tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post4335286261840804007..comments2023-12-16T05:11:16.320-05:00Comments on Open Blackboard: Multi-user Sim-on-a-stickErik N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-81082877188876341822022-09-06T17:24:12.849-04:002022-09-06T17:24:12.849-04:00Hi
I've been in Second life since 2008 & e...Hi<br />I've been in Second life since 2008 & eventually left for Opensim Inworldz & all those other VW's which led me to SimOnAStick, recommended by a friend about 17 ears ago OMG Its been that long :O <br />Anyway lol<br />I've been tinkering with it ever since & had several SOAS instances & finally found myself ready to do something serious to my latest version.<br />Over the past month, I have been transferring all my SL inventory I have saved over the years, plus new inventory bought off the internet & my own textures scripts & all that to my SOAS which I have been transfe3ring to a 128GB data stick,<br />I have one strictly for inventory to upload what I need when needed to SOAS & the other Data Stick is strictly for the SOAS program plus 3 different viewers because over the years I used multiple viewers like SL Viewer, Imprudence, Singularity which is my favorite & Phoenix which is my least favorite.<br />I have 2 questions.<br />#1: What viewer works best with the SOAS<br />#2: Is it possible to increase allowable prims from the standard 15.000, If so can anyone help instruct me how to achieve this ?<br />THanks & happy Creation to all :) ?<br />SenjiiXing Resident (SL)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05398574514519784820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-32663942378598992052017-05-06T11:11:02.960-04:002017-05-06T11:11:02.960-04:00Hi!
Since Simonastick is no longer updated,
a new...Hi!<br />Since Simonastick is no longer updated, <br />a new version has been developed called "arriba-on-a-stick":<br /><br />http://www.gridtalk.de/showthread.php?tid=1928&highlight=god<br /><br />It's more stable than Simonastick and loads faster. <br />Unfortunately, there is now WIFI option (yet).<br /><br />Just in case you've got too much time on your hands one day, <br />how about making an "arriba-on-a-stick"-wifi? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294384642280980575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-73972718639893443842016-11-28T22:13:50.298-05:002016-11-28T22:13:50.298-05:00@Melefa David, sorry I am just seeing your comment...@Melefa David, sorry I am just seeing your comment. I hope you overcame the issues with connecting a group of computers. All they should need is to be on the same wifi.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-83215168866766709952016-09-14T21:32:39.744-04:002016-09-14T21:32:39.744-04:00Hi great post! I just tried this but can't see...Hi great post! I just tried this but can't seem to get it to work. do all computers need to be connected to a homegroup first or just the same wifi connection? thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896986987210151373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-29400598584362301492016-06-06T10:28:54.327-04:002016-06-06T10:28:54.327-04:00@George Marshall, thanks for the tip! I haven'...@George Marshall, thanks for the tip! I haven't kept up with this SoaS project so that's helpful to know that the default port has changed. I'm glad you could get some use out of this documentation.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-15835891815488324832016-06-04T12:36:01.941-04:002016-06-04T12:36:01.941-04:00Hi Erik,
thank you very much for your help.
This ...Hi Erik,<br />thank you very much for your help.<br /><br />This is really great.<br /><br />Just one little remark,<br /><br />the current version of Simonastick for the students accounts needs the url <br />"http://your.IP.add.ress:9100/wifi"<br /><br />and now longer "http://your.IP.add.ress:9000/wifi"<br /><br /><br />Again, thank you very much for your work!Georg Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046364916429461703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-8269980617153700562014-09-09T18:56:01.386-04:002014-09-09T18:56:01.386-04:00Hi Erik,
thanks for your valuable support.
