hi all i've spent a bit of this afternoon working with the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and managed to get a X-window terminal running in 40 minutes(!) from my Redhat 6.2 (oh yes) server running at home. I've used a floppy boot image from the Etherboot project, used DHCP (rather than bootp) and its gone straight through to give me an X terminal first go (while i went out to feed the dog, came back in the room to find a twm login prompt!). Needless to say i'm impressed....... the downloads are Redhat 6.2 RPMs, as is the install script to set up the root file system. They've also got some precompiled kernels for certain network cards (mine was a 3c905) and a generic one which makes a slightly larger kernel image. There are tar.gz's as well, the RPMs may not like Suse given the config file changes they make. There is also a fixed xfs rpm. i'll continue to tweak today, and will locally at the local apps functionality. Given today's New Systems thread, for ease of management this is the way to. The idea of Server Remote management is a key plus point for Linux, but managing the clients aswell, thats great... perhaps the ose site can mirror the LTSP site for the UK? Malcolm ------------------------------- Dr Malcolm Herbert Head of Technology R&D, Becta 02476 847126 Mob: 07801 612438 -------------------------------
On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:25:24 +0100, you wrote:
i've spent a bit of this afternoon working with the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and managed to get a X-window terminal running in 40 minutes(!)
I'm planing on using this to make a kiosk for the lobby. I too found the ltsp very easy and have an old donated 486 machine booting from floppy straight to Netscape which points at the intranet home page. Now I just need to find a bootrom as buying a eprom burner for 150 ish pound kind of defeats the object of making a cheap (free) terminal.
perhaps the ose site can mirror the LTSP site for the UK?
I hope so as I had problems with the main site all weekend. Simon.
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Malcolm Herbert
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Simon Kelsall