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Grex > Jellyware > #102: Thin-clients (X terminals) and getting audio on it | |
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response 25 of 32:
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Feb 17 18:38 UTC 2009 |
Re #0: Have you checked that the X terminal doesn't come
pre-configured with NAS? Also, out of interest, will it
boot via PXE?
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veek
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response 26 of 32:
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Feb 18 02:10 UTC 2009 |
what's NAS? Network Area Storage? How could a X terminal come
pre-configured for that (you mean like pre-configured NFS mount)? I
asked about PXE actually, because I wanted to try out that LTSP kernel,
but my question is moving down the supply chain. Far as I could tell,
it's in a shark's tummy and slowly moving towards Taiwan. Right now, the
client boots up Linux (Ubuntu) and you get a xterm. It also supports
rdp/ssh/telnet/X11/VNC/etc
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response 27 of 32:
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Feb 18 02:47 UTC 2009 |
NAS is the Network Audio System and aims to do for audio
what the MIT X window system does for graphics (i.e. work
transparently across a network). Learn more at...
http://www.radscan.com/nas.html
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veek
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response 28 of 32:
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Feb 18 15:14 UTC 2009 |
oh duh! thanks Andy. Question: How do I compile that NAS pkg on the
thin-client (it has no compiler etc). What if I want to build a custom
kernel for the thin client?? It uses a VIA Eden processor (500MHZ)
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response 29 of 32:
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Feb 18 15:49 UTC 2009 |
In short, you don't. If your terminal has sound hardware
it should ship with something like NAS or PulseAudio enabled
out of the box. If it doesn't, talk to your vendor (though
based on what you've written here they don't sound very
clueful). Failing that, I would concentrate on getting the
thing to boot LTSP via PXE. Btw, what does dmesg|grep cpu
yield?
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veek
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response 30 of 32:
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Feb 19 12:19 UTC 2009 |
Re #29: dmesg|grep -i cpu; the output is kind of voluminous and I don't
know how to cut and paste it out of the thin-client. (I mailed the
admins and asked them to do it - as I said earlier, I brought it home
for a week to play with. After the failed demo, I've been out of the
loop.)
Was there anything specific you were looking for? It uses a VIA Eden
processor.. I also checked for nas and pulseaudio and it wasn't there
(just alsa). I'm thinking that this should be Intel compatible or
running something that matches the Intel cmd-set.
The thin-client is called a A3300. Supplier: Astec Tech Co. Spec sheet:
www.astecinc.com.tw/pdf/a3300_0.pdf
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response 31 of 32:
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Feb 21 01:48 UTC 2009 |
Eden is a brand, that just signifies a VIA processor
(C3 or C7 mostly I think) that runs cool enough to not
require a fan on the heatsink. I'll ask some people whether
ALSA can work across a network.
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veek
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response 32 of 32:
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Feb 21 10:22 UTC 2009 |
wo! thanks Andy! Don't sweat it though, it's interest only (and zank you
for the C3/C7 bits).
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