HP Compaq t5515 Instruction Manual

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Inside the t5515 Thin Client Linux: FAQs
Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Linux Operating System Image FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Administrator FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Localization/Keyboard FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Modem and Network Card Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Browser FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warranty and Support FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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Questions and Answers
Linux Operating System Image FAQs
Q: How much memory space is available on the t5515 image?
A: For the initial production images:
Q: How do I tell what the t5515's Linux image version/build number is?
A: To obtain the Linux image version, click GO>Settings>System>General. Within the General
dialog box, there is a list of system information including the Image Version. The image designation
format follows.
•L1ST20xx : is the 32MB flash memory image
•L3ST20xx : is the 128MB flash memory image and has the Mozilla browser
NOTE: "xx" represents the image build number.
Q: What version is the Linux kernel and where is it from?
A: The initial production release of the image has a kernel version 2.4.25 . Much of the kernel
components are from the open source community at:
http://www.kernel.org
Q: Is the entire Linux image based on open source packages?
A: No. However, a very high percent content of the image content is based on open source packages.
Several packages are proprietary as either HP developed or 3rd Party licensed. These are:
•Altiris Remote Management Client
•Citrix Client
•Network Management Applet
•System Applet
•grdesktop
All other services and features are from open source community packages.
If memory
configuration is:
Available memory is:
32/64 About 1-2 MB is available; if Citrix is removed, an additional 4 MB (approxi-
mately) becomes available.
128/128 About 44-45 MB is available; if Citrix is removed, an additional 4 MB (approxi-
mately) becomes available.

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Q: How and where is the Linux image stored in flash memory?
A: The image is stored in various formats. Upon the boot up process, certain portions of the image are
decompressed and loaded in RAM. Some features and aspects of the image are not loaded until they
are needed. The image is stored in four partitions as follows:
/dev/hda1 - ext2 - boot loader
/dev/hda2 - cramfs - majority of the image
/dev/hda3 - ext2 - optional components
/dev/hda4 - ext2 - home directories
Q: How are custom image requests (Specials) accommodated?
A: There are two methods for doing a custom image. Customers can obtain a custom image from HP or
customers can do their own image development via a tool kit.
HP Developed Images: Customers contact their HP Account Team. From there, The Account Team will
work through the HP Specials Process to understand the opportunity, image requirements, schedule,
and costs involved.
For Customer Developed Images: HP has a partnership with Metrowerks. Metrowerks has an industry
recognized tool kit Platform Creation Suite (PCS) which is used to develop and build an image. PCS
is a fee based licensed product which can be obtained directly via the following Metrowerks website:
http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/Embedded/Linux/hpthinclient.htm
To assist the customer with a starting baseline code set, HP provides a Board Support Package (BSP)
which contains all code packages that comprise the Linux image. The majority of the code packages
are provided as open source, while a few of the packages are in object form due to their proprietary
licensed nature. The hp BSP can also be obtained direct from the above metrowerks website once the
customer has registered. PCS tool kit sales, fulfillment, support, and maintenance is provided by
Metrowerks, not HP.

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System Administrator FAQs
Q: What Administrator tools come with the Linux 2.4 kernel?
A: None. The kernel does not contain Admin tools, as these come from various open source sites and
are sometimes packaged as part of a Linux distribution. To conserve the t5515's memory space the
image utilizes BusyBox which is a consolidated utility binary.
BusyBox is a single small executable that combines many of the common Linux/Unix utilities. These
utilities are usually smaller versions with less options than their full-featured desktop utilities
counterpart. Because BusyBox has been written to optimize size and for limited resources it is an
excellent choice for an embedded Linux operating system. A good online source for BusyBox follows.
http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html
The image contains the following commands. Some are stand alone, and most are limited scope
versions provided via BusyBox)
Q: How are Users managed?
A: A System Administrator creates new user accounts and assigns the users to groups. The image
provides the System Administrator with standard command-line tools to manage users; all from the
Console command shell's BusyBox. Remember letter case matters when using command line names
and option switches.
Options Definitions
Users/permis-
sions
addgroup, adduser, chmod, chown, chgrp, delgroup,
deluser, passwd, su,
Devices insmod, mount, umount, smbmount
Files/Folders cat, cmp, cp, dos2unix, fgrep, find, grep, gunzip,
gzip, ln, ls, mkdir, more, mv, od, pwd, rm, rmdir,
sed, sort, strings, tail, tar, touch, tr, uniq,
unix2dos, unzip, vi, wc
Network ftp, hostname, ifconfig, ifdown, ifup, ping, ping6,
telnet
Processes kill, killall, ps, watch
System Settings date, env, fdisk, free, df, du, halt, poweroff,
reboot, reset, sync, time, top, uname, uptime,
which, who, whoami

