The thin client here is not running linux. It is running ncdware. It
loads an X server from the server, as well as fonts and stuff. it does
all this via tftp. It does not "mount root" on the server.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:51:38 +1200
Gareth Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I thought the usual method was to serve up your kernel over tftp and nothing 
> else. Once the kernel is loaded, the root filesystem is mounted over NFS. How 
> do you know that it's getting the files with tftp? Perhaps you're barking up 
> the wrong tree, so to speak...  just a thought.
> 
> Cheers,
> Gareth
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 22 July 2003 00:30, Chris Bayley wrote:
> >     I am trying to run up one of these NCD explora thin clinet on my
> > fanless adventure.
> > I can get it to boot from the nework and load it's kernel and start X,
> > but once X is started it has a zillion mesages that it can't find
> > variious modules / files under /tfptboot come flashing by.
> > The files are all where they sould be. I wonder if it is about
> > permissions on the files: they are 755. as a user I can read them, but
> > from tftp I need to be root to get them - I suspect the X-term has the
> > same problem ???
> >
> > My tfttp runs from xinetd how do I set access for the files served up
> > (i.e anonymous I guess)??
> >
> > /cb
> 

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