On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> I know next to nothing about boot roms and such... Does anyone know
> of a good reference/resource for how they work, etc? There isn't a
> howto that I can see...
>
Goto http://www.slug.org.au/etherboot
Ken Yap is the present author and maintainer. He also some along to
the SLUG meetings usually.
> A real X terminal would be nice, but having seen the diskless
> terminal at the SuSE stand, I reckon I can talk my 486 into doing
> the same thing. I'm on the right track here aren't I?
>
> When it comes to X, would a 486-diskless be sufficient to "run" E,
> GNOME or whatever? It's essentially just rendering stuff to the
> screen, right?
>
>
You just have to have /etc/bootp set up and dhcp config if you don't
want static IP's. You can get all the rpm's directly from
www.ltsp.org. Only need to have XDM running (from rc.local if you
don't want graphical mode on the sever).
> Grahame - what were the specs of the X terminal you were running at
> the stand? Can you recommend a good place to purchase one?
>
www.thinworks.com - It was only US$375 one off order over the
internet, but be aware thats you need to add ~22% for customs and
duty. Actually either wait until July (GST ~ 10% rather than 22%) or
there was a local distributer of a even better product that Len Chan
has the details for. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The unit we had we got in for the RNSH "proof of concept" project
that SLUG is running. Express (next day - international) DHL and
customs, duty and exchange rate made the purchase ~ $890 Oz.
Normally I think you would only have to pay ~AUD$600 if you were
willing to wait for the "normal" air mail.
Glad you enjoyed the Expo.
Cheers, Grahame
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