 18:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">45 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.45">41162.45</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_44" target="_self">41162.44</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I dunno. But I cracked one open and they appear to accept a wifi card like a laptop. I have a handful of those at home so I'm going to test tonight. I am getting them all in a row and powered on so I can image them once I get this sorted out. <br /> <br /> And fuck that on running cable!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.45&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.45"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_46"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_46"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 18:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 18:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">46 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.46">41162.46</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_45" target="_self">41162.45</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Possible to put an msata ssd in there? Bugger space for the distro. <br /> <br /> Probably costing too much at that point though. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.46&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.46"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_47"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_47"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 18:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 18:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">47 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.47">41162.47</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.1">41162.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Basically you need the driver and the firmware. Then you can either compile a new kernel with the driver included (but you'd have to recompile your own kernel every time it's updated) or compile a kernel module for the driver (still probably need redoing for each new kernel but less hassle).<br /><br /> I'd go with a more up-to-date distro than Ubuntu for this. Ubuntu's kernels are very old. Something like Fedora might give you a better chance of the problem being solvable via a third party repo.<br /><br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.47&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.47"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41162_48"></a><div class="message" id="message_41162_48"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Aug 2014 18:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Aug 2014 23:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">48 of 68</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.48">41162.48</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41162.39#a41162_47" target="_self">41162.47</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ubuntus kernels are numbered 'old', but most cutting edge stuff is/will soon be backported. In my experience, you stand a far better chance of getting obscure -ish stuff in Ubuntu (often through debian repos) than you do in Fedora. And I prefer and use Fedora as my main distro.<br /><br /> Also I do not advise using latest Fedora release in production anyway (and neither do the Fedora folks!). Better use RHEL/clone or Ubuntu.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41162.48&return_msg=41162.39" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41162.48"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41162.49" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>