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Q: How are Users created using BusyBox?
A: The System Administrator uses the adduser command to create a new user account on the t5515.
The list of defined users can be found in the directory /etc and the file passwd. The adduser
command overview follows.
adduser [OPTIONS] user_name
Q: How are Groups created using BusyBox?
A: The System Administrator uses the command addgroup to create a new group on the t5515. The list
of defined groups can be found in the directory /etc and the file group. The addgroup command
overview follows.
addgroup [-g GID] group_name [user_name]
"-g GID specify Group ID (gid)
Q: How is identifying User Information handled using BusyBox?
A: The System Administrator uses the command id to retrieve user ID (UID) and group ID (GID)
information for a user account. The id command overview follows.
id [OPTIONS]... [USERNAME]
The following table lists print options for USERNAME or the current user.
Option Definition
“-h DIR Assign home directory DIR
“-g GECOS Assign gecos field GECOS
“-s SHELL Assign login shell SHELL
“-G Add the user to existing group GROUP
“-S Create a system user (ignored)
“-D Do not assign a password (logins still possible via ssh)
“-H Do not create the home directory
Option Description
-c Prints only the security context
-g Prints only the group ID
-u Prints only the user ID
-n Print a name instead of a number
-r Prints the real user ID instead of the effective ID

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Q: How do you add a User to a Group using BusyBox?
A: BusyBox for this t5515 does not include a utility similar to usermod. As a result, this requires the
System Administrator to edit the passwd file and change the user's group id to the correct group id.
This is accomplished by performing the following steps:
1. Execute the id command using the user name.
2. Note the user id and group id displayed by the id command.
3. Change the directory to /etc cd /etc.
4. Open the group file using the editor “vi group”.
5. Find the group in the list and note its id number.
6. Close the editor using ":q!".
7. Open the passwd file using the editor “vi passwd”.
8. Find the user id and changes its group id to match the desired group.
9. Save the edited file by using ":w".
10. Close the edited file using ":q".
Q: How are file permissions handled using BusyBox?
A: File permissions is the basis for security under the Linux operating system. All resources and
directories on a Linux operating system are considered files within the security structure. File
permissions determine each file's read, write, and execute permissions for all users and groups on the
system. Under Linux permissions, these are in three groups; owner, group, and others. Each group has
three permission options which are read, write, and execute.
Q: How do you change file permissions using BusyBox?
A: To change the permission options the System Administrator uses the chmod command. An overview
of the chmod command follows.
chmod [-R] MODE[,MODE]... FILE...
Each MODE is one or more of the letters ugoa, one of the symbols +or -=, and one or more of the
letters rwxst”=. The permissions can also be set using an octal numeric based code, where 4
equals read, 2 equals write, and 1 equals execute permissions.
Options:
-R Changes files and directories recursively.
Q: How is changing ownership handled using BusyBox?
A: The system administrator uses the chgrp command to assign group ownership to a file or resource.
An overview of the chgrp command follows.
chgrp [OPTION]... GROUP FILE...
Change the group membership of each FILE to GROUP.
Options:
-R Changes files and directories recursively.

