EdUbuntu x86 server with Newworld iMac G3 thin client

[Don Venardos]

In case others are also trying to do this, I found these instructions
for setting up the iMac to boot into LTSP:
http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/CpuArchitectures#LTSP_on_Latter_Day_Macintosh_G3

Don

On 10/16/07, Don Venardos <dvenardos at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Gavin,
>
> Thanks for the info on building the environment that solves one piece.
> I still need to figure out how to configure the iMac to boot to the
> server on startup instead of booting into OS X or OS 9 on startup. How
> did you do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Don V.
>
> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:23:14 +0100
> > From: Gavin McCullagh <gmccullagh at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: EdUbuntu x86 server with Newworld iMac G3 thin client
> > To: edubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <20071015192314.GA16358 at gmail.com>
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> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Don Venardos wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to find instructions for how to setup a new world iMac G3
> > > 500 mhz as a thin client to a Edunbuntu x86 server. I can't seem to
> > > find instructions anywhere (other than the comment that you use yaboot
> > > in the docs), has anyone done this? This is for home use, but academic
> > > institutions have tons of these machines, so instructions would be
> > > greatly useful. Ideally the iMac would be able to boot either to OS X,
> > > OS 9, or Edubuntu. The Edubuntu option could be either netboot or the
> > > mini-kernel could loaded on the hard drive of the iMac.
> >
> > I looked this up a while back and it seems that you have to build the thin
> > client environment on a powerpc machine.  So, what was suggested was that
> > you would use a live cd to boot a powerpc machine and use it to build the
> > ltsp.  Instructions are here:
> >
> >         https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPCrossArchSetup
> >
> > Gavin
>