Dan Goodinson wrote:
Slim Devices could distribute a complete, ready-configured OS on a CD
for each major release. Then any technophobes would simply have to
turn the PC on (and boot from CD) to have SS up and running within a
couple of minutes. For those users that found it easy to use, they
could perhaps migrate to a non-Knoppix build, which could be
configurable by the end user.
I think there's some mileage in this. I'm pretty sure Michael's SlimCD
could be modified to function in this way.
What would be required is for the CD to boot into an install Wizard
which looks in a pre-defined location on the existing HDD for a very
simple configuration file which points to the "real" configuration file.
For example, c:\windows\slim.ini on a Windows box, or /etc/slim.ini on a
unix/linux box.
If this file is found, read the configuration and continue booting.
If the file is not found, run through a configuration Wizard which asks:
- where to store the configuration settings
- where the music library is
- where the playlists are
There should be sensible defaults for these options for all O/S. It
should be possible to detect the primary O/S on the machine even when
booting from CD.
Getting really advanced, there should be an option to copy the whole
slimserver bundle onto the local HDD and to run from there.
I reckon that would make life a lot easier for less technically adept users.
It would probably be a fair bit of work for slim devices though.
Nah, Michael could do it :)
That would ultimately push the cost up and might put off as many
people as it persuaded :(
There's really not an awful lot of work involved - Michael's slimCD goes
a lot of the way. I run my server on Linux and track the latest svn
source. But if I wanted to take my SB somewhere else, I'd most likely
use a liveCD with my media library on an external HDD so I could just
boot from the CD no matter what O/S the PC was running.
R.
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