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Q: How do you set up automatic user logon on at boot up time?
A: Using the Security Applet (GO>Settings>Security), the System Administrator can select one user
account to be automatically logged into the t5515 system at boot up. Turning the option off forces the
user to log on to the system using the GUI log on window.
When the system administrator needs to log on to the system with the automatic log on feature
enabled for another user, they need to press the left shift key during the boot up process to enable the
log on window.
Q: What is the default Hostname for the t5515?
A: The default hostname from the factory consists of the letters HP followed by the MAC address of the
built-in Ethernet network interface modem.
To change the hostname using the Network Management Applet the System Administrator needs to
enable the Static address setup radio button on the IP Address Configuration window. Then
click the next button to move to the DNS Configuration window. Place the cursor in the Host
Name field and enter the new host name.
The command hostname is also available to change or determine the current hostname. To change
the hostname the System Administrator needs to create a hostname file and use the -F option.
hostname [OPTION] {hostname | -F FILE}
Get or set the hostname or DNS domain name. If a hostname is given (or FILE with the -F
parameter), the host name will be set.
Options:
Example:
# hostname
# HP000AE468F96F
# hostname -F hostname.conf
#
Options Description
-s Short
-i Addresses for the hostnam
-d DNS domain name
-f Fully qualified domain name
-F FILE Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname

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Q: How is Date & Time Management handled in the t5515?
A: The T5515 allows the user to keep time in one of two formats; Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) /
Greenwich Mean Time GMT, or local time. The preferred method is to use UTC rather than local time.
The t5515 has several date and time management options available.
Q: How do you configure the system hardware clock?
A: The first step is to set the system hardware clock using the BIOS setup utility to your local date and
time. To do this, perform the following steps:
1. Reboot the system and press the F10 key.
2. Press the Escape key after the setup utility appears.
3. Select the standard CMOS features option and click the Enter key.
4. Set the date and time by using the Page Up and Down keys.
5. To save the changes press the F10 key and the Enter key.
Q: How do you configure the date and time for the t5515?
A: The Date and Time management GUI applet allows the System Administrator an easy method of
managing the date and time on the t5515 The System Administrator can configure the date, time,
time zone, and network time protocol (NTP). The Applet is launched via GO>Settings>Date/
Time.
Q: How do you synchronize the clocks of the computers over a network?
A: The network time protocol is a standard protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers over a
network. On the t5515 the System Administrators needs to select the correct time zone, enable the
feature, and provide the NTP server name or IP address of the time server. For a list of public NTP
servers, use the following link:
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock1b.html
Q: How do you synchronize the BIOS and system time?
A: To synchronize the BIOS and system time use the hwclock command. This command allows the
System Administrator to synchronize the BIOS time to the system time or from system time to BIOS
time. This command without any parameters displays the current date and time.
hwclock [-r|--show] [-s|--hctosys] [-w|--systohc] [-l|--localtime] [-u|-
-utc]
Query and set the hardware clock (RTC).

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Options:
Q: Is the Atomic Clock supported for accurate time synchronization within the t5515
image?
A: By default, the image contains NTP. Setting the time protocol synchronization to a service such as the
US Dept of Commerce's National Bureau of Standards can be accomplished by configuring this NTP
setting in the Date/Time Management Applet.
Q: How is the boot order changed?
A: Run the Boot order Utility to alter the order of the boot up device. The Utility is available as a Feature
Add-on in SoftPAQ form.
To run the SoftPAQ, perform the following steps:
1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file that is downloaded is a com-
pressed TAR file. Use the tar -xzf command to extract the files from the archive to the current
directory.
2. Execute ./hpbootorder (without parameters) to use the BootOrder utility and ./hprepset
(without parameters) to use the RepSet utility.
Q: Are any USB storage devices supported?
A: Yes. The primary purpose of the USB support is for image restoration purposes via DOK, FD, or CD.
The USB mass storage support for other purposes is in the image but is by default disabled. To enable
this feature you must be root user and use the insmod usb-storage.
Q: How is the VNC password reset?
A: The VNC Server password is stored in encrypted form in a hidden directory .vnc in the user's home
directory. For example, user "fred" would have the password at: /home/fred/.vnc/passwd.
Delete this passwd file to reset the password. The user is prompted for a new password the next time
the VNC server is started.
Options Description
-r Read hardware clock and print result
-s Set the system time from the hardware clock
-w Set the hardware clock to the current system time
-u The hardware clock is kept in coordinated universal time
-l The hardware clock is kept in local time

