Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-16 Thread Chris Phillips
Hi again, Just a quick note to thank you for your pointer. I have just installed PC-BSD onto an old box that was lying around the office. It was a good experience, thanks :) With just a few very small tweaks, I now have a PC-BSD device, integrated into our corporate LAN (via NIS), users home

Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-11 Thread Francois Tigeot
On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 12:56:07AM +0100, Chris Phillips wrote: I am trying to find a suitable alternative to our crappy, solid-state, thin client boxes (because they are so awfully unreliable the manufacturer has also gone down the tubes). We need a fairly painless way, to roll out a

Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-11 Thread David Adam
On Wed, 11 May 2005, Chris Phillips wrote: We need a fairly painless way, to roll out a fresh install onto some random i386 hardware we have lying around (there's a plentiful supply), for any new users, who require a basic functioning GUI, with access to graphical email client, web browser

Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-11 Thread Nora Etukudo
Am 11. Mai 2005 um 00:56:07 +0100 schrieb Chris Phillips: We need a fairly painless way, to roll out a fresh install onto some random i386 hardware we have lying around (there's a plentiful supply), for any new users, who require a basic functioning GUI, with access to graphical email

Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-11 Thread Chris Phillips
Many thanks to all who have responded! I have plenty to investigate now. Kind Regards, Chris Phillips Nora Etukudo wrote: Am 11. Mai 2005 um 00:56:07 +0100 schrieb Chris Phillips: We need a fairly painless way, to roll out a fresh install onto some random i386 hardware we have lying around

Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-10 Thread Chris Phillips
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is OK posting here, but I'm sure that you'll correct me if I've been imprudent. I am trying to find a suitable alternative to our crappy, solid-state, thin client boxes (because they are so awfully unreliable the manufacturer has also gone down the tubes). We

Re: Creating a mini install disk, for particular needs

2005-05-10 Thread albi
On Wed, 11 May 2005 00:56:07 +0100 Chris Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to find a suitable alternative to our crappy, solid-state, thin client boxes (because they are so awfully unreliable the manufacturer has also gone down the tubes). -- cut - It would be very