On Wednesday 02 August 2006 02:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Does anyone have links on information about replacing the DiskOnChip > > modules with etherboot ROM's? > > > > I was given a bunch of old Citrix thin clients, most are Neoware. None > > of them have PXE so I am thinking the best would be to replace the > > DiskOnChips with a boot image from rom-o-matic.org. I have my own > > equipment to reprogram ROM's but I am not having much luck. > > For a DoC, you need a DiskOnChip programming device. A standard eprom > programmer won't do it. > > Then, once you have the equipment, you'll need to format the DoC with a > filesystem. You put DOS or Freedos on it and use a .exe module from > Etherboot. I've found the .exe modules sometimes problematic. > > You could also put a ext2/3 filesystem on it, then install grub or lilo > and put a .lilo image. That's how we did the Jammin-125's several years > ago. > > I'm sorry I don't have more details. I've forgotten most of the stuff I > did for those. In general, the DoC's were a pain in the butt to deal > with.
All of which I've done and is a pain. The network bootrom does NOT need to be on the NW card. I used a small board that plugged into the isa bus to have the network boot rom. The bottom line: You need to have a storage space to place boot info Choose the cheapest way of getting that the DOCs may be the cheapest, but you will need a programmer card DOC have lots of info on their site James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