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Q: How is the DOK handled in the t5515?
A: The t5515 supports the physical storage device known as a Disk On Key (DOK). Like all storage
devices, the DOK must be attached to the existing directory on the t5515 before it can be accessed.
Mounting
The process of attaching a device is known as mounting and the directory that the device is attached
to is the mounting point.
To create a mounting point, perform the following steps:
1. Open the console by GO>Console and enter the make directory command (mkdir /mnt/
dok).
2. Install the DOK device driver (insmod usb-storage).
3. Mount the DOK to the sda1 device (mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/dok).
NOTE: To view the files on the DOK use the ls command.
File Copying
To copy files to/from the DOK use the cp command.
Examples:
• cp /mnt/dok/printcap.txt /etc/printcap
• cp printcap /mnt/dok/printcap.1

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Localization/Keyboard FAQs
Q: Are country locale keyboards supported in the image?
A: Yes, there are numerous country locale keyboards supported. The default setting is International Euro
keyboard. The User Interface is English only, regardless of locale keyboard.
Q: Are there country locale keyboard limitations?
A: Yes. The t5515 supports a large number of keyboard mapping languages. The System Administrator
can configure the t5515 to use a specific language by either using the Keyboard Preference Applet
(GO>Settings>Keyboard), or the command 'loadkeys'. In both cases the programs are using key
tables which are keyboard table descriptions files for the selected languages. Other keyboard
commands such as dumpkeys and showkeys are not supported.
LIMITATIONS BY COUNTRY LOCALE:
•Japanese language keytable does not produce Japanese characters in an Xterm console.
•Greek language keytable requires the usage of the Alt Gr to produce any characters in a Xterm con-
sole. The Rdesktop program does not have Greek language support available. The Citrix ICA pro-
gram Greek language supports fails to produce any alphabet characters either in upper or lower
case.
•French language keytable for the symbols ~and 'does not produce French accent characters in an
Xterm console.
•Czechoslovak language keytable support in the Rdesktop program is not available. The Citrix ICA
program support fails to produce a 'character when the left shift key is pressed.
•Hebrew language keytable requires the usage of the Alt Gr to produce any characters in a Xterm con-
sole. There is no support for either the Rdesktop or Citrix ICA program available.
•Hungarian language keytable for the symbols ^and `does not produce accent characters in an
Xterm console. The Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs supports fails to produce characters for numer-
ous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Russian language keytable requires the usage of the "Alt Gr" to produce any characters in a Xterm
console. The Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs supports fails to produce characters for numerous key
combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Arabic language keytable does not produce Arabic characters in an Xterm console. There is no sup-
port available in the Citrix ICA program for Arabic. The Rdesktop program supports fails to produce
characters for numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Spanish language keytable, Rdesktop program supports fails to produce characters for numerous key
combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Brazilian language keytable support for the Xterm, Rdesktop, and Citrix ICA programs fails to pro-
duce characters for numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Belgian-French language support for the Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs fails to produce charac-
ters for numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.

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•Finnish language support for the Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs fails to produce characters for
numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Italian language support for the Citrix ICA program fails to produce characters for numerous key com-
binations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Portuguese language support for the Citrix ICA program fails to produce characters for numerous key
combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Swedish language support for the Citrix ICA program fails to produce characters for numerous key
combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Turkish language support for the Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs fails to produce characters for
numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Latin American language support for the Rdesktop and Citrix ICA programs fails to produce charac-
ters for numerous key combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
•Norwegian language support for the Citrix ICA program fails to produce characters for numerous key
combinations involving the Alt Gr and other keys.
Q: Do the keyboard's Microsoft logo keys work?
A: No. The Windows logo key and the Windows menu key are not operational in Linux image.

