LTSP EdUbuntu Client Rom-o-matic Problems

[R. Scott Belford]

Sorry to top-post, but have you looked at the etherboot floppy or the 
Universal Boot Floppy?

http://etherboot.anadex.de/

Eric H. always packaged this with the K12LTSP along with most of the 
images from rom-o-matic.  DRBL includes it.  Not sure if there is space 
for this in future edubuntu distros, but it would be helpful.

--scott



Manu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 2008/2/2, operationsengineer1 at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:operationsengineer1 at yahoo.com> <operationsengineer1 at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:operationsengineer1 at yahoo.com>>:
> 
>     hi all,
> 
>     i'm trying to setup edubuntu as a terminal server with about 8
>     clients at a local school.  i have the server setup (amd 2.0 ghz
>     opteron) and i'm trying to connect the clients.  they have network
>     boot, but don't have pxe capability.  therefore, i need to use:
> 
>     http://rom-o-matic.net/5.4.3/
> 
> 
>     to create a boot disk for them.  the clients ar p200 - p300
>     computers from gateway and compaq.  i have the mac addresses and i
>     searched for the mfr information and have that, too.
> 
>     however, i have no clue how to correlate that information to use the
>     Choose NIC/ROM type: on the rom-o-matic.net <http://rom-o-matic.net>
>     page.  can anyone help?
> 
> 
> 
> Have you PCI's ID for the NIC ?
> 
> For list PCI's ID use on the old computers "lspci -n" with the liveCD.
> 
> And choose in the menu the NIC with the PCI's ID on the 
> http://rom-o-matic.net
> 
> Choose on the menu "ROM output format"  floppy bootable ROM for diskette 
> or ISO Bootable image for CD Boot
> 
> Generate image with "Get ROM" and download on your PC with floppy or CD burn
> 
> and create diskette " dd if=image-disk.zdsk of=/dev/fd0 "
> or burn image.iso on the CD
> 
> Bye
> 
>     also, the instructions at http://www.edubuntu.org/GettingStarted say
>     i need to enable pxe emulation.  does that mean i have to choose the
>     pxe bootstrap loader format option ROM image for Choose ROM output
>     format:?
> 
>     do i need to set any items in Configure configuration options?
> 
>     any help is greatly appreciated.  i'm looking forward to giving the
>     kids a whole new and much improved computing experience over their
>     current win98 slow boat to nowhere experience.
> 
>     tia...
> 
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> -- 
> Emmanuel Le Normand
> Ubuntu-fr / Edubuntu-fr
>