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From: Mike E. <km...@ke...> - 2005-06-20 18:43:37
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Hi all. Well, as Thinstation 2.1 stable is approaching (still :-) I have made a not so small package with general Linux tools that I liked or needed myself. I think the README explains everything fairly well: *** Powertools for Thinstation is a random collection of programs and utilities I personally needed or wanted when playing with Thinstation. It is not useful for a general purpose thin client. It consists of: sftp and scp : from Thinstation 2.1 sources. (openssh-2.5.2p1) wget : from wget-1.9.1.tar.gz less : from less-381.tar.gz find : from findutils-4.1.7.tar.gz (TS 2.1 source) strings : from binutils-2.1 (TS 2.1 source) mv and ldd : copied from Thinstation 2.1's debug package mtools : from mtools-3.9.9.tar.gz (only the mtools binary and sym links to it) tcpdump : from tcpdump-2005.06.11 cfdisk, sfdisk, mkswap, fdformat, mkfs : from util-linux-2.12p.tar.gz dosfsck, mkdosfs : from dosfstools-2.11.tar.gz e2fsck, mke2fs : from e2fsprogs-1.37.tar.gz syslinux, mbr.bin : from syslinux-2.09 (TS 2.1 source) lspci : from pciutils-2.1.11.tar.gz Sftp, scp and tcpdump/libpcap are released under a BSD license. See BSD.license. Everything else is released under GPL. See COPYING. This powertools package can be used to install Thinstation on a hard disk, flash ram disk and similar: These steps may be a help doing so: * cfdisk /dev/disc/disc0/disc. Set: new, primary, bootable, type 06 (that's FAT16), write, quit * mkdosfs -I /dev/disc/disc0/part1 * cat /bin/mbr.bin > /dev/disc/disc0/disc * cd (to go to root's home) * echo mtools_skip_check=1 > .mtoolsrc (note the ".") syslinux /dev/disc/disc0/part1 Next copy vmlinuz, initrd and syslinux.cfg from a CD, usb stick, webserver, whatever to /mnt/disc/disc0/part1 Hope it will be useful to somebody. Many thanks to Trevor Batley for testing and suggestions. June 2005 Mike Eriksen (km_eriksen AT sourceforge.net) *** Have fun. Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ke...> - 2005-06-01 19:48:50
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Mike Eriksen has contributed the GNU wget ver. 1.9.1 program in a very small Thinstation 2.1 package (very likely to work with 2.0 too, but not tested). Wget is a powerful general utility for downloading file using HTTP, HTTPS or FTP protocols. The file README.wget contains a small application note on how to use wget to have Thinstations clients that boots from local media updated from a server. This is far more primitive than the build-in HDUPDATE solution in Thinstation 2.1 but also far easier to understand. Get the package here: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/thinstation/wget-1.9.1_TS-2.1.tar.gz?download Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ke...> - 2005-05-21 11:19:41
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Hi all. Here is a quick fix to ica_mgr in RC4. Get these files: http://struktur.kemi.dtu.dk/thinstation/download/dependencies http://struktur.kemi.dtu.dk/thinstation/download/module.ini http://struktur.kemi.dtu.dk/thinstation/download/libXm.so.3 libXm goes in packages/lib (replace file) module.ini goes in packages/ica/lib/ICAClient/config.tmp (replaces file) dependencies goes in packages/ica_wfc (replaces file) Miles&Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-05-21 09:33:41
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Hi All, Here is rc4. Hopefully (yes I said this before) last 2.1 release. I will make a real effort to get any bugs found sorted ASAP for 2.1 final. Please check to see if things are working in preperation for 2.1 final. Known bugs: ica_mgr won't go. I suspect its because I haven't been able to find a lib it needs and used an older version of one. Anyhow know where I can get libXm.so.3 from, I found libXm.so.2 in lesstif-0.94.4, which is the latest version of the gpl motif lib. I have no idea where citrix got v3 from. Probably a closed library. Any ideas would be welcome. Not sure what to do about the shutdown bugs with blackbox and icewm. Cheers Miles Thinstation 2.1rc4(Many Authors & Contributors) Release Date: 21/5/05 * Changed Version Number * Replaced build.conf.example with Trevor's Back ported from 2.2 * Fixed rdesktop keymap problem * Patch to build script from Trevor to allow auto downloading * Fix from Fabian Linzberger for profile_setup script * Fix to remove -nolisten tcp from X session type * Updated to rdesktop 1.4.1 & keymap files * Updated to support ica V 9, had to add a package dependacy to libc225 :o( * Added libXm to libs package as is needed for new icamgr version ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Paolo S. <pao...@xv...> - 2005-04-06 09:42:49
