Sorry to top-post, but have you looked at the etherboot floppy or the Universal Boot Floppy?
http://etherboot.anadex.de/ Eric H. always packaged this with the K12LTSP along with most of the images from rom-o-matic. DRBL includes it. Not sure if there is space for this in future edubuntu distros, but it would be helpful. --scott Manu wrote: > Hi, > > 2008/2/2, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > hi all, > > i'm trying to setup edubuntu as a terminal server with about 8 > clients at a local school. i have the server setup (amd 2.0 ghz > opteron) and i'm trying to connect the clients. they have network > boot, but don't have pxe capability. therefore, i need to use: > > http://rom-o-matic.net/5.4.3/ > > > to create a boot disk for them. the clients ar p200 - p300 > computers from gateway and compaq. i have the mac addresses and i > searched for the mfr information and have that, too. > > however, i have no clue how to correlate that information to use the > Choose NIC/ROM type: on the rom-o-matic.net <http://rom-o-matic.net> > page. can anyone help? > > > > Have you PCI's ID for the NIC ? > > For list PCI's ID use on the old computers "lspci -n" with the liveCD. > > And choose in the menu the NIC with the PCI's ID on the > http://rom-o-matic.net > > Choose on the menu "ROM output format" floppy bootable ROM for diskette > or ISO Bootable image for CD Boot > > Generate image with "Get ROM" and download on your PC with floppy or CD burn > > and create diskette " dd if=image-disk.zdsk of=/dev/fd0 " > or burn image.iso on the CD > > Bye > > also, the instructions at http://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted say > i need to enable pxe emulation. does that mean i have to choose the > pxe bootstrap loader format option ROM image for Choose ROM output > format:? > > do i need to set any items in Configure configuration options? > > any help is greatly appreciated. i'm looking forward to giving the > kids a whole new and much improved computing experience over their > current win98 slow boat to nowhere experience. > > tia... > > > > > > > > > > -- > Emmanuel Le Normand > Ubuntu-fr / Edubuntu-fr > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
