Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Successfull migrated: Samsung NC191

Monday, December 10th, 2012

Hello Folks,

today i migrated a Samsung NC191 with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS Version 4.11.100. I got everything running including Network Card (Gigabit), Dual Monitoring/GFX Card (Advanced License required from IGEL) and all USB Ports; so the device works very well for me. Regarding the fact that this device is coming with a 19″ display it’s maybe a solution for users looking out for a 19″ all in one solution.

samsung-nc191-001-300×450.jpg

The Hardware is based on a AMD G-T40N CPU and comes with 2GB of RAM and 4GB HDD (SSD), the GFX chipset is a AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series device. This Information is of course without any warranty and you have to test it also by your own too.

Cheers

Michael

Image Source: cdrinfo.pl

Note: IGEL Universal Desktop OS 4.11.100

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Hi,

i just got an issue with the new IGEL Universal Desktop OS Firmware 4.11.100 on a none official supported 3rd party device, so i want to strongly recommend to test this in advance.

In my case the system did not boot anymore after the update to 4.11.100 (Hangs in the boot screen), so it’s very easy to reproduce; if this happens also to you: reinstall the Version 4.10.100 with the IGEL UDC installation stick and don’t roll out the firmware Universal Desktop OS 4.11.100 to your environment in this case!

Cheers

Michael

P.S.: Please make sure that the UDC License is available on your UDC Memory or in your UMS Server, otherwise a new license will be fetched during the re-installation!

Update: It looks that some support for INTEL BX/DX/ZX chipsets is gone, also the Installation with the new UDC fails and the software is not able to detect any harddisk. So if you have migrated an Intel Pentium II/III or Celeron device you should serious test the new Version 4.11.100 and report any issues here to IGEL if you got the same behavior.

Update2: One other issue, Laptop Touchpad’s like the IM PS/2 Synaptics Touchpad which is used in some HP Elitebooks seams also to not work with the 4.11.100. Use the 4.10.100 Firmware if these or similar pad’s did not work anymore on your migrated Laptop’s!

Successfull migrated: Hewlett-Packard t510 thin client

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Hello folks,

HP t510

 today i migrated a HP t510 (VIA Eden X2 U4200 CPU) thin client with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS (UDC) 4.10.100. The hardware support includes the graphic card (VIA Chrome 9; fully supported but not official by IGEL) and are working perfectly for me incl. network card, USB ports and audio.

Of course i will not give a written guarentee and you have to test this by your own too! 😉

Have fun

Michael

P.S.: Image Source Hardware Zone Philippines

Successfull migrated with IGEL UDC: Dell Optiplex GX620

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Hello,

today we migrated a Dell Optiplex GX620 with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS Version 4.10.100. The inbuild hardware like the Intel 945G GFX Card and the NetXtreme BCM 5751 network card work’s like a charm (please note: You need the advanced feature set to enable native Graphic Card driver support!).

Cheers

Michael

Migrated with UDC: Dell Latitude D620

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Today i got a report about a device which can be fully migrated with the IGEL Universal Desktop Converter.

Dell Latitude D620 BIOS A10 with UDC FW 4.08.500 Advanced Feature Set

CPU: Intel Core2 T5600
Grafik: Intel 945GM
Touchpad: working
Audio: HDA-Intel
USB: Working
Ethernet: Broadcom Corp. Netextreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet
WiFi: Intel Corp. Pro Wireless 3945 ABG (GOLAN) Network
Shutdown: via Powerbutton working

All devices are working perfect, thanks for the report!

Cheers
Michael

New fiber card tested: Intel® 82572EI

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

Today I got my hands on the Intel® 82572EI fiber card (PCIe 4x) and got it working on the 4.09.200 without any additional configuration.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/network-adapters/gigabit-network-adapters/pro-1000-pf.html

Intel 82582EI

Sebastian

UDC migrated: Dell Optiplex 745

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Today i got a report that a Dell Optiplex 745 with Core2 Quad Q6600, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, Audio: HDA-Intel, Broadcom Corp. Netextreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe, BIOS Vers. 2.3.1 v. 07/21/2007 with Dell Mainboard 0TY565 was succesfull migrated with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS incl. USB Support.

Thanks for the Feedback!
Cheers
Michael

Tested: XBOX 360 Live Vision Webcam together with IGEL Universal Desktop LX / OS

Monday, July 16th, 2012

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Today i tested the XBOX 360 Live Vision Webcam together with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS.

