You might want to contact the Strongbolt2 people to see where they are with having a Strongbolt3 version based on BlueOnyx. http://www.osoffice.co.uk/shop/strongbolt-installer-standard-edition-download-p-9.html
With regards, Taco Scargo [email protected] On 4 jan 2011, at 22:49, Jeff Folk wrote: > > On Jan 4, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Bart P wrote: > >> Howdy! >> >> I recently acquired a RAQ3 with the Cobalt OS on it and want to get it up to >> modern times with the BlueOnyx setup. > > Congrats... and sorry. Just kidding. I love the Cobalt appliances. They are > just getting so hard to support. > >> It's only got a 10 gig drive, so I plan on swapping it out with a larger >> one. It has 256 megs of ram, which I'd like to upgrade as well. >> >> I have some questions about installing BlueOnyx. >> >> Is it possible to extract the .iso to a USB drive and boot/install the RAQ >> from that drive? Will I be able to do this all through the LCD display? >> The first time I turned on the RAQ after purchase it walked me through the >> network setup and I was good to go. > > Not really possible to boot the RaQ from USB without a custom kernel > installed to the ROM. (Strongbolt2 accomplished this, but is no longer > supported) > Here is a tutorial I found: > http://www.openskill.be/files/2010/01/cobalt.pdf > > Easiest way will be to have a PC (or PC VM on your Mac with a USB to DB9 > serial converter). Maybe the crossover cable will work. > > Even easier to use that PC to install BO on itself!! > >> All the other computers in my house are Mac based and I don't have a serial >> port (I know, odd). >> >> Sorry if these questions are so rudimentary. There's just no real >> definitive guides for these systems out there and I'm hoping this mailing >> list will be of good help. Just trying to get php on the Cobalt OS gave me >> fits. Not to mention that I was not successful. >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> ps: Sorry if this came through twice. I screwed up the mail list sign up. >> _______________________________________________ >> Blueonyx mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx > > > _______________________________________________ > Blueonyx mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx _______________________________________________ Blueonyx mailing list [email protected] http://www.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx
