[frgeek-michiana] Fwd: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Booting LTSP linux distro from Hard Disk
- From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: FreeGeek Michiana <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 15:57:44 -0500
fyi. Dual boot setup for a Windows/LTSP lab. Uses lilo and hard drive
rather than boot floppy.
Tom
>From: Andy Rabagliati <andyr@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: Ed Suominen <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Booting LTSP linux distro from Hard Disk
>Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:39:30 +0200
>
>On Tue, 01 Jul 2003, Ed Suominen wrote:
>
>> For some weird reason, one of my thin clients quit booting over the
network.
>
>I would try to track this one down - it might mean there is something
>more serious wrong.
>
>> Could I put vmlinuz-2.4.19-ltsp-1 onto the root partition of a hard disk
and
>> put the entire contents of /opt/ltsp/i386/ onto another partition of it
and
>> boot from the hard disk? Would I need to mess with GRUB or LILO?
>
>I have a method for booting from hard disk - works excellently in a
>dual-boot environment.
>
>We come across schools that have a working Windows lab, and I am loth
>to gratuitously break it when installing LTSP.
>
>I do the following :-
>
>Create a C:\LINUX directory under Windows (or DOS, or blank hard disk).
>
>Named LINUX - the better to keep fingers out ..
>
>In it I put :-
>
>drwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 0 2003-05-29 11:06:18 linux/
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 1030147 2003-04-30 16:59:22 linux/vmlinuz
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 65536 2003-05-02 06:42:06 linux/3c905b.bin
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 67580 2001-01-21 21:22:12 linux/memtest.bin
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 655 2003-05-29 10:42:26 linux/lilo.con
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 23108 2003-04-30 17:05:06 linux/message
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 124422 2003-04-30 17:02:04 linux/initrd
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 512 2003-04-30 17:29:32 linux/boot.dos
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 6128 2001-07-21 17:11:58 linux/boot.b
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 624 2001-07-21 17:11:58 linux/chain.b
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 427692 2001-07-21 17:12:52 linux/lilo
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 9728 2003-05-02 06:42:52 linux/map
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 65536 2003-05-29 08:59:09 linux/rtl8029.bin
>-rwxr-xr-x andyr/andyr 670 2003-05-29 11:06:18 linux/rtl8029.lil
>
>Which basically consists of the kernel, initrd, a statically
>linked lilo and its trappings, like boot.b/chain.b, and a
>lzlilo etherboot image for the card I am using from rom-o-matic.net.
>
>rtl8029.lil is a lilo file - that looks like this :-
>
>---------------------------- snip snip -----------------
># Start LILO global Section
># If you want to prevent console users to boot with init=/bin/bash,
># restrict usage of boot params by setting a passwd and using the option
># restricted.
>#password=bootpwd
>#restricted
>boot=/dev/hda
>install=/mnt/linux/boot.b
>map=/mnt/linux/map
>backup=/mnt/linux/boot.dos
>#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
>vga=normal
>menu-scheme=Wg:kw:Wg:Wg
>read-only
>prompt
>default=LTSP
># timeout=50
># End LILO global Section
>#
>other=/dev/hda1
> label=Windows
> loader=/mnt/linux/chain.b
>#
>image = /mnt/linux/memtest.bin
> label = memtest86
> optional
>
>image = /mnt/linux/rtl8029.bin
> label = LTSP
> optional
>---------------------------- snip snip -----------------
>
>I then use toms root/boot ( http://www.toms.net/rb )
>and boot from floppy.
>
>I mount /dev/hda1 (the Windows partition) on /mnt
>
>I mount a floppy with linux.tgz (that contains the files) on /fl
>
># cd /mnt
># gzip -d -c /fl/linux.tgz | tar xf -
># /mnt/linux/lilo -C /mnt/linux/rtl8029.lil
>
>And it is all finished.
>
>Now when I boot from the hard drive, I get a lilo menu,
>with a choice of Windows, memtest86, or LTSP.
>
>If you want it always booting to LTSP, uncomment the timeout line.
>
>If there is sufficient interest, I will throw it all together
>with a HOWTO.
>
>Cheers, Andy! http://www.wizzy.org.za/
>
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