Is there a knoppix Web Kiosk?

[davea0511]

send us your changes to [email protected] and we'll include it with next release

Will do.

[davea0511]

On my LiveInfo CD I noticed that if the Browser window got closed then a new one didn't replace it, and then you're stuck at the opening screen. Stallion, on the other hand, reopened the Browser if it got closed for any reason.

That's an essential feature (to have the browser re-appear if closed). Can you add it to LiveInfo?

[kentaur2]

here's how I made the stallion2.iso bootable:

- extracted stallion2.iso to directory
- removed the boot.catalog and base/boot.cat files
- created the iso with
mkisofs -r -b base/boot.img -c base/boot.cat -o mybootcd.iso mydir



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and some other customizations made inbetween:
* got rid of tty1-6 lines in (mainmod) /etc/initab and
got rid rid of console linkfile in (mainmod) /morphix/rc.m/
to disable access to console
* changed firefox prefs.js under (mainmod) /etc/skel tree
to change homepage and
to disable form history
* changed (boot.img) /boot/grub/menu.lst file
to change the keyboard layout
* changed the bootup image in (boot.img) and
the background image in (mainmod) /morphix/

[davea0511]

Apparently my problem with the screen going into sleep mode is related the the BIOS ACPI settings. According to this post: http://www.usbman.com/oldforum/forum...ages/1704.html
Microsoft pressured some mainboard makers to not allow users to disable ACPI - and my mainboard falls into that category.

Just an FYI - incase you run into the same problem - there is no way to disable the monitor sleep mode on your mainboard if it doesn't have an ACPI-off mode. I'm going to try to wire up a 555 circuit with a ps2 cable (triggering pins 1 and 5) to get the computer to think it's constantly getting keyboard activity even though there isn't a keyboard (I'm using a touchscreen) in order to keep the monitor from going to sleep. Hope I don't break it.

[MoonShadow]

Apparently my problem with the screen going into sleep mode is related the the BIOS ACPI settings. According to this post: http://www.usbman.com/oldforum/forum...ages/1704.html
Microsoft pressured some mainboard makers to not allow users to disable ACPI - and my mainboard falls into that category.

Have you checked if there's a BIOS update that would "fix" this?

[puttwill]

We are making kiosks for our linux convention(penguicon.org) and liveinfo-2.4 is PERFECT for what we need, save one tiny problem. the screen turns off after several minutes. Can this EASLY be turned off, or more perferable, can a scrolling screen saver be put in place instead? i know it is the live cd and not the bios, i have checked. i think this is a huge over site in the information kiosk design. i tried the 2.6 version, but it did not work at all, as stated in a past post. Let me know soon, the con is next weekend. thanks.

[Ghandalfar]

yes, disable DPMS

[puttwill]

When we attempt to edit the cd, it will not let us save the boot img back to the iso. unless you have detailed instructions on how to edit it so it still works afterward.

[kjohn]

does anyone have a link to the most recent versions of any of these projects? (Stallion, LiveCD, LiveInfo, etc.) I just tried Booth.. although it is very well done, further customization appears tricky.

kjohn

[alex1970m]

Dear Ghandalfar and Skrat thank you for the great image,

Thank you kentaur2 for the hint´s

* changed firefox prefs.js under (mainmod) /etc/skel tree
to change homepage and
to disable form history
* changed (boot.img) /boot/grub/menu.lst file
to change the keyboard layout

I modify the image to german keyboard and change the startside for my kid´s
To learn some basics of morphix and linux take´s me 10 nights´s
Now its work fine.

Itry to disable dpms by a script (xset -dpms) in exec folder. hmm it dont work.
dont care....

But i like to use this image for the Kid´s
How can i add(install) some Sqiud proxi with White and Blacklist to avoid xxx sites.
May this is possible by deb and copy folder of morphix ?

Please Help