Interactive whiteboards with Ubuntu

[Veli-Matti Lintu]

pe, 2011-05-06 kello 11:30 -0500, David Groos kirjoitti:
> I used it with a fat client.  Here's what I wrote on my blog about the
> experience:
>         I tried to install SmartBoard software--SMART Notebook
>         Software with Drivers 10.package--into my ltsp chroot. This
>         problem was compounded by the software that installs this type
>         of package, the .package format, is called "AutoPackage" or
>         some such. Unfortunately it doesn't work on 64 bit systems
>         without certain libraries (which I didn't install) and my
>         server is 64 bit. However, its successor, "Listaller" does
>         work on 64 bit systems.

Hi,

Have you tried it yet with the new .deb packages provided by SMART
Technologies?

http://www.smarttech.com/us/Support/Browse+Support/Download
+Software/Software/SMART+Notebook+collaborative+learning+software/SMART
+Notebook+software/SMART+Notebook+for+Linux

Veli-Matti



>         First I installed Listaller in the regular root, then I
>         installed it into the chroot and entered the chroot with sudo
>         chroot /opt/lits/i386 then started the listallmgr-gtk program
>         but then wasn't able to make Listaller run the .package file. 
>         
>  
>         So finally I went to Veli-Menti solution which was to install
>         it on a regular i386 system then use his cool script to
>         convert it into a .deb file which is easy to install into a
>         chroot.
>         
>         
>         This page explains how to do that:
>         http://www.opinsys.fi/en/smartboard-software-on-ltsp-fat-clients. I did it in a Virtual box and the install went great but there was an issue upon running the script. Hoping that Matti will get back to me about that...
>         
> I think I left a comment on that page with details?  It appears that I
> didn't record further details on my blog...
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Veli-Matti Lintu
> <veli-matti.lintu at opinsys.fi> wrote:
>         > From: "Matt Johnson" <johnsonmlw at yahoo.com>
>         > To: "Veli-Matti Lintu" <veli-matti.lintu at opinsys.fi>
>         > Sent: Friday, May 6, 2011 4:54:13 PM
>         > Subject: Re: Interactive whiteboards with Ubuntu
>         >
>         > Thanks for this post! We're just tackling promethean boards
>         with our
>         > Ubuntu thin client LTSP setup with 10.04LTS.
>         >
>         > Very handy to know it's possible!
>         
>         Are you using them with thin clients or fat clients? Thin
>         clients is something that we didn't even try as they all want
>         to use local usb interfaces.
>         
>         Veli-Matti
>         
>         
>         
>         > From: Veli-Matti Lintu <veli-matti.lintu at opinsys.fi>
>         > To: edubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>         > Sent: Friday, 6 May 2011, 14:47
>         > Subject: Re: Interactive whiteboards with Ubuntu
>         
>         >
>         >
>         > > We have been testing the whiteboards now for a couple of
>         weeks and
>         > > it
>         > > looks like most of the models can be made to work. Right
>         now we
>         > > have
>         > > only problems with Cleverboard models. We have now Mimio,
>         > > Promethean
>         > > and Smartboard models running on normal Ubuntu 10.04
>         installation
>         > > and on LTSP fat clients. Some of the installation packages
>         require
>         > > fixes to work correctly and we have given feedback to the
>         vendors.
>         > > We are waiting for some fixes before we finish the testing
>         as some
>         > > of the problems affect LTSP usage.
>         >
>         > We are finally getting testing finished and here are the
>         results for
>         > Smartboard, Promethean and Mimio. Cleverboard articles need
>         still
>         > some work before we can publish them:
>         >
>         >
>         http://www.opinsys.fi/en/interactive-whiteboards-on-linux-test-results
>         > http://www.opinsys.fi/en/smartboard-on-linux-test-results
>         > http://www.opinsys.fi/en/promethean-on-linux-test-results
>         > http://www.opinsys.fi/en/mimio-on-linux-test-results
>         >
>         > The articles have way too many details to summarise
>         everything here.
>         > Technically Smartboard, Promethean and Mimio all worked, but
>         > depending on the use case some are better than others. We
>         really
>         > cannot say that one would be always better than the others.
>         Linux
>         > support is getting better, but all the packages still have
>         problems.
>         > Smartboard packages are the best for LTSP usage, but others
>         can be
>         > made to work with LTSP also. Details on how to fix the
>         packages for
>         > LTSP usage are still under work as we wait for possible
>         fixes from
>         > the manufacturers.
>         >
>         > We still have the test hardware in our lab if something
>         specific
>         > should be tested. Don't be shy if you want to know more. All
>         testing
>         > was done on Ubuntu 10.04.
>         >
>         > Happy hacking!
>         >
>         > Veli-Matti