The camera worked without any issue in a Citrix Session with HDX Realtime and local with a installed Skype Client thru custom partition.

Cheers
Michael

P.S.: Regarding the results of today’s test series i was not able to discover a webcam that doesn’t work… 🙂

Tested: Microsoft Cinema HD Webcam together with IGEL Universal Desktop LX / OS

Monday, July 16th, 2012

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Today i tested the Microsoft Cinema HD  together with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS.

The camera worked with a small issue in a Citrix Session with HDX Realtime and local without any issue with a installed Skype Client thru custom partition.
To get Microsoft WebCam to work with HDX Realtime and Linux i need to make a small modification to my Citrix webinterface site, see also here: https://blog.cloud-client.info/2012/07/13/using-xenapp-65-or-xendesktop-56-together-with-microsoft-lync-and-igel-linux-based-thin-clients/

Cheers
Michael

Tested: Hercules Webcam Dualpix Emotion 720HD together with IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS

Monday, July 16th, 2012

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Today i tested the Hercules Webcam Dualpix Emotion 720HD together with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS.

The camera worked without any issue in a Citrix Session with HDX Realtime and local with a installed Skype Client thru custom partition.

Cheers
Michael

Tested: Logitech C210 Webcam with IGEL Universal Desktop LX / OS

Monday, July 16th, 2012

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Today i tested the Logitech C210 Webcam together with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS.

The camera worked without any issue in a Citrix Session with HDX Realtime and local with a installed Skype Client thru custom partition.

Cheers
Michael

Tested: Sitecom WL-113 WiFi Adapter with IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS

Monday, July 16th, 2012

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Today i’ve tested an older Sitecom WL-113 WiFi USB Adapter together with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS and it works without any issues for me.

The Sitecom WL-113 was available a long time, so if you still have some of these devices you should be able to use it together with your IGEL Linux based devices. The information’s on the device are not much and i was not able to figure out if alway’s the same design/chipset is used, but it worth to try it.

The Sitecom WL-113 is using the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset which is not mentioned official by IGEL, so similar devices can be also compatible to the IGEL Linux.

Cheers
Michael

Whitepaper: Current IGEL Hardware

Monday, July 9th, 2012

This  Whitepaper describes the current IGEL devices including the hardware names (like M310C), the technology, is the device still available, end of life dates, warranty times and available firmware Versions. So if someone call’s you and only know’s he got a IGEL D200 you know what device it is and how long the support/warranty time will apply to the device.

It includes also the new IGEL UD2 Multimedia which is based on the ARM Technology.

This is not an official IGEL document, this document comes without any guarantee.

The whitepaper is available at papershare: http://www.papershare.com/app/paper.aspx?id=2538&o=3736 and here: http://www.cloud-client.info/whitepaper/WhitepaperIGELHardware.pdf

Cheers
Michael

Want to learn more about the new UD2 Multimedia?

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Learn more about our first System on Chip device – IGEL UD 2 – LX – MultiMedia

Sign in for the following webinars for free. Duration is around 60 minutes.

09.07.2012 09:00 – 10:00 (English)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/571980462
10.07.2012 18:00 – 19:00 (English)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/252757374
11.07.2012 09:00 – 10:00 (English)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/541561622
12.07.2012 13:00 – 14:00 (English)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/958049382
13.07.2012 09:00 – 10:00 (English)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/426394958

Test units available now!

Cheers
Michael

UD2 MultiMedia (ARM) Beta features

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Here is some info about what you can and can not do with the just shipped ARM (1.01.500 Beta) devices from IGEL:

Citrix Receiver (12.2.0.203213)

USB Redirection NO

Multimedia Redirection YES (alpha)

Smartcard Authentication YES

DSP accelerated ICA YES

Flash Redirection NO (next SDK)

RDP/RemoteFX Client (1.6.0)

USB Redirection NO

Multimedia Redirection NO

Smartcard Authentication NO

RemoteApps Support YES

DSP accelerated RemoteFX support YES

VMware View (1.5.0)

Currently only the integrated standard VMware View client is integrated, which only provides limited acceleration through the SoC architecture.

