John
From: Tom Griffing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Anselm Martin Hoffmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Re: ANT TC5000 thin client? Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:50:06 -0500
Derek;
I don't know much about BIOS modifications, but you can modify the DOC with an Etherboot image. A different model from ANT (ST320) uses a similar DOC loaded with Windoze CE. There's no way to modify the chip while in the ST320, since Windoze prevents that, but you can pull the chip and re-write it in a device that supports the 32-pin Disk-On-Chip from M-Systems. You can download the utility software to re-write the DOC from:
http://www.m-sys.com
First: backup the image on the DOC with the "getimage" command. Then, re-format it with the "mformat" command. The formatting also loads the DOC with a TrueFFS filesystem and drivers that can't be publicly distributed, so you won't see this image posted anywhere.
Once formatted, you can install FreeDOS onto the DOC as though it were a hard disk. Then, get a DOS executable 8139 Etherboot image from:
http://rom-o-matic.com
Read the docs and use the alternate memory address for DOC images. Seems like there is some other parameter that must be set - can't remember just now.
Anyway, you can test it by booting the device with FreeDOS and executing the Etherboot image by hand. When comfortable that it works, replace "command.com" with the DOS-executable Etherboot image, and wa-la!
Hope this helps,
Tom
> > I just recently got my hands on an Acute Network Technologies (ANT) TC5000 thin
> > client. It currently runs the citrix client and rdp on windows ce. I'd like to
> > try to convert it to work with LTSP. Does anyone have any experience with these?
> >
> > It has a RealTek 8139 ethernet interface and a BIOS rom. What are the chances I
> > can put a 8139 etherboot ROM in it and make it work? I have one on order, but
> > I'm not optimistic because I tried a diskless workstations ROM (from a different
> > ethernet card) and it didn't seem to see it. any ideas are welcome.
> >
> > It has two ROMs in it. Here are the labels on the ROMs
> >
> > XpressROM
> > 1999-2000
> > Insyde Software
> > (TC5000 BIOS)
> >
> > Microsoft
> > F645515
> > (TC5000 DOC)
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