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====== PIXILAB Player with developer tools====== | ====== PIXILAB Player with developer tools====== | ||
- | Sometimes it is useful to create a kiosk with settings that enables some tools for trouble-shooting. | + | Sometimes it is useful to create a player |
- | SSH access to the kiosk, toolbars and developer tools can come in handy while testing scripts and hardware. | + | SSH access to the player, toolbars and developer tools can come in handy while testing scripts and hardware. |
Follow the [[blocks: | Follow the [[blocks: | ||
- | === Kiosk Configuration | + | === Configuration |
- | Use the text file method to configer | + | Use the text file method to configure |
< | < | ||
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dhcp=yes | dhcp=yes | ||
browser=chrome | browser=chrome | ||
- | homepage_append=mac | ||
homepage=http:// | homepage=http:// | ||
disable_private_mode=yes | disable_private_mode=yes | ||
- | homepage_check=PIXLAB Blocks Server can't be reached. Please check your network connections. | ||
wake_on_lan=yes | wake_on_lan=yes | ||
disable_zoom_controls=yes | disable_zoom_controls=yes | ||
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additional_components=uefi.zip initrdpxe.xz 08-ssh.xzm | additional_components=uefi.zip initrdpxe.xz 08-ssh.xzm | ||
root_password=pixi | root_password=pixi | ||
- | browser_preferences=http:// | ||
hide_mouse=no | hide_mouse=no | ||
disable_navigation_bar=no | disable_navigation_bar=no | ||
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* Show the mouse | * Show the mouse | ||
* Show the navigation bar | * Show the navigation bar | ||
- | * Enable | ||
- | ==== Manage Pixilab Player Chrome Policies from the Blocks server ==== | ||
- | In some cases, when using the Chrome browser with PIXILAB Player, you may need to override the browser' | ||
- | < | ||
- | The " | + | ==== Using SSH ==== |
- | < | + | In case you need to access the player with SSH, you first have to find its IP number. This can be found in the Blocks editor under Display spot settings/ |
- | " | + | To log on, use a ssh enabled terminal window. |
+ | :!: On Windows, you must enable //OpenSSH Client// under " | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | More information on Chrome policies and syntax can be found [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== Use SSH ==== | ||
- | |||
- | To log on to the kiosk with SSH one has to find out its current IP number. One method is to use the dhcps servers client leases list and look for the particular MAC adress. | ||
- | |||
- | To log on, use a ssh enabled terminal. I´m on windows so I have enabled the OpenSSH Client in the Windows optional features. | ||
< | < | ||
$ ssh root@[ipnumber] | $ ssh root@[ipnumber] | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | Enter your password | + | Enter the password |
- | On Windows, as a side effect from not storing anything persistent on the kiosk one has to reset the // | + | On your computer used to access the player over SSH, you may have to reset the // |
+ | - Open the // | ||
+ | - Delete the line with your player' | ||
+ | - Save the file. | ||
+ | - Use the ssh command again, as shown above, to access the player | ||
- | + | To avoid the known host issue one can use: | |
+ | < | ||
+ | $ ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Ip number can be found in blocks editor or in the dhcp servers client lease list. |