I insta...Hi Erik,<br />thanks for your valuable support.<br />I installed simonastick on one PC and can use it from other PCs via imprudence viewer but not via Firestorm/Phoenix viewer. Whenever I try to add a grid with my server ip, I get as reply 127.0.0.1, which is the local adress.<br />Any idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-78514984104962449162014-08-27T18:44:28.981-04:002014-08-27T18:44:28.981-04:00Anonymous...hard to say, you are sure it's the...Anonymous...hard to say, you are sure it's the correct IP? Double check. I see also there is a big update to SOAS to version 0.8. We have gone to Macs in my school so I can't test this out now.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-51840842217795024642014-08-27T18:22:28.287-04:002014-08-27T18:22:28.287-04:00I changed all the ip address in the MyWorld.ini an...I changed all the ip address in the MyWorld.ini and changed them in the regions file and now cant log in a all.<br />Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-10133094237177565782014-01-20T03:42:56.359-05:002014-01-20T03:42:56.359-05:00Patrick,
Looking back over my post I'm thinkin...Patrick,<br />Looking back over my post I'm thinking it should say to replace ALL occurrences of the local IP (127.0.0.1) with your computer's current IP in the MyWorld.ini file. That could be causing it not to get the Gridinfo. I haven't used Firestorm but have often had that problem with other viewers and still been able to log in.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-45118064330162468242014-01-19T13:10:53.982-05:002014-01-19T13:10:53.982-05:00Hi Erik,
I also work in New York at a large middl...Hi Erik,<br /><br />I also work in New York at a large middle school in Brooklyn. Was looking to use SOAS with the firestorm viewer to take advantage of MOAP. However, it says something about not returning gridinfo? Do you have any experience with this?P. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193658792814312773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-45879167807408171212013-12-18T08:57:08.451-05:002013-12-18T08:57:08.451-05:00I followed that link you said to go to and it work...I followed that link you said to go to and it worked! Now I have external users logging into my sim-on-a-stick. Thanks!Tim R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-61664569620266490532013-11-25T13:32:34.256-05:002013-11-25T13:32:34.256-05:00This is the hardest part, requiring port forwardin...This is the hardest part, requiring port forwarding on your router. Fortunately it works the same as on a standard Diva install and there is a pretty thorough explanation here: http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/07/how-to-set-up-a-mini-grid/Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-60720950654855928252013-11-25T12:43:23.997-05:002013-11-25T12:43:23.997-05:00looking for a confugration to setup open sim-on-a-...looking for a confugration to setup open sim-on-a-stick so my frends can come to my sim over the net <br />thank you asennery3@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115085629155690586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-38685637739737987732013-07-04T23:11:00.221-04:002013-07-04T23:11:00.221-04:00What happens when they try? Can they see the welco...What happens when they try? Can they see the welcome screen but the login handshake fails? If that's the case there is something not set up right in the router, like you need NAT loopback or the right port forwarding (usu. 9000). And forwarding for both TCP and UDP. I never did those things myself, just had someone do it at work, sysadmin.<br />If they can't see the welcome screen at all then it's maybe the wrong IP.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-74904943809411277892013-07-03T08:36:11.423-04:002013-07-03T08:36:11.423-04:00so cool, i got it working over my local network! b...so cool, i got it working over my local network! but it seems its not as easy as just forwarding your ports in your router and giving a friend your external ip so they can log in :(<br /><br />if it is that simple i must be doing it wrong. any ideas on opening it up to the internet so anyone can join?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-66419702079443664012013-05-19T21:14:54.520-04:002013-05-19T21:14:54.520-04:00@Wolf