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Hi all, I've just released a new version of my universal network boot package, built from the just-released Etherboot 5.4.0 Features: - It now supports both pxelinux (and others PXE second stage loaders) and etherboot ".nbi" images. - Available in the following formats: - floppy image - CD ".iso" image - kernel-like image (usable with any kernel loader) for HD install - ms-dos ".com" executable - Supports (and auto-probes) more than 30 NICs (nearly all the NICs supported by the Etherboot project). The packege name is "network_boot_floppy+cd+hd_540.zip", and can be downloaded from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80408&package_id=97496 The target of this package is to significantly simplify and accelerate the implementation of network boot solutions: ideas and comments that go in this direction are appreciated...bye! -- Paolo Salvan _______________________________ X v i s i o n Via Vigonovese 123A 35127 - Padova - Italy +39 049 8709427 tel +39 049 8709426 fax www.xvision.it |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-04-04 10:19:01
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Hi All, Hopefully last release before final. Note the Changelog in the distro is a bit off. Will be fixed in final release. Cheers Miles Thinstation 2.1rc3(Many Authors & Contributors) Release Date: 4/4/05 * More fixes to module.conf and ds.o Back ported from 2.2 * Changed menu script so shows ALT keypress when switching sessions * VNC and Rdesktop icons from Mike * Upgraded to rdesktop 1.4.0, replaced keymaps * Patch to make hosts file not case sensitive when looking for MAC from TechFan [lists dot sf dot net at ourholm dot net] * Patch from techfan which gets rid of umount error messages on shutdown * Fix for vmware driver from Stefan Szczygielski <moomean at mrs-net dot eu dot org> * Missing telnet.getserver file from base package, fixes Mike's report of telnet not picking up SERVER parameter * Fix from Stefan Szczygielski [moomean at mrs-net dot eu dot org] for xorg race condition * Added X_NUMLOCK patch with minor mods, patch from Nikolai V. Ivanyushin [nvi at sven dot ru] and Techfan, also updated example file with new parameter * Added profile patch from Peter Andersson [thinstation dot devel at skolmail dot finspong dot se] * Fixed extra resolv.conf entries, fix with mods from Kai Schmidt [KS at kais dot de] * Fixed Xnest so it works as a package, reported by Mike * Added hostname patch to network init script for samba fix from Mike Eriksen [kme3 at mail dot kemi dot dtu dot dk] * Added patch from TechFan for xmodmap in menu session type * Patch so # in in front of thinstation.hosts file entries are ignored ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-04-04 10:10:12
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Hi All, 2.2 beta2 is here. Including rdesktop 1.4 and xorg 6.8.2 Please note, one minor change to thinstation.config file is # -- Mounting networked filesystems -- # # NET_NFS_SERVER This is the path to the NFS server, ie # server:/path/to/share. # NET_SMB_SERVER This is the path to the SMB server, ie # server:/path/to/share. # NET_SMB_WORKGROUP Workgroup of samba server # NET_SMB_USER This is the username for SMB mounts, password is # defined at build time in build.conf Deleted options (replaced by above): # STORAGE_SERVER This is the path to the SMB or NFS server, ie # server:/path/to/profile # STORAGE_USER This is the username for SMB mounts, password is # defined at build time in build.conf Changelog below. Cheers Miles Thinstation 2.2beta2(Many Authors & Contributors) Release Date: 4/4/05 * Changed Version Number * Compiled tulip network drivers, missed these during kernel change, thanks to Pieter Hoekstra [p dot hoekstra at koops-furness dot nl] for reporting * Fixed wireless support again, I deleted wrong files, reported by Pieter * Added localip patch from Pieter again, I had previously missed it * Added Nikolai V. Ivanyushin [nvi at sven dot ru] and Pieter Hoekstra [p dot hoekstra at koops-furness dot nl] patch to x init script for detecting USB mouse * Fixed libXcomp bug with NX 1.4, thanks to Trevor Batley [trevor at batley dot id dot au] for reporting * Fixed firefox so it will now start in a console session * Fixed an incorrect share name for samba package * Updated the rdesktop icons from Mike Eriksen * Various fixes to /etc/init.d/menu for replimenu custom configs * Fix to wfclient generation when adding additional parameters through thinstation.conf * Changed menu script so shows ALT keypress when switching sessions * VNC and Rdesktop icons from Mike * Added smartcard settings to module.ini for ica from Pier Paolo Glave [glavepp at yahoo dot com] * Added dd to debug package * Upgraded to rdesktop 1.4.0, replaced keymaps * Patch to make hosts file not case sensitive when looking for MAC from TechFan [lists dot sf dot net at ourholm dot net] * Patch from techfan which gets rid of umount error messages on shutdown * Upgraded to dillo 0.84 * Fix for vmware driver from Stefan Szczygielski <moomean at mrs-net dot eu dot org> * Compiled and working xorg 6.8.2 * Missing telnet.getserver file from base package, fixes