Re: [Thinstation-general] USB Sticks (and Thinlinc)
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Re: [Thinstation-general] USB Sticks (and Thinlinc)
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From: Dave B. <bo...@cn...> - 2016-11-29 20:44:41
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This might normally work, except the thinstation gui itself isn't exopsing any usb GUI to the user. On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 02:33:11PM -0500, Brian Koch wrote: > First thoughts (as I'm stuck on my own TS issue today): > 1. Stand behind user > 2. Smack user in back of head > 3. Ask user:  "What's the ticket number for your issue?" > 4. Repeat steps 1-3 as necessary before Step 5 > 5. Choose the option to "Safely remove the Hardware and eject the > media" from the Windows taskbar,  OR Right-click on usb device in > Windows Explorer window and choose to Eject it > > Please note that Step 2 can be replaced for hardware issues when parts > won't separate:  "Lift laptop screen over user's head and smack them > with screen body to separate lcd screen from monitor body." > I have to right-click and eject for proper removal in my vmware vdi > every time (non-TS environment that didn't care if usb's were plugged > in or not). You may only want to tell the user the last step until > you resolve any delayed syncing. You may want to do some research on > usb syncing in linux if the above steps aren't satisfactory. > > Brian Koch > IT Dept > City of Taylor, MI > (734) 374-1514 or Ext. 7550 (internal use) > Please have a ticket put in if you need an issue resolved. > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Dave Botsch > <[1]bo...@cn...> wrote: > > What about making sure that the usb stick's writes are synced before > someone pulls it out? > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 05:47:44PM +0000, Don Cupp wrote: > >  add the automount package to thinstation to have thinstation > automount > >  drives. > >  On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 9:39 AM, Brian Koch > > >  <[2]bk...@ci...> wrote: > >  Dave, I'm using Vmware, but I believe the lines for your usb > issue are > >  as follows (change # and Application to what you need). In my > current > >  build, I'm testing the build by booting from usb to save time. > >  However, you may need to review thinlinc's manuals. There could > be a > >  config file that has to be created/filled out to communicate > properly > >  with the usb's. I had to do that so that Vmware would > communicate > >  properly with a webcam. > >  USB_ENABLED=On > >  BIND_MOUNT0="storage:/mnt/ storage" > >  STORAGE_CONFIG1=/mnt/storage > >  #USB_STORAGE_SYNC=on > >  USB_MOUNT_DIR="/mnt/usbdevice" > >  USB_MOUNT_USELABEL=YES > >  MOUNT_0="LABEL=boot   /boot      auto  > x-mount.mkdir,defaults > >   0    0" > >  MOUNT_1="LABEL=home   /root      auto  > x-mount.mkdir,defaults > >   0    0" > >  MOUNT_2="LABEL=swap   swap      swap  > defaults    0 > >  0" > >  SESSION_#_Application_AUTODETECT=TRUE > >  SESSION_#_Application_ connectUSBOnStartup=true > >  SESSION_#_Application_ connectUSBOnInsert=true > >  Brian Koch > >  IT Dept > >  City of Taylor, MI > >  (734) 374-1514 or Ext. 7550 (internal use) > >  Please have a ticket put in if you need an issue resolved. > >  On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Dave Botsch > > >  <[1][3]bo...@cn...> wrote: > > > >   Hi. > >   I'm trying to get USB working with my Session 0 being > ThinLinc. > >   It's unclear exactly how things are supposed to work. > >   All the end user will have access to is the main ThinLinc gui > >   application and then their login'ed thinlinc session (on > linux). > >   So... > >   User inserts usb stick into the thin client (an Asus EEEBox > in this > >   case). Dmesg on the thin client shows that the thinstation OS > >   recognizes > >   the USB stick and partition table/etc. > >   Is the thin client now supposed to automount the USB stick? > Or not? > >   Is the thin client supposed to mount the USB stick when the > user, in > >   the > >   thinlinc remote session (LInux), run tl-mount-localdrives ? > >   The documentation on thinlinc's side implies that the > thinstation is > >   supposed to mount the stick and export the mount via NFS... > but > >   again, > >   thinstation never actually mounts anything. > >   And then the question would be, how does the user on the > thinstation > >   side safely *un* mount the stick? In the remote session, the > user > >   would > >   run tl-umount-localdrives, but the stick (if it was mounted) > >   wouldn't be > >   unumounted by ThinStation. Or is something automagic supposed > to > >   happen? > >   Thanks. > >   ps the Default thinstation.build.conf mentions > /mnt/usbdevice, but > >   this > >   directory doesn't exist on the thinstation, so something > isn't > >   adding up > >   here. > >   -- > >   ****************************** ** > >   David William Botsch > >   Programmer/Analyst > >   @CNFComputing > > >   [2][4]bo...@cn... > >   ****************************** ** > >   ------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > >   ------------------ > >   ______________________________ _________________ > >   Thinstation-general mailing list > >   [3]Thinstation-general@lists. 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