Re: Diskless Terminal

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From: Marc SCHAEFER
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00

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Roman Maire <rmaire@solnet.ch> wrote:
> Ich m�chte aus einem alten 486er einen diskless Client f�r Linux machen.
> Das Problem dabei ist, dass, um das OS vom Server zu holen, immer eine

Download the Etherboot package (it's referenced on
http://www.freshmeat.net). Read the instructions. Everything is
explained. In short:

   - you need a BOOT EPROM on the Ethernet card
   - you need a BOOTP/TFTP server
   - if you don't have much memory on the 486 for a RAM disk, you
     need also a NFS server.

I do that since a few years at work for a print server, but on
a 386 with 4 MB of memory, 2 serial ports, and 3 parallel-ports.
In that case the NFS server was the easiest way (probably by
bastling around and limiting the RAM disk to the essential
utilities I could have fit it in the RAM).

With 1.2.x it was even possible to swap on NFS, albeit dead slow.

An alternate possibility is to buy one of those 586-AMD FlashRom
based mainboards (saw an announcement for US$500). That might
be expensive, though.  Then the OS is completely in ROM.

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Date: 1999/04/15
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