X Terminals – Quick Setup (2?)
Quick setup guide to X Terminals’, ‘Server:
Install Standard Linux as workstation (or your choice options) to boot to GUI.
$ vi /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess
around line 40 change:
#* #any host can get a login window
to
* #any host can get a login window
$ vi /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config
Go to the bottom and comment out the following:
!DisplayManager.requestPort: 0
$ vi /etc/exports
Add:
/mnt/cdrom (ro)
$ vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local
Add:
xdm
Reboot.. Server is done.
X Terminals:
Install BASE Linux system with basic network and X. NO Windows manager or applications.
Setup root, but no additional users.
Configure X so that it will launch with the “startx” command, but don\’t make it start automatically!
Reboot.
Login as root.
$ /usr/X11R6/bin/X -query 192.168.1.10
192.168.1.10 being the IP of the server created above
You should see a login screen (DON\’T LOG IN!). Kill X with Ctrl + Alt + Backspace.
$ vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local
add this at the bottom:
/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query 192.168.1.10
Reboot. It should come up with your login screen on the server
Now.. SOUND..
Current choice of programs is VirtualFS.. Not only does it route sound, but it also allows you to use your x terminal floppy and cd-rom drive
So, download the newest version for your OS
virtualfs-1.40-1.i386.rpm
virtualfs-server-1.40-1.i386.rpm
Then download the glibc files
glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7vfs3.i386.rpm
glibc-common-2.3.2-27.9.7vfs3.i386.rpm
Then the linuxconf libraries
Linuxconf
linuxconf-lib-1.32-1.i386.rpm
To install, use this:
$ rpm -ivh glibc-common-2.3.2-27.9.7vfs3.i386.rpm –force
$ rpm -ivh glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7vfs3.i386.rpm –force
$ rpm -ivh linuxconf-lib-1.32-1.i386.rpm
$ rpm -ivh virtualfs-1.40-1.i386.rpm –force
Note: ONLY NEEDED on X Terminals
$ rpm -ivh virtualfs-server-1.40-1.i386.rpm
$ vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local
Add:
/usr/sbin/litefs-xterminal
Right above:
/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query 192.168.1.10
$ vi /etc/virtualfs/remaudio.tcpallow
Add the IP address of the xdm server you are logging into
Now, let\’s reboot everything..
And test it out.. Log into the x terminal, and type :
$ virtualfs
You should get:
[name@name /] VFS $
So, let\’s start xmms
[name@name /] VFS $xmms
Now, drag and drop a sound file into xmms.. You should hear it on the x terminal. look in /usr/share/sounds for some to play with.
If you want to access the local floppy or cd-rom of the x terminal, just go into the n directory in your home directory. There will be an n/a:/ directory and n/cdrom/ directory. Each will automount the local floppy/cdrom and give you access to it.
Next hurdle is to figure out how to startkde inside of the VFS $ shell so that ALL sound is routed to x terminal, not just applications launched from the VFS $ Shell.