Re: [expert] Auto installation question
Jack Coates said: > No biggie since the first > thing you > have to do with Sun is patch with their horrible patch system, and > the > second thing you have to do is install all the GNU utilities so > that you > actually get a usable Unix. Well said -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com < Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
On Sat, 2003-10-04 at 16:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jack Coates said: > > Jumpstart uses a network boot protocol to get an IP and basic > > system > > image, then either run as a diskless workstation or install system > > packages from an NFS server. It's good stuff. LTSP is the right > > direction, and I seem to recall that some cluster projects have > > some way > > to do something similar. > > You could do the same thing with NFS and linux. It's been awhile > since I've done it with cooker, but I believe you just image the > 'network.img' image from the 'images' directory on the install cd > onto a floppy and then boot the machine in question, pointing it even better, put the network.img on your TFTP server and use PXE netboot. This is all do-able with Linux and PCs, it's just not as out-of-box ready as it is with Sun. No biggie since the first thing you have to do with Sun is patch with their horrible patch system, and the second thing you have to do is install all the GNU utilities so that you actually get a usable Unix. > to your NFS, FTP or whatever else kind of server you setup. I may > not have all the details correct, but it's pretty basic and I bet > the instructions are even still on the cooker page. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
Jack Coates said: > Jumpstart uses a network boot protocol to get an IP and basic > system > image, then either run as a diskless workstation or install system > packages from an NFS server. It's good stuff. LTSP is the right > direction, and I seem to recall that some cluster projects have > some way > to do something similar. You could do the same thing with NFS and linux. It's been awhile since I've done it with cooker, but I believe you just image the 'network.img' image from the 'images' directory on the install cd onto a floppy and then boot the machine in question, pointing it to your NFS, FTP or whatever else kind of server you setup. I may not have all the details correct, but it's pretty basic and I bet the instructions are even still on the cooker page. -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com < Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 22:53, Jack Coates wrote: > Jumpstart uses a network boot protocol to get an IP and basic system > image, then either run as a diskless workstation or install system > packages from an NFS server. It's good stuff. LTSP is the right > direction, and I seem to recall that some cluster projects have some way > to do something similar. PXE is the exact equivalent. take a look at the tool drak-pxe and the rpm pxe-bootstraps to get started. James > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 18:53, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > Michael Noble schrieb am Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:41:55 -0700: > > > > > Does Mandrake have any way to automate installations similar > > > to SUN Solaris Jumpstart? > > > > Don't know Jumpstart but what is called "Auto Installation" under > > Mandrake is the option to create a floppy with all information (i.e. > > selected packages, etc.) to provide an automatic installation on other > > machines. > > > > This option is available on the last screen of the installer (choose > > Expert). > > > > wobo > > > > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
Jumpstart uses a network boot protocol to get an IP and basic system image, then either run as a diskless workstation or install system packages from an NFS server. It's good stuff. LTSP is the right direction, and I seem to recall that some cluster projects have some way to do something similar. On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 18:53, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Michael Noble schrieb am Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:41:55 -0700: > > > Does Mandrake have any way to automate installations similar > > to SUN Solaris Jumpstart? > > Don't know Jumpstart but what is called "Auto Installation" under > Mandrake is the option to create a floppy with all information (i.e. > selected packages, etc.) to provide an automatic installation on other > machines. > > This option is available on the last screen of the installer (choose > Expert). > > wobo > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 18:53, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Michael Noble schrieb am Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:41:55 -0700: > > > Does Mandrake have any way to automate installations similar > > to SUN Solaris Jumpstart? > > Don't know Jumpstart but what is called "Auto Installation" under > Mandrake is the option to create a floppy with all information (i.e. > selected packages, etc.) to provide an automatic installation on other > machines. > > This option is available on the last screen of the installer (choose > Expert). > > wobo Also available in the boot section of Mandrake Control Center after install > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Auto installation question
Michael Noble schrieb am Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:41:55 -0700: > Does Mandrake have any way to automate installations similar > to SUN Solaris Jumpstart? Don't know Jumpstart but what is called "Auto Installation" under Mandrake is the option to create a floppy with all information (i.e. selected packages, etc.) to provide an automatic installation on other machines. This option is available on the last screen of the installer (choose Expert). wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Auto installation question
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