Philip, Etherboot has the ability to boot various operating systems, and I think it has a method of supplying a menu which will allow you to choose which image to download.
Check with the Etherboot mailing list, you'll probably find what you need. Good luck, Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Philip A. Roa wrote: >Hi Rudy, > >Thanks for the info. My problem really is getting LILO from the server to the thin >client with no help from disks >(FD,HD) >I don't know if this is possible. > >regards, > >phil > >Rudy Hermawan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quoted last 12/20/01 4:50:28 PM as follows: > >>AFAIK, >> >>there is a boot image which could run under LILO.. >>pls check at http://www.rom-o-matic.net and select type to LILO... >> >>rudy >> >>On Thursday 20 December 2001 03:17 pm, you wrote: >> >>>Hi everyone, >>> >>>I need some help with this one. >>> >>>My setup: diskless clients (to run DOS & Linux) + linux server running LTS >>>apps (DHCP, TFTP) >>> >>>Access: a) DOS, so client machines can reach the Novell server running >>>legacy text based applications b) Linux, so they can run StarOffice. >>> >>>I was able to successfully boot DOS and Linux separately but am now at a >>>loss as to how the boot process can be controlled on the client side. >>> >>>Q1: Can i use LILO to issue a preliminary boot prompt so users can select >>>which OS to boot? If this is possible: >>> Q1.1: How can I send LILO to the clients as a tagged image (is this >>>possible?) Q2.2: What are the LILO "append" options to get a DOS/Linux >>>image remotely off the LTS? Q2: Or, is there a similar program that can >>>accomplish the same neatly ;-) ? >>> >>>Thanks guys and regards, >>> >>>phil >>> >>> >>>_____________________________________________________________________ >>>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.openprojects.net >>> > > >_____________________________________________________________________ >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.openprojects.net > _____________________________________________________________________ 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.openprojects.net
