Modlos (E)​/Getting Start

Getting Start of Modlos

Requirement

• Supported versions of OpenSim are 0.6.7 - 0.9.0
• Executing mode of OpenSim is Grid Mode and StandAlone with MySQL(MariaDB)
• Needed DB System of OpenSim is MySQL(MariaDB). SQLite is not supported.
• Required version of Moodle is 2.x-3.x. We have not tested another version.
• Supported Operating System is Linux and "Windows". we donot know modlos works or not in another OS because we havenot tested it yet. perhaps it may work.
   

Download

• Download Modlos from http://www.nsl.tuis.ac.jp/xoops/modules/​d3downloads/index.php?page=singlefile&ci​d=5&lid=50
   

Install

• Decompression Modlos at Moodle Bock Directory.
• Change owner or group of modlos directory for that WWW server read directory.

  Example)
  # cd /usr/local/apache/htdocs/moodle/blocks
  # tar zfxv (Download Directory of Modlos)/modlos-3.3.1.tgz
  # chown -R apache.apache modlos

• Login Moodle as administrator
• Click Notifications menu at Site Administration block. So, Modlos is installed in Moodle.
   

Initial Setting

Moodle

• Install Modlos block with ordinary method.

Modlos

• Access any Modlos page.
• Click Preferences Tab.
• So, you will see setting page of Modles. (Sample Image)

• You should set OpenSim SQL Server Name, OpenSim SQL DB Name, OpenSim SQL DB User Name and OpenSim SQL DB Password at setting page. There information is in OpenSim.ini
  • If you make mistake in OpenSim SQL Server Name, System waits for timeout for a long time.
• When you click Avatars List tab menu, If connection to OpenSim DB is established, avatars list is displayed.

• Another Important Settings:
  • The teacher is included in the administrator
  • Cooperation with Sloodle

Common Simple Settings (click title)

Create OpenSim Avatar

• see "Create Avatar"
   

Edit OpenSim Avatar

• see "Edit Avatar"
   

Delete OpenSim Avatar

• see "Delete Avatar"