**HPC SYS & NET**

=====Video Wall Links=====
For some DMX-related information, you might want to check out:

  * [[http://mitros.org/p/xdmx-setup.html|Xdmx setup tutorial]]
  * [[https://wiki.duke.edu/display/SCSC/Xdmx+Proxy|Another Xdmx document]]
  * [[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-mltihed/|Moar Xdmx]]
  * [[http://blog.sumostyle.net/robg/?tag=xdmx|Investigating some Xdmx problems]]
  * [[http://blog.sumostyle.net/robg/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/dmxpict.patch|Patch that might make Firefox work]]


THE FUN Of FREENX

how to install FREE NX ubuntu(9.10)

step one 
(
	add repository!!!
		cmd (add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team)
		then update ubuntu
cmd( sudo apt-get update) 
)

step two 
(
	download and install freenx
		cmd(sudo aptitude install freenx);note no manPage
			install freenx
				cmd(sudo /usr/lib/nx/nxsetup –install)
                                 /usr/NX/bin/nxclient &; execute the nxclient
)

step three 
(
	configure the NX server
		cmd(vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config)
			you going to need to find port then put any port you want
			now you are going to have to restart ssh
				cmd(/etc/init.d/ssh restart)
		cmd(vi /etc/nxserver/node.conf)
			find where sshd_port=22 
			edit to what you put in sshd_config file
		cmd(vi /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg)
			find sshdport =22 and change it to what you put in sshd_config file
			fimd sshdauthport = 22 and change it to  what you put in sshd_config file
)

step 4
(
	configuring security
		cmd(sudo dpkg-reconfigure freenx-server)
			tab; enter;  anyKey
			this will create a key in /var/lib/nxserver/home/custom_keys/
			next you will need a copy of the key in your home dir.
			The client will need this in there home dir
)
	
		
		
ps....
CTR+ALT+F Toggles full-screen mode. 
CTRL+ALT+T Shows the terminate, suspend dialog. 
CTRL+ALT+E lazy image encoding 
CTRL+ALT+Shift+ESC Emergency-exit and kill-window
cory cheney
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HowToSelfEnlightenment With Render Farm With Blender & JoeFarm
on Linux


step1
(	
	“RTFM”
This is not a howto but more of a guide to Self Enlightenment.
That said you are going to need to read up on JoeFarm.
	(“Http://farmerjoe.info/farmerjoe/README.html”)
)

step2
(
	Things needed to farm with farmer joe.
		Blender (google blender to find it and read up on it 
			 install cmd(“aptitude install blender”)
		SMB( google SMB to find it and read up on it
			install cmd(“aptitude install SMB”)
		only if you want to bucket render; I want am not goto do a lot with it so I am not doing it
		Imagemagick: you can read on it at   Http://farmerjoe.info
)

step3
(
	You are going to need a directory for farmerjoe.
		You can us the CMD(”mkdir”).
		If you read the “RTFM” you would know what to name it.
)

 step4
(
	you will need to configure SMB this I will help a little on.
	farmerjoe]
     guest account = lobo
     force user = lobo
     delete readonly = yes
     public = yes
     path = /farmerjoe
     force group = lobo
     available = yes
          browseable = yes
          writable = yes
)

 step5
(
	configure slave
	you will need to read up on fstab(“htttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//Fstab

	//<master server>/farmerjoe /render smbfs guest,uid=lobo,gid=lobo 0 0
	note to self need to edit this file to get to work on pc1
)

step6
(
	configure the ip on 
	farmerjoe.conf file
	and other stuff
)

	last you need to add farmerjoe_submit.py 
	/usr/share/blender/scrips#
)


ok the test failed for me I keep get a err with .py
but the how it should work 
ccheney