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

Very cool, glad to know that.  Your technique looks like it's a great 
idea.  I agree with another post that the idle settings may be giving 
you the grief.  On my EeePC loaded with Ubuntu I had to use bios to shut 
that off too.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 4/25/2012 3:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Jim:
>
>   That's an avenue we explored. We tried a handful of terminals
>   (including WYSE) but found they were all sluggish. For instance if you
>   did a DSPLOG and page forward through the logs, it could not keep up.
>
>   The method we chose is lightening fast, and gives us complete control
>   over the device. Now we also have some 'Advanced Terminals' that run
>   Ubuntu, iSeriesAccess, Lotus Notes for Linux, Web Browser, OpenOffice,
>   etc..on the same ASUS boxes....
>
>
>
>
>   On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:21:41 -0500, Jim Oberholtzer
>   <midrangel-zbO79nAUJZvJTQUaaPvyeQC/[email protected]>  wrote:
>> >  The process below is very cool!.. but I do have a question.  Since
>> >  lower
>> >  end WYSE thin clients are about $350ish, and they all include a
>> >  5250/3270 emulator, why not just put the WYSE terminals out there?
>> >  Plug
>> >  it in, your done.  The thing can be made to boot directly into the
>> >  emulation.  HP and others make similar products, I have just used the
>> >  WYSE before.
>> >
>> >  Jim Oberholtzer
>> >  Chief Technical Architect
>> >  Agile Technology Architects
>> >
>> >
>> >  On 4/25/2012 3:10 PM, Jonathan Burishkin 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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