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Q: Are there any hot keys?
A: Yes, they are as follows.
Q: Are the Function keys operational?
A: Yes, they are operational during the pre-boot process as follows.
Key Combination Action
Ctrl-Alt-Back-
space Logs off the current session and displays the login dialog. If the client is set to auto logon, the auto logon completes.
Ctrl-Alt-Delete Locks the screen. Entering any character displays the locked screen dialog and
requests the password for the user that locked the screen.
Ctrl-Alt-Home Switches virtual desktop workspace. The desktop focus is moved through the four
workspaces. Clicking on an open area of the desktop and using the wheel on a
wheel mouse causes the same action.
Alt-tab Switches the active application focus.
Alt + F1 Launches the Mozilla browser for HP Help. (available only for the L3ST20xx 128MB
flash memory image)
Alt + F2 Launches the "Run program" dialog. This dialog is similar to the Run dialog in Win-
dows. Enter the desired command line and click Run. (available only for the
L3ST20xx 128MB flash memory image)
Alt-F4 Kills the current application
Alt + F5 Toggles an application between full screen display and standard display modes.
Alt-F6 Maximizes vertical on screen.
Alt-F7 Maximizes horizontal on screen
Alt-F8 Minimizes panel on screen
Alt-F9 Shades/hides box (keeps title bar)
Function Key Pre-Boot Action
Ctrl-Alt-Back-
space Logs off the current session and displays the login dialog. If the client is set to auto logon, the auto logon completes.
Ctrl-Alt-Delete Locks the screen. Entering any character displays the locked screen dialog and
requests the password for the user that locked the screen.
Ctrl-Alt-Home Switches virtual desktop workspace. The desktop focus is moved through the four
workspaces. Clicking on an open area of the desktop and using the wheel on a
wheel mouse causes the same action.

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F1 No action
F2 No action
F3 Three separate results dependent on when in the boot process the F3 is pressed:
Break out of auto logon: Press F3 within 1-2 second after the logon prompt dis-
plays to break out of an automatic log on during boot. The log on process stops and
the dialog waits for a user name and password.
Full screen X Terminal: Press and hold F3 during the boot process to prevent the
launch of the Linux desktop GUI and display a full screen xterm window. Use F3 dur-
ing the boot when you want to launch a dedicated X terminal session.
Display boot process messages: Press F3 after the splash screen displays to
escape out of the splash screen. The boot messages and progress indicators are dis-
played.
F4 No action
F5 No action
F6 No action
F7 No action
F8 No action
F9 No action
F10 Invokes the BIOS Setup utility during the boot process.
F11 No action
Function Key Pre-Boot Action (Continued)

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Modem and Network Card Configuration
Q: What are the modem constraints?
A: There is no method for configuring the Citrix ICA t5515 to use a modem to connect to a terminal
server. There is no configuration procedure for configuring the Mozilla browser to connect to an ISP
vendor using a modem.
Q: How do you configure the Token Ring Card?
A: The built-in Ethernet network interface card is configured to operate correctly when you receive it from
the factory. However, if you are using an IBM token ring network, the System Administrator will need
to perform additional configuration on the T5515 before the network interface card will operate in a
correct manner.
The t5515 ships from the factory with the IBM Token Ring driver installed. However, it is necessary for
a System Administrator to create an ifconfig.tr0 file for the device, as follows.
1. Create the ifconfig.tr0 file in this subdirectory /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/.
"vi ifconfig.tr0"
2. In the configuration file you need add two lines so that the driver is loaded on boot up and to
define what the device's IP address is. If you are using DHCP for IP addressing you use the word
dynamic. For static IP addressing you enter the assigned address. Example:
ONBOOT="yes"
IPADDRESS="dynamic"
3. Save and exit the configuration file using ":w" and ":q" vi commands.
4. Shutdown and restart the system.
5. To verify that the token ring card has been configured, use the “ifconfig - a” command. The
expected response should be similar to this example:
tr0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-60-94-B6-D5-5A-00-00-00
6. The current version of the Network Management will not display the token ring device and you
cannot manage this device using the applet.
Q: What Wireless NICs are supported?
A: The t5515 does not currently provide any driver support for any wireless network interface card.
Q: How is network management handled in the t5515?
A: Various utility commands are provided in BusyBox to manage the network configuration. Also, a GUI
Applet is provided and is launched through GO>Settings>Network Management.
Q: How do I display network interface status?
A: To display the status of your active network interface cards use the command ifconfig with no
parameters. You can also use the command to activate or deactivate the network interface card by
using ifconfig eth0 up or ifconfig eth0 down.

