- Follow up with Autodesk re: Maya and 3D Studio
- Update firefox and thunderbird
- Windows software updates
- Continued research in new file servers
April 12th to 16th
April 12th, 2010April 5th to 9th
April 6th, 2010This week I’m working on:
- kernel update to fax server (and ironing out issues with new fax system)
- Updating Pixar and Autodesk (Maya, Sketchbook) licenses
- removing locate package from rock’s cluster rolls.
Fax server quirks
April 6th, 2010While updating the fax server I found that running wvdialconf caused the system to stop working, probably due to the changes it made to the permissions on /dev/ttyS1, which is the port for the modem we’re using. I was able to change the permission back to
crw——- 1 uucp dialout 4, 65 Apr 6 10:21 /dev/ttyS1
March 22 to 26, 2010
March 24th, 2010- Building and testing mac adobe cs3 installer
- work on paper publication form for dgp website
- debian package for fax specific software
Silent command line install for Adobe CS3
March 24th, 2010After reviewing the cs3 deployment guide (http://www.adobe.com/support/deployment/cs3_deployment.pdf) I decided to try a remote install of cs3 photoshop on a windows 7 computer. The installer log told me that the os version was incompatible. I found a post on a message board which recommened the following:
“In .\payloads\AdobeIllustrator13en_US and .\payloads\AdobePhotoshop10en_US there are xml files with proxy in the name. At the bottom of each file is a section which refers to Windows XP, Windows Vista and a couple of others, but it doesn’t include Windows 7 (it wasn’t about) and therefore the silent install fails because it reckons the operating system isn’t acceptable.
I did briefly try modifying the section the include Windows 7, but I rapidly got bored at guessing and just deleted the entire from both xml files.”
It appears remote installs were blocked by remotely by the uac panel. I’ll need to run a script to disable/enable it for the installs.
March 15 to 19th, 2010
March 16th, 2010Ida.dgp is now serving u3 and u4 home directories. We will be testing a new file system over the next month or so, to see if it will be a suitable replacement for both the linux and windows file systems.
- Continue testing win 7 setup and printer installation
- Maya renewal paperwork
- Test non active directory install scripts on xp & 32 bit win 7
March 8 to 12th, 2010
March 11th, 2010This week the new windows updates have been pushed back to the weekend while Alan and I have been dealing with an unexpected crash while trying to mirror the sata drive in zeus.
- windows updates
- sata drive replacement and transfer to ida, setting up nfs
- update of hydra nfs to include automount instructions for ida
Using the Printui.dll to set up printers
March 1st, 2010I’m trying out the printui.dll method to set up the printers for active directory managed machines in the lab. It’s a stopgap measure until we install a newer version of windows server, since both 2003 R2 and 2008 have a print management system that should work with windows 7 clients. So far, I’ve found that the following command will install a printer on a windows 7 client without having to install the print driver beforehand:
rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\Corman\Mom2
This command should also install the printer for all users (i.e. by computer instead of by user). However, it looks like the printer only appears if the user already has a valid network connection to the print server. I haven’t tried it on a windows xp client yet, so I’m interested to see what it will do in that case.
March 1st to 5th, 2010
March 1st, 2010I still need to push the windows updates out, and will be doing that mid-week. Here is a list of the other things to do on my list:
- hylafax config in a debian package
- server to host sata drive for zeus
I also have various admin tasks and will be following up with Karan to continue work on the paper publishing system for the dgp homepage.
Feb 22 to 26th, 2010
February 22nd, 2010This week I’ll be working with the Profs at DGP to come up with a relatively easy to use system for publishing papers on the dgp website. I’ve released a flash update for the managed servers and would recommend applying that your to personal computers as well.
- New scripts for installing printers that is windows 7 compatible
- Draft of paper upload submission system
- Windows machine updates
- Upgrade fax server to debian 5.0.4 and create debian package for hylafax config
- Continued work on automated install script for non-active directory windows computers