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
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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. -- This is the Linux 5250 Development Project (LINUX5250) mailing list To post a message email: LINUX5250-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/linux5250 or email: LINUX5250-request-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/linux5250.