On Friday 09 February 2007 05:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 4.2 does not pivot_root! It does switch_root on to a initramfs ... > > So you must tell us: > > * what you are trying to achieve > > * what version of ltsp > > * maybe why that version > > I'm already using 4.2u4 on a couple of different installations. > My question is not LTSP specific (off-topic). > > I want to boot a pc from the network and use it as a server (this-server). > Eventually, if I'm capable, I'd like to boot xen on the thin-server > and subsequent virtaul machines too. > > But I thought I'd start just by booting a non-xen kernel as it seems > xen has some added complexity because it uses Multiboot so you need to > use COM32 module plugin with pxelinux. > > Anyway, all that's a bit out of my depth at the moment. You know, I > haven't compiled a kernel and booted it across the network yet. So, > even though I have found some documentation on how to compile a xen > kernel for network booting, I thought I'd start with a normal kernel > to get some background knowledge. LTSP seemed be a good place to start > as network booting is commonplace. > > I've been scouring the Net looking for some howto's, but they are all > old. Some of the kernel options they mention I can't even find in my > .config :( > > Are there some notes on the LTSP site? I haven't found them either.
Jim has implemented the thin clients in a very elegant fashion, and the whole initramfs is a brilliant concept. I will (soon) post how to do a flash-thin client. Meanwhile this is very usefull http://tigger.ws/wiki/index.php/InitRamFs James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