Mike's report of telnet not picking up SERVER parameter * Fix from Stefan Szczygielski [moomean at mrs-net dot eu dot org] for xorg race condition * Added X_NUMLOCK patch with minor mods, patch from Nikolai V. Ivanyushin [nvi at sven dot ru] and Techfan, also updated example file with new parameter * Added profile patch from Peter Andersson [thinstation dot devel at skolmail dot finspong dot se] * Fixed extra resolv.conf entries, fix with mods from Kai Schmidt [KS at kais dot de] * Fixed Xnest so it works as a package, reported by Mike * Added hostname patch to network init script for samba fix from Mike Eriksen [kme3 at mail dot kemi dot dtu dot dk] * Added patch from TechFan for xmodmap in menu session type * Patch so # in in front of thinstation.hosts file entries are ignored ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-03-20 20:46:41
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thanks Trevor :o) -----Original Message----- From: Mike Eriksen [mailto:km...@ma...] Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2005 11:33 p.m. To: thi...@li... Subject: [Thinstation-announce] New doc: Kernel compilation with Thinstation Trevor Batley has made a new HOWTO on compiling the kernel in Thinstation. It can be found on the "Documentation" page at SF or directly here: http://thinstation.sourceforge.net/Kernel-HOWTO.html Thanks, Trevor! Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Thinstation-announce mailing list Thi...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/thinstation-announce ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-03-19 10:32:59
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Trevor Batley has made a new HOWTO on compiling the kernel in Thinstation. It can be found on the "Documentation" page at SF or directly here: http://thinstation.sourceforge.net/Kernel-HOWTO.html Thanks, Trevor! Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-03-18 16:49:28
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Darren Martz has written an updated HOWTO: Boot ThinStation from an CompactFlash Card - a second opinion. It covers both IDE and USB compact flash devices. It can be found on the "Documentation" page on SF or directly on this address: http://thinstation.sourceforge.net/CF-HOWTO-2.html Thanks a lot, Darren! Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-03-13 16:10:30
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Juan Antonio Marin Beltran (better known as "tonin") has made the package "prepare-hd" which allows you to boot from a HD using Etherboot, pull the image from a TFTPD and enable swap on the HD! (default is 600 MB of swap, but that's your choice). Get it from the contrib section on the download page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80408&release_id=247910 Thanks "tonin". Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-03-12 22:06:24
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Hi All, Just an update of where I am at. As you may/maynot know I've been without a car the last 3 weeks, which means I've had to rely on other people for transport. Which means I haven't been able to do any work on TS. Additionally, our house is in the final stages of being built which means I have lots and lots of painting to do. We have some deadlines with building contents/insurances/banks which I need to meet, which means I don't have a lot of free time even at the best of times. So, good news is I have our car back now which hopefully means I can do a little Tsing in the next couple of weeks. Which means Rc3 might see the light of day soon. Medium term plans is once the house is finished I'll be setting up a computer lab at home so I can work on TS easier. This should also enable using a cvs server/rsync server. This will make it easier for people to get access to the releases which I'm currently working on. Anyhow, just wanting to let people know why things have been alittle quite the last few weeks and to ask for people to have patience :o) Thanks Miles ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: <l.k...@ch...> - 2005-03-08 19:08:24
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On 8-3-2005 13:05, H wrote: SH> Dear Sir or Madam, =20 SH> When I start the Thinstation-2.0.2b-prebuilt-LiveCD in combination wi= th SH> the floppy disk I get the following message. SH> Could not find encryption module libctxssl.so" Session will be SH> terminated. SH> Is it possible that I made a mistake in my thinstation.conf file? SH> Whats wrong? :-( SH> Any help would be appreciated. =20 SH> ICA_ENCRYPTION=3D"RC5 (128 bit)" =20 SH> Best regards, =20 =20 SH> Hans Smulders. Make sure that you set the encryption to 'true' (or something similar), located near the bottom of your build.conf L=E9on |
From: Smulders, H <H.S...@mm...> - 2005-03-08 12:06:08