That's a great setup there. It's gre...@Wolf<br />That's a great setup there. It's great to see people keep stretching the potential of SoaS to bigger uses. I was wondering how many concurrent avatars you get in a sim, how many can it keep up with?Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-32081036856779750482013-05-19T06:48:44.096-04:002013-05-19T06:48:44.096-04:00I have a 16-sim SoaS system running using your IP ...I have a 16-sim SoaS system running using your IP address changes.<br /><br />1: 64 bit Windows on a 4GB machine. Don't try something that big with 32-bit Windows. There are some nasty catches on RAM use.<br /><br />2: For a viewer running on the same machine, you can still use the loopback address of 127.0.0.1<br /><br />3: Having a viewer on a separate computer lets SoaS use more RAM and more clock cycles, but the OpenSim console still needs to be accessed for some things Diva's WiFi add-on becomes important for that.<br /><br />4: I didn't upgrade my SoaS until recently, so I am still getting up to speed on some of the changes. Depends on the school situation, of course, but I would be cautious about using/allowing mesh objects. They can be heavy bandwidth users.<br /><br />My shift to 64-bit Windows has made SoaS much more flexible. It gave me about 1.2 GB more usable RAMWolf Baginskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-35797674207222629662013-02-24T10:00:43.274-05:002013-02-24T10:00:43.274-05:00@Kate, What remarkable work you are doing there! L...@Kate, What remarkable work you are doing there! Luke's ship--amazing!! That's the type of experience that will last him a lifetime and his partners if it was a team build. Fantastic of you to facilitate that. I'm realizing what a democratizing technology sim-on-a-stick has become because it allows teachers and technologists to implement ideas like this when they don't have access to their schools' network infrastructure to configure a sim on a box. Great stuff, thanks so much for your comment.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-26461155050221240642013-02-24T00:06:36.146-05:002013-02-24T00:06:36.146-05:00Hi Erik, I have been using multi user for so many ...Hi Erik, I have been using multi user for so many classes and learning projects over the past year and again this year in Australia. It has been possible because of your sharing this information. The kids love multi user so a HUGE but very late TY for sharing.Here is my school blog and you can see all the projects we have done http://coffsharbourpublicschool.edublogs.org/ I'm also using it in this school http://crossmaglen.edublogs.org/<br /><br />Cheers<br />Kate BoothKatehttp://coffsharbourpublicschool.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-13360739474140436812013-02-14T18:08:31.728-05:002013-02-14T18:08:31.728-05:00Hui, Thanks, cool this post continues to be useful...Hui, Thanks, cool this post continues to be useful. SL Voice requires a Vivox license to serve out voice. The workaround for a long time was to go through a painful Freeswitch server installation but about a year ago Vivox started offering licenses to small users if you just contact them. I see now they have a form online you just fill out, they will contact you and give you the settings to put in your Opensim.ini or maybe it can go in the MyWorld.ini if you put it under the right section heading. I'm not sure what that is, though. Oh, here is the Vivox service request URL: support.vivox.com/opensim/Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-72108443900556683862013-02-14T16:50:14.490-05:002013-02-14T16:50:14.490-05:00Thank you for this very useful blog post. I do not...Thank you for this very useful blog post. I do not seem to have voice working, although SLVoice is apparently running. Have you had any experience with SLVoice in SimonaStick?<br /><br />thanksTodd Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727829625669049238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-46535100728434907382013-02-14T16:44:26.383-05:002013-02-14T16:44:26.383-05:00For MyKyl, I had exactly this problem yesterday. I...For MyKyl, I had exactly this problem yesterday. I had made a back up copy of MyWorld.ini before I made changes to it , and left the .ini on the back up. Opensim trys to load all the .ini files in /bin/regions. All worked once I change the extension of the back up copy to .bak :-) !! Todd Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727829625669049238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-83742220184492577382013-02-05T22:10:07.391-05:002013-02-05T22:10:07.391-05:00Mykyl,
Unfortunately I have not used SOAS for a wh...Mykyl,<br />Unfortunately I have not used SOAS for a while and haven't kept up with the versions. It looks like it either does have duplicate UUIDs in the region config file, though that wouldn't make sense on a 1 region sim, or for some reason script is double checking UUIDs when it should only check once. Wish I could tell you, the great google seems to know nothing about this error you are getting.Erik N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10844866651453037733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20206234.post-10877538082575602822013-02-05T05:58:36.112-05:002013-02-05T05:58:36.112-05:00Using SOAS 7.4 I cannot get this to work. I have t...Using SOAS 7.4 I cannot get this to work. I have tried it with an existing single sim, a fresh single sim install, and a fresh 9-sim install - whenever I make the changes you note here and try to run the simulator, I get an error that says "SoaS 1 and SoaS 1 have the same uuid" and the simulator exits. Has something changed since this blog post was made, or am I missing something?Mykyl Nordwindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040710007581987445noreply@blogger.com