Martin Michlmayr wrote:
* Christoph Pfisterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-09-19 17:15]:
I used the Cobalt CD to restore the original OS.
Out of interest, how does that work? Does it just put some standard
intallation on the disk without any user interaction?
Almost. You boot a PC from the CD, turning it into a DHCP and NFS
server. Then you connect the PC and the Qube with a crossover cable and
netboot the Qube. When booted, you make two choices on the LCD panel:
First you select the exact model of Qube from a list, second is the
usual "Are you sure?" question. The install system then wipes the disk
and installs a fresh system. It's quite verbose about what it does on
the LCD and even shows the name of each RPM as it is pulled from the PC
and installed. On the first boot, the Qube uses DHCP to find the
network; if that doesn't work, it asks for an IP address on the LCD
panel. Everything else is done via HTTP.
-chrisp
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