Apparently Suse is the way of the future and Wyse's own variant of Linux has gone the way of the Dodo. We need to at least document this in the TAG and possibly also evaluate how we will handle the new OS.
Packaging for Wyse SLES (also known as Wyse Linux V7, Wyse Enhanced SuSE Linux, or SLETC) seems to be fairly straightforward, judging from an official addon I've looked at. A RPM file installs a SquashFS image to /var/lib/addons/<name>.squash. The SquashFS image contains the actual files for the addon, as well as a /etc/addons.d/<NAME>/ folder with a bunch of special files in it. This folder doesn't look look terribly different from the Wyse V6 packaging control.tar.bz2 file, but more investigation is needed.
It compiles, so... * mksquashfs added to cenbuild in r26249 * Makefile changes committed in r26266 * rpm spec file template added in r26267 Next up: making sure the package actually works.
* r26685 makes the client installable on Wyse SLE 11 clients * r26686 makes it work with the connection manager (this breaks compatibility with the Wyse PAK client) * r26687 adds a couple of symlinks so the icons will show in the connection manager. What remains: - Make sure all client features work properly
* Docs updated in r26696
Additional testing performed. I'm happy with this now.
Tested installation on Wyse Z50D: Package installation: works Adding a connection profile: works Video playback (youtube): works ok, although fullscreen in 1680x1025 was a little bit slow) Sound: works very well. Serial ports: not tested Local printing: Works Smart card auth: Works great Smart card redirection: Works great Needs fixes: Local drive redirection: Works, but at least /dev/usbstorage-0 should be defined by default. Keyboard: Does NOT work correctly, "|" is generated with Alt pressed
> Keyboard: Does NOT work correctly, "|" is generated with Alt pressed Moved to bug 4653. Remains: * Local drive redirection: Works, but at least /dev/usbstorage-0 should be defined by default. * ThinLinc definition in connection manager is lost after reboot.
(In reply to comment #9) > > Keyboard: Does NOT work correctly, "|" is generated with Alt pressed > > Moved to bug 4653. > > > Remains: > > * Local drive redirection: Works, but at least /dev/usbstorage-0 should be > defined by default. Fixed in r27450. FWIW, you meant /media/usbstorage-0. > * ThinLinc definition in connection manager is lost after reboot. Committed r27451, but I still need to verify that this solves the problem.
(In reply to comment #10) > > * ThinLinc definition in connection manager is lost after reboot. > > Committed r27451, but I still need to verify that this solves the problem. Verified. I also found what is creating the desktop shortcuts and figured out how I was doing it wrong before, so r27452 also adds desktop shortcuts for new connections.
Works great now.
Need to re-test with SP2.
Apparently, those crazy folks at Wyse has decided that SP2 should not be compatible with SP1. Special packages are required. I've decided that we will not support SP1; only SP2. Thus, we need to update our documentation and packages to support SP2 instead of SP1.
Peter was in a hurry and committed the version change in r27508. I updated the documentation in r27509.
(In reply to comment #8) > Tested installation on Wyse Z50D: > > Package installation: works > > Adding a connection profile: works > > Video playback (youtube): works ok, although fullscreen in 1680x1025 was a > little bit slow) > > Sound: works very well. > > Serial ports: not tested > > Local printing: Works > > Smart card auth: Works great > > Smart card redirection: Works great > > > Needs fixes: > > Local drive redirection: Works, but at least /dev/usbstorage-0 should be > defined by default. Tested again on SP2, everything seems to work now. Local drive redir was a bit strange, but that could be my USB stick as well (which I believe is FAT formatted).
