On 2002.10.29_08:45:21_+0000, Karl Gaissmaier wrote: Hi Karl,
> This beast is/will be able to do remote configs via tftp and gpg > signed RPM packages. The whole gimmick is a clever initial ramdisk, > building /dev /etc /tmp /var /opt in RAM and mounting /usr /bin /sbin /lib > from the BOOTDISK (CD or what else). On the Bootdisk you can have > any common Linux Distro (Redhat, SuSE, Debian etc. in any version) > the whole bootup and setup stuff is done in the initrd. > You need only RPM on the Linux Distro, because RPM is used to > obackup the system specific config files. > Instead of reinventing the wheel, why don't you expand works from other distro? Just a suggestion. I have successfully boot Oxygen from the network[1] , and get to the shell. Haven't make any progress after that due to daily work. Glenn McKechnie also have a HOWTO to boot LRP based machine using Etherboot and Dachstein[2]. > > Regards > Charly > -- > Karl Gaissmaier Computing Center,University of Ulm,Germany > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administration > Tel.: ++49 731 50-22499 > [1] http://www.leaf-project.org/devel/hdlee/oxygen/doc/netboot/network-boot-howto [2] http://members.optushome.com.au/graybeard/linux/netboot.html -- H. D. Lee ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
