This is for Gentoo, but might help get you started... http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Mythtv_With_Diskless_Workstations_in_an_OpenMosix_Cluster
Dave On 7/7/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm getting ready to split my current Myth box (a combined > frontend/backend) into two separate machines. As part of the split, I'm > planning to move to a diskless front-end configuration where it boots > over the network from the server. > > I've checked in the BIOS and my soon-to-be frontend does indeed have > PXE, and LAN is an option for boot device. So, on that front, I think > I'm in pretty good shape. > > However, I'm not much of a Linux expert, and the distro I'm most > comfortable with is Fedora Core. I used Jarod's guide to get my current > setup running, and I would probably follow it (or use FC4) when I split > to the client/server model. > > My question is: Does anyone know how to setup a network boot using > Fedora Core? From the client's perspective, I'd like to have it start > up and fetch grub or something to allow further booting. From what I > understand, I can specify a NFS location in grub for the kernel and > such. > > What I'm not clear on is how to install all the Fedora Core stuff in > such a way as to support 2 machines (the client and server) from a > single HDD. > > Ideally, I'd like a way to share certain things (window manager, > applications like mysql, etc) between the different machines. However, > there will also be things that could be distinct (kernel, modules, > X-windows settings, /proc filesystem, and such) since the 2 machines > will not be the same hardware. > > A second and less ideal approach is to have nothing shared. In this > case, both installations reside on the same partition but are completely > distinct. > > The easiest, but least ideal, approach (that I know of) is to have > separate partitions for each machine. In this setup, I could take the > HDD and partition it with multiple separate partitions representing each > machine. Then I could physically connect the HDD to the client and > install FC on one partition. I could transfer the HDD to the server and > install FC again on the other partition. At that point I've got 2 fully > functional FC installations and I could use grub to choose which to go > to. > > Am I making this too hard? Is there an easier way that I'm just not > seeing? > > Thanks, > Micah > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------- My MythTV Box: http://www.dynamicis.com/~superdave/mythtv/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Are Your Friends Lemmings? -- http://www.lemmingshirts.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
