On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, axacheng wrote: > Hello Liset : > > i have 2 OS in my pc (Debian-Woody and Windows2000) > > However, i wanna install those 2 OS in others PC (about 55 PCs) > > so that, i have spent too much time with installation proces @_@ > > Does anyone knows what is easiest and quite way to install 2 OS on 55 > PCs?????
Well, it seems the most convenient way would be to create two boot floppies with a kernel containing the right drivers for your disk and network adapter, the C library, a shell and some tools, especially inetd, rshd, rsh and cat. There are numerous 'rescue floppy' projects on the net, so there's probably one that suits you. Then configure one floppy for (say) IP address 10.0.0.1 and the other for 10.0.0.2, and create a hosts file on both floppies with these lines: 10.0.0.1 hosta 10.0.0.2 hostb Also, create a ~root/.rhosts file on the floppy for hosta containing a line that says 'hostb'. Then, you shut down a fully installed PC, which will become your template for all machines, and reboot it using the floppy for 'host A', the one configured for IP address 10.0.0.1. Next, you boot each new to-be-installed PC using the second floppy (this will become 'host B' temporarily) and enter this command: rcp hosta:/dev/hda /dev/hda In a while, the whole disk of the template PC will be copied onto the new PC's one. Including partition table and all OSes. Needless to say, the disks should be identical in size. The last step is that you boot the new PC and give it its new hostname and possibly a new IP address *in both OSes*. Cheers, Emile. -- E-Advies / Emile van Bergen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. +31 (0)70 3906153 | http://www.e-advies.info
