On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 08:31:07AM +0530, Viral wrote:
> Hi,
Hi
Sorry for not replying until now, but I do not read this list much.
> I was wondering if its a good idea to package etherboot. Currently we
> have netboot, but one of the HOWTOs on Diskless clients said that etherboot
> is a better package.
Well as I have understood the netboot package just creates the filesystem
needed to boot.
> Whats the status of netboot in debian ? I haven't looked around, and am
> hoping someone could tell me. Would it be a good idea to have etherboot
> packages, or does netboot provide all the functionality ?
No I do not think so.
This is what I know:
* netboot - creates a filesystem and contains documentation on how
to fix things to boot. Orphaned or RFA:ed.
* nfsboot - Helps you to create a netboot server. Meta-package.
Maintained by me.
* nfsbooted - Helps you to create a netbooted image. Meta-package.
Maintained by me.
* etherboot - Helps you to create a boot bios for your network card.
Should be packaged if possible.
Regards,
// Ola
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