Re: ASUS EB1007 eeeBox PC bolted onto the back of a 4:3 FlatScreen Monitor

<[email protected]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:23:59 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.emulators.tn5250
Message-ID <[email protected]>
 I suppose you could always try disabling power settings in the BIOS of 
 the ASUS box.

 Here's how we set ours:

   Suspend Mode			S1 (POS) only
   ACPI 2.0 Support	        Disabled
   Restore on Power Loss		Last State


 Maybe something's putting the network card to sleep....

 On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:10:02 -0400, Jonathan Burishkin 
 <[email protected]> wrote:
> That is what I am using. ASUS EB1007 eeeBox PC bolted onto the back 
> of a
> flat screen.
>
> I am not very familiar with BSD.
>
> What I am currently doing atm is Lubuntu and iSeriesAccess.
>
> The only problem I am having is that every 20 minutes or so the
> iSeriesAccess drops the connection and has the user login again. Its 
> very
> annoying. Sometimes its more often.
>
> Here is the details (from a how-to I wrote for the other techs @ 
> company.:
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++WHAT I DID+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Instructions on how to make a lightweight Linux terminal for the 
> AS400.
>
> -
> Specific Software: iSeriesAccess-5.4.0-1.6.i386.rpm on Lubuntu 11.10 
> 32-bit
> Specific model: ASUS EB1007
>
> Note: Some scripts I (name) provided, you just need to copy them to 
> the
> correct location.
>
> -
> Index
>
> 1...........ASUS EB1007 Booting from USB
>
> 2...........HOW TO BUILD THE SYSTEM
>
> 3...........A few BASH commands you may want to reference
>
> 4...........Fixing APT GPG errors
>
>
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
> 1. ASUS EB1007 Booting from USB
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
>
> 1. On boot, hit the F2 key.
>
> 2. Once you are in BIOS, go to the BOOT section.
>
> 3. Select 'Hard Disk Drives'.
>
> 4. In the hard drives list, move the USB device to the top of the 
> list.
>
> 5. Save and exit BIOS (F10).
>
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
> 2. HOW TO BUILD THE SYSTEM
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
>
> NOTE: Anytime you see "$" infont of text it is a bash command, run in
> terminal.
>
> NOTE: Do steps 1 - 13 on outside line; Do steps 15 - 17 on inside 
> line.
> (Outside line is for skipping watchguard filter).
>
> 1. Install Lubuntu for i386.
>
> *Use (all lowercase) "administrator" as username, for the password 
> use the
> default.
> *Set administrator to login automatically.
>
> 2. $sudo -i
>
> 3. $apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
>
> 4. Change hostname by editing both files:
> $nano /etc/hosts
> $nano /etc/hostname
>
> 5. $apt-get install likewise-open openssh-server docker numlockx 
> alien
> libmotif4 libxaw7 libstdc++5
>
> 6. $nano /etc/lxdm/default.conf
> Comment out (using "#") "session=/usr/bin/startlubuntu
> add: "session=/usr/bin/openbox-session"
>
> 7. Copy scripts folder from "\\dir\dir\dir\Linux\Asus Neo 
> Replacements" and
> place the folder in "/home/administrator" on the ASUS.
>
> 8. Copy "\\dir\dir\dir\Linux\Asus Neo
> Replacements\iSeriesAccess-5.4.0-1.6.i386.rpm" and place the file in
> "/home/administrator" on the ASUS.
>
> 9. Copy files in the openbox folder from "\\dir\dir\dir\Linux\Asus 
> Neo
> Replacements\openbox" and place the files in "/etc/xdg/openbox/" on 
> the
> ASUS & overwrite if asked.
>
> 10. On ASUS, $chmod a+x /home/administrator/scripts/*
>
> 11. reboot. ($shutdown -r now).
>
> 12. $alien -i iSeriesAccess-5.4.0-1.6.i386.rpm -cv
>
> 13. Run all these in terminal:
>
> ln -sf /usr/lib/libXm.so.4 /usr/lib/libXm.so.3
> ln -s /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/lib/libcwbcore.so /usr/lib/libcwbcore.so
> ln -s /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/lib/libcwbodbc.so /usr/lib/libcwbodbc.so
> ln -s /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/lib/libcwbodbcs.so 
> /usr/lib/libcwbodbcs.so
> ln -s /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/lib/libcwbrc.so /usr/lib/libcwbrc.so
> locale-gen en_US
>
> ----
> NOTE: To run the program: (include full path)
> /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin/ibm5250 -LANGID en_us (Enter
> Host name here.) -DISPLAY_NAME (Display name)
> ----
>
> 14. reboot & switch to inside line.
>
> 15. $domainjoin-cli join domain.com username
>
> (If errors then retry and type password correctly, or the hostname is
> already used.)
>
> 16. Add static information to nm-applet in upper left corner of 
> screen.
>
> IP= xx.xx.xx.xx
> Subnet= xx.xx.xx.xx
> Gateway= xx.xx.xx.xx
> DNS= xx.xx.xx.xx, xx.xx.xx.xx
>
> 17. Reboot & Test. While testing iSeriesAccess, change the keyboard 
> mapping
> for the numberpad "+" to "FieldExit()".
>
> 18. Deploy.
>
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
> 3. A few BASH commands you may want to reference:
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
>
> sudo -i (for root prompt)
>
> sudo shutdown -h now (shutdown computer now)
>
> sudo reboot (restart computer now)
>
> nano (text editor, more simple than vi)
>
> pkill (kill process)
>
> chromium-browser (if you need to enter mobile + mobile for 
> watchguard)
>
> ifconfig (like MS Windows ipconfig)
>
> ---> Need more? Use Google or ask me.
>
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
> 4. Fixing APT GPG errors:
> ================================================== ====
> ================================================== ====
>
> 1. Open a terminal and try ALL of these commands.
>
> sudo -i
> apt-get clean
> cd /var/lib/apt
> mv lists lists.old
> mkdir -p lists/partial
> apt-get clean
> apt-get update
>
> 2. If it does not work, Google it.

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