Eric;
This sounds like it has Windows CE written into the
Disk-On-Chip from M-Systems. It sounds like the purple
TC-3010 from http://www.acutetech.com/-prod_3k.html.
If so, let me say that it's a *great* piece of hardware
for LTSP. No moving parts, simple and reliable. The
main issue I have with them is Windows CE. But ... the
devices can be purchased "LTSP-Ready" from:
http://www.disklessworkstations.com/
I have re-written them to work with LTSP, but it's not
a simple task. First, you have to have something that
can write to the chips. The TC-3010 is capable, but
there's no way to boot it with an O/S that can write
the chip, since the only way it can boot is *from* the
chip (chicken and egg syndrome). This requires a
motherboard that can boot from one media (floppy, hard
disk, compact flash, USB, CD-ROM, etc) and write to
the Disk-On-Chip. I used a Lex System from SynerTech:
http://www.synertrontech.com/
It must support the DOC Millennium in the 32 pin DIP
package.
I also had to create a special Etherboot image for the
onborad RTL8139 (8129?) that had an alternate memory
offset and one other non-standard Etherboot setting
(What was it?!? ... I don't remember). I just remember
that I couldn't create the image from Rom-O-Matic - I
had to download the Etherboot source and build it from
scratch with some weird setting that I found with the
help of Google (ain't Google great?). The image I
used was a ".COM" image that starts Etherboot when
executed.
Then, I downloaded the tools for the Disk-On-Chip from
M-Systems:
http://m-sys.com/Content/Developer/OSSupport2.asp?id=8
and booted FREEDOS (http://www.freedos.org/) to prepare the chip:
getimage.exe to save the old image
dformat.exe to format the chip with trueffs
FREEDOS "sys" command to transfer the system to the chip
replace "command.com" with your Etherboot ".COM" image
You may have to pay Micro$haft for creating an MS-DOG
filesystem, and I don't think this type of image can be
published, because it includes the TrueFFS that is
proprietary M-Systems and because of the FAT16 filesystem.
But ... all the tools are there for you to use, and if
you're interested, I can send you a copy of my Etherboot
".COM" image.
Also: Open the purple box carefully ... it breaks easily.
Hope this helps,
Tom
> From: Eric Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] thin clients
>
> Hey, I got some more info on our thin clients. they are made by acute
> technologies and are actually no longer made. My other tech guys said
> that the windows ce is burned into a rom chip so it boots up
> automatically with windows ce. Does anyone know of any other option
> that I may be able to exploit to use them with LTSP?
>
> Church admin..
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