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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 configure the kiosk, edit and copy the text shown below to another FAT32-formatted USB stick. Put it at the root level of the USB stick, naming it // | + | Use the text file method to configure the player, edit and copy the text shown below to another FAT32-formatted USB stick. Put it at the root level of the USB stick, naming it // |
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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 ==== | ||
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- | To log on to the kiosk with SSH one has to find out its current IP number. One method is to use the dhcp server' | ||
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- | To log on, use a ssh enabled terminal. I´m on windows so I have enabled the OpenSSH Client in the Windows optional features. | ||
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Enter the password specified in the kiosk-config file. | Enter the password specified in the kiosk-config file. | ||
- | 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. |