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Q: How do you configure the modem and related aspects?
A: A System Administrator can setup and configure a serial modem to allow a user to remotely connect
to a terminal server using the t5515. The following is a list of configuration instructions:
Determing Recognized Serial Ports
To determine the recognized serial ports, the t5515 serial ports are recognized at boot time. To
display a list of recognized serial ports connected to your t5515 use the dmesg and fgrep
commands to search for the phrase tty.
Enter the following: dmesg | fgrep tty
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550a (Is the on-board serial port.)
dmesg
dmesg [-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE] (Prints or controls the kernel ring
buffer.)
Options:
Configuring the PPP Protocol
The Point to Point protocol (PPP) is a fast and efficient two-way networking protocol designed for using
TCP/IP over serial lines. The system administrator needs to configure the pppd daemon and the chat rou-
tine to dial the number to operate correctly with your serial modem.
pppd [ tty_name ] [ speed ] [ options ]
The following table provides descriptions for the above variables.
Options Description
-c Clears the ring buffer's contents after printing
-n LEVEL Sets console logging level
-s SIZE Uses a buffer of size SIZE
fgrep Searches input files for lines that match a given pattern. The syn-
tax is fgrep <options>. Note that fgrep is the same as “grep
-F”.
Variable Description
[tty_name] Communicate over the named device. The string /dev/ is
prepended if necessary. If no device name is given, or if the
name of the terminal connected to the standard input is given,
pppd will use that terminal, and will not fork to put itself in the
background. A value for this option from a privileged source can-
not be overridden by a non-privileged user.

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Reading Options from File
1. Create a script file that contains the necessary modem commands to configure your modem.
2. Edit or create the file: /etc/ppp/chat_options” vi chat_options
3. Enter the following into the chat_options file.
ABORT “BUSY”
ABORT “NO CARRIER”
ECHO OFF
SAY "\n\n\nDialing to <Your telephone number >... \n""" AT
OK ATDT<replace with telephone number no spaces>
CONNECT ""
SAY "Connected!\nGetting login informations... \n\n\n"
4. Save and exit the chat_options file.
5. You need to make the script file executable, with the chmod command: chmod +x /etc/ppp/
chat-options
6. To configure the modem login with a default username and password edit the /etc/ppp/
options file vi options.
7. Add two lines with the following information:
user domain\\my_username
password my_password
8. Save and exit the options file.
9. Now execute the pppd daemon and chat script file from the command line. The following exam-
ple is using the com port 1 set at 115200 baud:
pppd /dev/ttyS0 115200 nodetach crtscts modem connect “/usr/sbin/chat -f
/etc/ppp/chat_options”
[speed] Set the baud rate to <speed> (a decimal number). On systems
such as 4.4BSD and NetBSD, any speed can be specified. Other
systems (e.g. SunOS) allow only a limited set of speeds.
[options] Read options from file name (the format is described below).
The file must be readable by the user who has invoked pppd.
Variable Description

