[NTLUG:Discuss] Newby help

[Leroy Tennison]

Roy longcrier wrote:
> I want to use a micro-distro of Linux called Cult - basically an RDP
>  client only (about 7 meg iso)  For whatever reason the distro has a 5 minute timeout - they (Codtech http://codtech.com/) do
>  provide  instructions to fix it - but I have had no luck in making it work.
>  This would be a great lab OS if I could edit out the timeout.
> 
>>  Leroy Tennison wrote:
> Tell us more about this five minute timeout and what the instructions are for fixing it.  Unfortunately you haven't provided much information
>  for us to work off of.
> 
>>From the wiki:
> How can I remove the demo timeout in the RDP session ? 
> 
> In your Linux box mount the ISO usng a loop in any directory, for example /tmp/cdromExtract the contents of /tmp/cdrom/cult/cult.img using gunzip and cpio
> 
> 
>  gunzip -c < /tmp/cdrom/cult/cult.img | cpio -ivdum
> 
> 
> Edit conf/cult.conf and set RDESKTOP_TIMEOUT=0 
> SaveRebuild the initramfsRebuild the ISO image Frankly, I have gotten as far as extracting the cult.img file with gzip and editing the cult.conf file with abiword. I suspect my reassembling guesswork of the ISO is the source of my frustration. 
>  Is there an application that will easily accomplish the extraction/editing and reassembling of the linux iso or someone
>  that would be willing to help?
>  Thanks in advance,
>  
>  Roy Longcrier
>  Windthorst ISD
>  Windthorst, Texas
>  
> ISO download:
>  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=207157 
> Complete wiki:
>  http://cult-thinclient.wiki.sourceforge.net/FAQ
> 
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Oh boy, now I see the issue.  The instructions are, shall we say, a 
little terse.  I realize you're about a 100 miles away from the meeting 
location but is there any chance you could make it?