> I don't know. I was just low on sleep and watching my PC boot in the > morning and the strange thought came into my head. Why do it at all is > another question. I doubt that anybody would really want a "Linux on > System z thin client", which seems to be what most network boots are > for.
It is really handy to have a rescue system that does not depend on any disk resources in the system. That's primarily what I use the diskless images for here. > Maybe what is needed is a native interface to the DVD? <GRIN> Actually, > I could see some use to have a DVD as a native I/O device. Especially a > burner. Of course, it is easier and cheaper to put the DVD burner on a > PC and just have the System z Linux ship a file to that PC for burning. Well, I think that Rick Troth did some work on mapping raw FBA to SCSI a while back, and you can map a FCP-attached DVD directly to VM (it's just another LUN, after all). IBM has demonstrated burning CDs from Linux instances, so it's really just a question of how the device is presented. (hey, Rick: They turned 220 Mudd back into a store room again. Full circle.) -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
