Yes, they were brought a 'master' hard drive that the client wanted installed on all the PCs, and they figured out how to use Norton Ghost to copy it.
-Tim Jeff Crosby wrote: >Doesn't Norton's Ghost work with Linux drives? Maybe you could use that. > >Jeff >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richards, Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:34 PM >Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Fwd: RE: Fwd: [BRLUG Contact Form] > > > > >>Questions: (Understanding that I am a TOTAL GNUbie!) >> >>1. Does a software package like PowerQuest's Drive Image exist under >>Linux? If so, does anyone in the LUG have it and know how to use it? >>2. Have the computers been assembled, tested and burned-in with the >>hardware (monitor, NIC, mouse, etc.) that they will be delivered with to >> >> >the > > >>schools? >>3. What distro do they want to have loaded, does Computer Exchange have >>a copy of it, and do any of us have experience with it? >>4. Will they be connected to a network and, if so, does the LUG have to >>do said configuration? >>5. Are they looking to have the machines delivered with a >>"ready-to-run" windoze like GUI? >>6. Are they looking to have this done at no expense to Computer >>Exchange. >>7. Do they seriously want to have this done by tomorrow? >> >>This sounds like a rather formidable task to me. My experience, although >>QUITE limited at this point compared to most of you, says that this is >> >> >going > > >>to involve: >> >>1. Installing their hard drive in a machine and determining what >>programs they have loaded and want loaded on these machines, unless they >>actually have a complete and working install, configured for the hardware >> >> >to > > >>be delivered, on the hard disk they delivered to Computer Exchange >>2. Talking one of their machines, installing the distro of choice, >>installing the applications that they want, configuring the apps to run >> >> >from > > >>the GUI, and verifying that they work properly. >>3. Image that install and then install that configuration on all 22 >>machines, assuming that each and every machine is IDENTICAL. >>4. Check out the install after successfully transferring the image. >> >>Looks like a bit more than a lazy evenings of work to me. Heck, I bet it's >>even more than a "kegs" worth of work! >> >>Just my thoughts. >> >>Ed Richards, PE >>Staff Electrical Engineer >>Ford, Bacon & Davis, LLC >>12021 Lakeland Park Drive >>Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 >>Office - 225-297-3335 >>Fax - 225-756-3056 >>Cell - 225-964-2606 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mat Branyon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 1:54 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Fwd: RE: Fwd: [BRLUG >>Contact Form] >> >>anyone plan on going there? >> >>i might be able to head in after work (get off at 5)... >> >>but who knows >> >>--mat >> >>On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 13:19, Richards, Ed wrote: >> >> >>>Sounds like double time and a half to me! >>> >>>Ed Richards, PE >>>Staff Electrical Engineer >>>Ford, Bacon & Davis, LLC >>>12021 Lakeland Park Drive >>>Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 >>>Office - 225-297-3335 >>>Fax - 225-756-3056 >>>Cell - 225-964-2606 >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Dustin Puryear >>> >>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>>Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 12:49 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: [brlug-general] Fwd: RE: >>> >>> >>Fwd: [BRLUG Contact >> >> >>>Form] >>> >>>This can be reduced to: Need HELP, call NOW. >>> >>> >>I have a >> >> >>>feeling for something >>>of this urgency you can probably do much of >>> >>> >>the work >> >> >>>tonight. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>From: "Liz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "'Dustin Puryear'" >>>> >>>> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>>>Subject: RE: Fwd: [BRLUG Contact Form] >>>>Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:39:13 -0500 >>>>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build >>>> >>>> >>9.0.2416 >> >> >>>(9.0.2910.0) >>> >>> >>>>Importance: Normal >>>> >>>>Hello Dustin, >>>> >>>>Do you know of anyone that could come and >>>> >>>> >>help us today? >> >> >>>We have a school >>> >>> >>>>that needs us to put Linux on 22 Computers. >>>> >>>> >>We did not >> >> >>>find out until late >>> >>> >>>>yesterday and they want them tomorrow >>>> >>>> >>because school starts >> >> >>>next week. They >>> >>> >>>>actually gave us a hard drive with >>>> >>>> >>everything they want on >> >> >>>it and they want >>> >>> >>>>us to image it onto the 22 computers. >>>> >>>> >>Well, we're having a >> >> >>>little >>> >>> >>>>difficulty since we don't know a whole lot >>>> >>>> >>about Linux. >> >> >>>>Thank you very much for any help you can >>>> >>>> >>give us. >> >> >>>>Thank you, >>>> >>>>Liz Black >>>>Computer Exchange >>>>10224 Florida Blvd. >>>>Baton Rouge, LA 70815 >>>>225-274-1400 >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>>>www.computerexchangeusa.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Dustin Puryear >>>> >>>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 9:06 AM >>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Subject: Re: Fwd: [BRLUG Contact Form] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>name: Liz Black >>>>> >>>>>question: My husband and I own Computer >>>>> >>>>> >>Exchange on >> >> >>>Florida Blvd. and we >>> >>> >>>>>sell new and used computers. We have >>>>> >>>>> >>some computers that >> >> >>>are less than >>> >>> >>>>>$100, but we are getting tired of having >>>>> >>>>> >>to add another >> >> >>>$100 for >>> >>> >>>>>Windows. So, we may possibly want to >>>>> >>>>> >>hire a couple of >> >> >>>guys on an as >>> >>> >>>>>needed basis to setup some computers on >>>>> >>>>> >>Linux or Lindows. >> >> >>>We are somewhat >>> >>> >>>>>Linux illiterate, so we would like to >>>>> >>>>> >>learn more about >> >> >>>Linux and >>> >>> >>>>>Lindows. Any help or information that >>>>> >>>>> >>you can give me >> >> >>>would be >>> >>> >>>>>appreciated. Also, we are about to move >>>>> >>>>> >>to a much larger >> >> >>>location and we >>> >>> >>>>>wouldn't mind setting up an area that >>>>> >>>>> >>focuses and teaches >> >> >>>people about >>> >>> >>>>Linux. >>>> >>>> >>>>>Thank you, >>>>>Liz Black >>>>> >>>>> >>>>This all sounds very good. Would you like >>>> >>>> >>me to post this >> >> >>>message to our >>> >>> >>>>general mailing list? That is the best way >>>> >>>> >>to expose this >> >> >>>information to >>> >>> >>>>our group. Also, would you like me to >>>> >>>> >>forward your email >> >> >>>address along with >>> >>> >>>>the message? >>>> >>>>Regards, Dustin >>>> >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Puryear Information Technology >>>>Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting >>>>http://www.puryear-it.com >>>> >>>> >>>--- >>>Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Puryear Information Technology >>>Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting >>>http://www.puryear-it.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >>>General mailing list >>>[email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>General mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