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Dear=20Sir=20or=20Madam, =20 When=20I=20start=20the=20Thinstation-2.0.2b-prebuilt-LiveCD=20in=20combina= tion=20with the=20floppy=20disk=20I=20get=20the=20following=20message. Could=20not=20find=20encryption=20module=20libctxssl.so"=20Session=20will=20= be terminated. Is=20it=20possible=20that=20I=20made=20a=20mistake=20in=20my=20thinstation= .conf=20file? Whats=20wrong?=20:-( Any=20help=20would=20be=20appreciated. =20 ICA_ENCRYPTION=3D"RC5=20(128=20bit)" =20 Best=20regards, =20 =20 Hans=20Smulders. __________________________________________________________________________= ___________________ De=20informatie=20verzonden=20met=20dit=20e-mail=20bericht=20is=20uitsluit= end=20bestemd=20voor=20de=20geadresseerde.=20Gebruik=20van=20deze=20inform= atie=20door=20anderen=20dan=20de=20geadresseerde=20is=20verboden.=20Openba= armaking,=20vermenigvuldiging,=20verspreiding=20en/of=20verstrekking=20van= =20deze=20informatie=20aan=20derden=20is=20niet=20toegestaan.=20M=E1xima=20= Medisch=20Centrum=20=20staat=20niet=20in=20voor=20de=20juiste=20en=20volle= dige=20overbrenging=20van=20de=20inhoud=20van=20een=20verzonden=20e-mail,=20= noch=20voor=20tijdige=20ontvangst=20daarvan. __________________________________________________________________________= ___________________ |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-02-27 19:57:55
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Hi everyone Bostjan tells me that the Slovenian TS-O-Matic site is back on the track after some maintanance work. There you can build both the stable release and the most recent RCs. Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-02-26 11:14:06
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Omer Uyar's LPRng packages has been updated with Tobias Meyer's patch and now work with recent TS 2.1 betas too. LPRng is needed when you want to print directly from the Thinstation client to a network printer. Both LPR style (port 515) and JetDirect style (port 9100) is supported and "staircasing" problems can be fixed too. Thanks to both Omer and Tobias for this contribution! Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-02-05 22:54:33
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Hi All, Due to popular demand the kernel source for 2.1 and 2.2 has been uploaded. Thanks Miles ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-02-03 23:51:36
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L=E9on Keijser has contributed a *very* interesting package: Sylpheed-Claws= =20 1.0. Sylpheed is a very professional POP3/IMAP e-mail client comparable to= =20 Outlook. Here is the README file, which tells about everything: *** Sylpheed-claws (http://sylpheed-claws.sf.net) =3D--------------------------------------------=3D 02/02/2005 A GTK+ lightweight e-mail client package for Thinstation=20 (http://thinstation.sf.net) made by L=E9on Keijser - ke...@rp... INSTALLATION / FEATURES =3D---------------------=3D * Untar/ungzip the tarball in your TS root dir * Add the contents of build.conf.sylpheed to your build.conf * Check out thinstation.conf.sylpheed for the variables you could put in thinstation.conf* * The password can be entered in plain text (no encryption) The following variables can be left empty/undefined: SYLPHEED_FULLNAME SYLPHEED_MAILADDRESS SYLPHEED_USERID SYLPHEED_PASSWD If left empty/undefined sylpheed will prompt the user for this=20 information, that he/she will have to enter (once). Please note that sylpheed does=20 *NOT* run as standalone session if the above variables aren't defined. This= is because xwChoice can only be called once before it drops back to console. * HTML-mails can be rendered using the Dillo browser plugin (included). * Included plugins (dillo, imageviewer, trayicon) can be auto-loaded with sylpheed by defining them in SYLPHEED_PLUGINS (see=20 thinstation.conf.sylpheed) These plugins are tar/gzipped to save space and will be extracted on=20 init. Note that plugins that won't be used shall be deleted after the script initializes. This to save diskspace. * You can place additional plugins in: <TS-root>/packages/sylpheed/lib/sylpheed-claws/plugins If you want them to autoload you will need to adjust this file: <TS-root>/packages/sylpheed/etc/init.d/sylpheed.init * Icons for xtdesk are included * Custom editor/browser for use with sylpheed * You can customize sylpheed alot more by editing the file: <TS-root>/packages/sylpheed/lib/sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc For example: internal editor / browser (dillo/firefox) etc. Note: =3D---=3D I've stripped i18n and aspell support due to filesize. I've also disabled SSL because: a) i don't need it and b) i was too lazy to upgrade to 0.9.7+ (which depends on glibc higher than included) and recompile everything.=20 Getting GTK+ to work was already hard enough :( L=E9on *** Mike --=20 Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-02-02 23:25:38
