[ale] Edubuntu Local Apps and Hard Drives : was Need Help sending PCs to Haiti

[Jim Kinney]

Running into a problem. Need ide controller to dban ide drives. None of the
old systems I've tested today will settle to let dban do it's job. I have
ide to usb at home. Will bring to work to continue this Tuesday. Can't take
drives out until wiped.
Ugh. Old slow stuff.
Spoiled rotten hardware junkie.
On Aug 8, 2012 12:43 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have drives I can supply. I need to do a dban first and then they are
> yours.
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > checking for drives. will ping back later.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I got Edubuntu 12.04 up-and-running.
> >> Clients login fine.
> >> Problems are the usual ones - Firefox, Flash, etc.
> >> Using Local Apps to help.
> >> *My* problem is that all client PCs are diskless. Does anyone have 06
> old
> >> HDs (PCs are 486s); size does not matter in this case  :-)  - 20 Gig?
> >> Also, does anyone know if there are any changes for setting up Local
> Apps in
> >> 12.04 LTS?
> >> The most recent page I could find googling was this page -
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTSPLocalAppSetup
> >> Is it still valid?
> >>
> >> BTW, I am in McDonough/Hampton area.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help on this. I must have everything ready by 09/02 and
> she,
> >> "the one that must be obeyed" is starting to comment on too much time in
> >> front of the computers when at home :-)
> >>
> >> Sergio Chaves
> >>
> >> Systems Administrator
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> GENCO ATC
> >>
> >> PRODUCT LIFECYCLE LOGISTICS
> >>
> >> The Home Depot RLC#8616
> >>
> >> 180 Westridge Parkway
> >>
> >> Suite 300
> >>
> >> McDonough, GA 30253
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> James P. Kinney III
>
> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
> gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
> own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>
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