argh ok just after posting got my stuff together i did ltsp-build-client --arch powerpc
and i got more action but the problem here is that failed with : W:Failure trying to run: chroot /opt/ltsp/powerpc mount -t proc proc /proc error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally is it that i cannot do this on an i386 based machine? j ps - sorry about the lack of subject - was doing the cut paste job into a non html email after realising i was composing into an html email and forgot the subject On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 14:39 +1000, noodlepringle wrote: > hi all > > just took ltsp5 for a test run on a machine i have here > > loving the installer and doing things the debian way > > but something i cant seem to find info about is - how do i install a > powerpc root environment? the documentation seems a little thin on the > ground relating to this - as i want to use the ltsp installer included > with etch to do it - all i am told is : > > ================================ > other architectures: > > When building the client chroot, manually select the kernel: > ltsp-build-client --late-packages KERNEL > where KERNEL is the name of the kernal package for your architecture. > > It may be necessary to manuall generate an nbi.img, or configure the > bootloader to load the kernel and initrd manually. this will vary > greatly depending on the hardware architecture. > ================================ > > i then went to try and look in the archives myself - am i losing my > marbles or has powerpc support been dropped with etch?? > > anyone know whats going on? > -- j e - [EMAIL PROTECTED] m - +61401 226 772 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _____________________________________________________________________ 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