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Manageability
Q: Are there any necessary updates for Altiris DS to work with Linux t5515?
A: Yes. There is a HotFix available from Altiris which includes updates to the imaging process and the
DOS agent Bootwork.exe. This Hotfix includes a sample script that will allow capture and deployment
of images using Rdeployt.exe and a new Bootwork.exe that recognizes the bootloader in the image.
This hotfix is available from the Altiris website support page.
Q: What are the steps to capture and deploy an image on the t5515?
A: The t5515 supports the Linux version of the Altiris Remote Management Client. Altiris management
software allows the System Administrator to remotely capture and deploy Linux images. The Altiris
"Rdeployt" tool, a text-base utility, is used by the System Administrator to perform this function.
Capturing an Image:
t5515 Client Actions (Required)
1. Reboot the client and go into the F10 System Configuration Setup Screen.
2. Once the F10 screen appears, move the arrow down to the Advanced BIOS Features
option and hit Enter.
3. In the Advanced BIOS Features screen, move down to the First Boot Device option and hit
Enter.
4. Within the First Boot Device screen, move down and select the Network option by hitting
Enter.
5. Hit F10 to save the configuration.
6. Hit Enter again for Yes to save and exit.
Altiris DS Console Actions
1. Open up the Deployment Server Console by double-clicking the Deployment Server
Console icon located on the desktop.
2. Once the Altiris DS console opens, right click on the lower left hand window and select New
Job.
3. When the empty box appears, type in "Image Capture" and hit Enter.
4. From the upper right window, click on the Add button.
5. From the drop down menu, select the Run Script option.
6. When this window appears, in the Run this Script window, type this command:
rdeployt -mu -raw -f.\images\test.img
NOTE: test.img is a name given in this example. You may name the .img file anything you want.
7. Select the DOS radio button from In which OS would you like to run this script?
8. Click the Finish button.
9. Now, you can drag and drop this job to any Linux unit to capture its image.

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Q: How is an image deployed?
A: An image can be deployed by performing the following steps:
t5515 Client Actions (Required)
1. Reboot the Client's unit and go into the F10 (System Configuration Setup Screen).
2. Once the F10 screen appears, move the arrow down to the Advanced BIOS Features option
and hit Enter.
3. In the Advanced BIOS Features screen, move down to First Boot Device option and hit Enter.
4. Hit F10 to save your configuration
5. Hit Enter again for Yes to save and exit.
Altiris DS Console Actions
1. Open up the Deployment Server Console by double-clicking the Deployment Server Console icon
located on the desktop.
2. Once the Altiris DS console opens, right click on the lower left hand window and select New
Job.
3. When the empty box appears, type in "Image Deployment" and hit Enter.
4. From the upper right window, click on the Add button.
5. From the drop down menu, select the Run Script option.
6. From the Run this Script window, type this command:
rdeployt -md -raw -f.\images\test.img
NOTE: test.img is a name given in this example. You may name the .img file anything you want.
7. Select the DOS radio button from "In which OS would you like to run this script?"
8. Click on the Finish button.
9. At this point, drag and drop this job to any t5515 Linux to deploy an image.
Q: How can an image be restored locally?
A: An image can be restored locally using DOK or USB CD-ROM. Instructions for this procedure are
available on the HP Compaq Thin Client t5515 Linux Image Softpaq.

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Browser FAQs
Q: Are there considerations for configuring Mozilla browser on a t5515?
A: Yes. These are highlighted as follows.
•Mail Client: Keep mail on the server and not on the client. Otherwise, the client's free memory
space will quickly get used up for mail storage.
•Users: Dependent on the number of users and preferences associated with each, memory space
needs to be altered to allow proper browser operation for each user/session. Current Partition sizes
can be known via the shell command fdisk -l.
Q: Why does it take the Mozilla browser so long to launch?
A: Mozilla is stored in a compressed format in flash memory until invoked by a user. As a result, the
code is decompressed and installed into RAM for use. This can take from 10-15 seconds due to the
code file size of Mozilla being very large.