Re: [K12OSN] How-To use USB flash device with K12LTSP

Bert Rolston (bert.rolston@clear.net.nz)
Sat, 15 Mar 2003 22:04:18 +1300 

Hi David,

Your blood is worth bottling bro!

This answers a major question.

Cheers,
Bert


On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 12:03, David Hopkins wrote:
> All,
> 
> After some effort, and the much appreciated help of Alain Knaff, I have
> my Casetronic 2688R thin client working very smoothly with a USB flash
> device, and can access it from MToolsFM. For those that do not want to
> use floppies, but these devices instead, I wrote this up and added it to
> the K12LSTP wiki at:
> 
> http://www.k12ltsp.org/wiki/wiki/run.php?iRequest=wiki/ViewPage&iPage=Technical:_USB_Storage_Devices
> 
> if interested.  Feel free to edit the write-up with comments, better
> ways, etc.  Also, can I post the wiki location to the LTSP mailing list?
> Eric? Paul?  They may also find it (the write-up) useful since a query
> there on how to do it yielded no responses.
> 
> This was a big thing for me since using floppies can be a problem (it is
> amazing what a middle schooler can stuff into a floppy drive slot) or
> better yet, what they can boot to, and run.  If it couldn't be done, I
> probably would have had to retreat to Windows on all systems (really
> long explanation for why, doesn't make total sense, just is).  Also,
> given the cost and storage capacities, it seems like the direction to
> start moving in for storage.
> 
> Now I can get on with finishing up the rest of the demo lab so the
> school director can yea/nay placing (up to) 75 of these in place this
> fall for the students and teachers.  So ... on to OO, printing, spec'ing
> the LTSP servers (!), Win2K Terminal server (we have some required apps,
> like WinSchool, that require Windows), dedicated file server, library
> software (there are some OSS projects on this), etc.  I have been
> allocated some money for all of this, advice on how to best spend it is
> welcome and every dollar I save on software is another dollar for the
> teachers or kids.  This is a 'from scratch' LTSP installation at a brand
> new school location (moving from our temporary facilities to the
> permanent site in July).
> 
> Background: I am a parent/volunteer at the school.  Primary contact for
> all IT related questions, maintenance, etc at the school.  I am a Mech.
> Eng at work, but also have an MCSE and basic UNIX sysadmin level
> training as well (required by some of my 'other duties as assigned' at
> work).  Comfortable with MS OS's, but still getting up to
> speed/re-acquainted with Linux/UNIX.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Dave Hopkins
> Parent/Volunteer
> Newark Charter School
> Newark, Delaware
> 
> 
> 
> 
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