>> After a frustrating experience with a Linksys WRT54GL, I've decided to >> stick with Gentoo routers. This increases the number of Gentoo >> systems I'm responsible for and they're nearing double-digits. What >> can be done to make the management of multiple Gentoo systems easier? >> I think identical hardware in each system would help a lot but I'm not >> sure that's practical. I need to put together a bunch of new >> workstations and I'm thinking some sort of server/client arrangement >> with the only Gentoo install being on the server could be appropriate. > > > Hello Grant, > > You have similar goals as I do. In addition to what you are doing > I'm planning on managing thousands of embedded devices, remotely, > for controls purposes. > > The new ARM-15 chip is suppose to be an "Intel Killer" in both > the server space and workstation space. It is also is going > to be the chip for 3D video and multi-head devices, such as > you purport to building in your other emails. > > TI is very aggressive on the ARM-15 chips based mother boards. > Embedded Gentoo runs on the panda board, thanks to Armin76! > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/handbook/?part=4&chap=9 > > I'm not sure you can wait a few more months, but, in my research > the ARM-15 based devices are going to make significant inroads > into many areas. > > http://www.slashgear.com/ti-omap-5-outed-twin-cortex-a15-cores-kinect-style-tracking-more-07131324/
Thanks James. Would ARM-15 machines be a good match for PXE booting? I'm thinking I just need something minimal so the ARM-15 might be a great choice if I understand it correctly. It wouldn't matter that it runs Gentoo since my clients would be diskless, right? I'm still trying to get my mind around this. - Grant