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Thinstation won 3rd. prize in the 1st. Italian Open Source Contest in the= =20 category "Security, Networking and Communication" Only a #=A4%& five (5!)= =20 votes from a second place won by a KDE program. No other thin client=20 solution made the list. The Thinstation crew is very proud of this=20 excellent result, which confirms the solid standing Thinstations has in=20 Europe. Read on: http://www.opensourcecontest.it/index.php?sezione=3Dstatistiche&categoria= =3D4 (in Italian). Mike --=20 Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-01-28 08:30:07
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Hi All, 2.1 is nearly here. There is only one more known bug I want to get sorted before 2.1 final. That is the remote java telnet busybox problem. Not much has changed from rc1, mainly pcmcia fixes. Cheers Miles Thinstation 2.1rc2(Many Authors & Contributors) Release Date: 28/01/05 * Changed Version Number * Replaced and removed busybox binary, shouldn't have been left there. * Fixed build bug with console debug * Included patches from Pieter Hoekstra for PCMCIA and wireless bugs updated build.conf.example file to show additional drivers removed uneeded files for wireless and pcmcia packages * Changed module.conf so ds.o is loaded after pcmcia_core Back ported from 2.2 * Fixed wireless support again, I deleted wrong files, reported by Pieter * Added localip patch from Pieter again, I had previously missed it * Added Nikolai V. Ivanyushin [nvi at sven dot ru] and Pieter Hoekstra [p dot hoekstra at koops-furness dot nl] patch to x init script for detecting USB mouse * Fixed libXcomp bug with NX 1.4, thanks to Trevor Batley [trevor at batley dot id dot au] for reporting * Fixed firefox so it will now start in a console session * Fixed an incorrect share name for samba package * Various fixes to /etc/init.d/menu for replimenu custom configs * Fix to wfclient generation when adding additional parameters through thinstation.conf ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Mike E. <km...@ma...> - 2005-01-23 19:29:57
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The light web browser Links ver. 2.1pre16 for Thinstation 2.1 has been contributed. Links supports HTML 4.0 (except CSS), HTTP 1.1, SSL and Javascript. Links is way lighter on memory and resources than Firefox, but is less complete and less sexy. Links is the perfect solution for web mail. You can find the package here: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/thinstation/links-2.1pre16_TS-2.1.tar.gz?download Mike -- Thinstation FAQ maintainer http://thinstation.sourceforge.net - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS |
From: Miles R. <mr...@we...> - 2005-01-18 10:21:54
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Hi All, Thinstation 2.2 is out. Not much functionally different from 2.1 except kernel 2.6.10 support. Thinstation has undergone lots of changes in the background to support the new kernel. There is also quite a few new hardware devices added (I haven't finished updating build.conf with them all). I have updated the network device section, there is now support for 10Gig Ethernet devices. Go on, I know someone wants to try it ;o) Also, the sound system has been replaced with ALSA but I have included the compatibility layer with OSS software. That's about it really. Dual Head support is a bit better detected with the new kernel. Note that all the current 2.1rc2 changes that I have implemented so far are also in this release. Please note that this is considered a highly unstable release. Try at your own peril. This is the first release in the 2.2 development cycle, expect lots of more changes to come. Thanks Miles ================================================== Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your system and destroy any copies. =================================================== |
From: Trevor B. <tr...@ba...> - 2005-01-18 03:31:18
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Thanks to Alexander Hienz for organising gmane mirroring of the Thinstation Mailing Lists (Announce, General & Developer). For those of you who don't know, with gmane you can view the archived mailing lists via web (threaded & flat), nntp and rss feeds. You also don't need to be registered. To view the lists via web: http://news.gmane.org/index.php?prefix=gmane.network.thinstation To view via nntp (ie. in your mail/news program): news://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.thinstation.general news://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.thinstation.devel news://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.thinstation.announce To look at what options are available: http://gmane.org/find.php?list=thinstation and for more info on how to use gmane: http://gmane.org/ |
From: Trevor B. <tre...@us...> - 2005-01-17 22:45:58
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Thanks to the idea from Leon we have created a thinstation-announce mailing list. This list will be extremely low volume, only announcing new releases and other important information. The list is not postable except by admin members. |