Local media player accelerated through DSP

Supported Container: ASF, AVI, MPEG1, MPGE2

Supported Codecs: WMA, WMV VC1, MPEG3, MPEG4, H.264

Additional Clients/Tools

XDMCP, Leostream Java Connect, Appliance Mode, Firefox, SSH

Network

WOL, DNS, DHCP

Print Services

LPD, IPP, CUPS

DSP Chooser, required to select DSP accelerated content in the Universal Desktop LX for ARM firmware

The Acceleration Chooser Setup ist required to configure which type of content (ICA or RemoteFX) is accelerated through the DSP.

Sebastian

Solved: New UD5 LX shows no screen @ display port if configured for dual monitoring and high resolutions

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Today i played a little bit with resolution’s and dual monitor settings with a UD5. When using a high resolution (2 times 1920×1200, millions of colors) i got no screen on my second display connected via the display port.

I tested a couple of settings but finally i only need to increase the video memory in the BIOS to 256MB, after this both screens are available and the issue was gone. Funny, Windows ES/Windows 7 don’t need this configuration…  To change the setting press DEL to enter the BIOS after you powered on the client. In the Advanced BIOS settings increase the shared video memory to 256mb and save the configuration, it’s quite simple to solve if you know it. 🙂

Cheers
Michael

Tested: Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter with IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Today i tested the Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter (Ralink RT2573) with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX and OS system. In both cases the adapter works perfect for me, of course i can’t guarentee this at all.

Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter

I’ve tested the Version: Belkin F5D7050 (http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=179211) together with WPA2 /WPA.

Cheers
Michael

First pictures of the new IGEL LX Thin Client (System on a Chip)

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Today i got the time to play a little bit with a new IGEL Thin Client generation. The client is Linux based (LX), comes with a ARM CPU and a digital signal processor (DSP) aka System on Chip (SoC).

The ARM based “system on a chip” technology comes with the benefit to provide a good multimedia experience for a low price. Of course you can’t compare it with a UD3/UD5 in the overall performance, but for multimedia content it can beat other devices in the thin client entry level segment. SoC was introduced by Citrix in 2011 and also Microsoft Remote Desktop Services have a clear advantage here.

The device was already introduced at the CeBit 2012 (Europe), the Microsoft TechEd North America (US) and the Citrix TechEx (Germany).

 IGEL ARM Client

Specs:
CPU: Texas Instruments DM8148 ARM 1GHz
DSP: 750 MHz
RAM: 1GB DDR3 800MHz
Audio: Texas Instruments TLV320AIC3104
Network: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Network Chipset: Realtek RTL8211E
Storage: 2GB eMMC
Display: DVI-I Port
Connectors: 4 x USB 2.0, Audio In, Audio Out
Available Sessions (Beta Firmware): Citrix ICA (incl. HDX), Microsoft RDP (incl. RemoteFX), VMWare View (no SuC support), Browser, local Media Player, Leostream and Appliance Mode support for Citrix XenDesktop and VMWare View

+ Price
+ SuC support for Citrix HDX and RemoteFX (VMWare View/PCOIP was not available during my tests, maybe upcoming?)
+ Multimedia performance
+ Managed with IGEL Universal Management Suite
– Overall performance (1)
– Less session types available compared to x86 based devices (1)
– Only USB Ports available; no serial,lpt or PS/2

Cheers
Michael

(1) = ARM technology related

Universal Desktop OS support for ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT

Friday, May 25th, 2012

We just tested a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS and it work perfectly incl. dual monitor support. The ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT is used with a regular desktop pc.

Requirements: Universal Desktop OS incl. Advanced Feature Pack and feature “Native graphic card driver support enabled”

Cheers
Michael

Webcam test in the IGEL Linux

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

If you want to check if a webcam works in general in the IGEL Linux, create a terminal session and start the session. Log in as root and type in/execute ls /dev/video* , the result should look like /dev/video0.

If you got no result the webcam will not work, if you got /dev/video0 type in: gst-launch-0.10 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! ‘video/x-raw-yuv,width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1’ ! xvimagesink and execute the command. If you have /dev/video1 or similar just change the command parameter to the right value. After the command is executed you should see the video picture from your webcam. Please note: this don’t mean the camera will work with Citrix, VMWare or whatever. This still needs to be tested but it’s a good indicator if the camera will work in general. If this fails, you can still try/use USB redirection of course.

Cheers
Michael