Hallway screen minis

New Mac minis for hallway screens are set up for net install imaging. Still working on building a usable nib netboot image of 10.7 to use with Casper Imaging.


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Papercut

Papercut logs reported a permissions error preventing access to CSS file.
I reinstalled PapercutNG on Macserver.
I flushed all users from Summer 2011 residencies from the LDAP and resynced users on PCNG.
I removed restrictions from the student account.
Added restriction to Xerox 7760 to prevent anyone but the admin group from printing color.
Now student user login to computer also authenticates to PCNG web app, student can print unrestricted B&W, but must specify B&W image quality.
That is, color prints are simply blocked, not converted to grayscale.

Next, will need to create and distribute a B&W printing preset for 7760, and modify plist file on all workstations to set this preset as default.





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Reimaging WS17 Mac

I'm running a test reimage of the mac side, OS and basic configuration only, with the new 10.6.8 Mac Pro image.

Tested ConnectFreespace: Pass

Default HomePage: Failed set to svasculpture.com, suggests a conflicting policy.

I updated the Mac Pro Fall 2011 configuration to include FCP (3-8-11 package), MS Office Mac 2011, PapercutNG Client login item.
Reimaging WS 17 with this updated configuration. 8/24/11 @ 5:48pm.

Tested FCP clean install. Launched once, then failed to launch. Reimaging WS17 w/o FCP, with full partition erase, then building new FCPS 3.0 package from install discs. 10:44 AM 8/25/11

Windows Re Image

Workstations 09 and 20 in room 214 have had the Windows OS Re Imaged. All applications have been re-installed.

Windows Install

Windows OS has been reinstalled in 214 on Workstations 09 and 20. SolidWorks 2011 will be installed on these two Workstations early next week.

Re-imaging two computer windows

Computer re-image windows

214

Computer 20

computer 09

Re-image on 8/19/2011

Solidworks 2011

Installation of Solidworks 2011 Completed on Second Floor 214

8/19/2011 Errors

Installing SolidWroks 2011 found following computers with restarting problems

Room 214

computer 09 goes into the black screen saying to hold down shutdown

Restart itself

Cant install much sinPublish Postce it restarts

im ready

Ok ill post here all I know

Jamf Update

Updated the JSS (Casper Server) on the Mac Server to version 8.22. Created 10.7 OS image for the new Mac Mini's, beginning to test image.

504 Audio Set Up

I've finished wiring the audio components and setting up the wireless microphone in room 504H. -J

FCP Report

The Final Cut Pro suite does not launch on Workstations 18 and 16 in room 215. You may use any of the other Workstations in 215 or 214 for FCP.

Microsoft Office

The iMac Workstation 39 and iMac Public05 in room 214 are failing to launch Microsoft Office. Please use any other iMac in 214 for your Office needs.

New Computers

We have received the new computers for 2011/2012. This includes 10 iMacs and 5 MBP's for the 3rd floor hallway and NATLab and 8 mac mini's to drive the hallways screens. Joseph is in the process of preparing them for prestage imaging with Casper.

Workstation 14

The MacPro Workstation 14 is currently in the Apple Genius Bar for repair. This computer has been particularly buggy since we bought it, and most recently it has failed to reimage using netboot/netinstall, Casper Imaging, and from an OS X boot disk. They are running extensive hardware diagnostic tests to determine if it needs to be replaced.

The blog is dead, long live the blog!

Reopening this blog Summer 2011. This is a daily report of issues, progress, and status updates in the Fine Arts Digital Lab, SVA.