On Thursday 08 February 2007 14:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > LTSP is easy, but you need to do it right. I can get LTSP up-n-running in > > 30 > > min. The apt-get solution is experimental and mostly does not work. > > What "apt-get solution"? The LTSP package? > > Do not go for ltsp-5 (experimental, read about muekow for more info) > > > Actually I followed the muekow page, maybe that's the source of my failure > - I now see that indeed it's listed under the "LTSP 5" section. > > 1) get the ltsp-utils package > > > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/DownLoads > > I've only done the tgz, I'm sure the ltsp-utils_0.25_all.deb works too. > > Already had it on my system. > > 2) Run ltspadmin > > > See http://ltsp.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ltsp/docs/ltsp-4.1-en.html#AEN320 > > Already created a "client instance" for the laptop. > > It works, its easy and it's good n fast. I guess the hardest part is > > > configuring DHCP. Since you've already done stuff this is > > more-of-the-same. > > > > James > > > > PS I've done 100s (all sorts of machines) and never had a failure! > > Including loadlin -based booting? It seems that LTSP only caters for > Etherboot/PXE.
The last version of winders where loadlin works is 95 or 98. So you can expect it to not get much attention anymore. Wots wrong with PXE? see http://www.rom-o-matic.net/ My lappie F12 = boot menu, option PXE. Loadlin may not even work anymore. YMMV James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
