[frgeek-michiana] Re: Netvista 2200 Boot from CF How-to?

  • From: "Mike Cook" <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:20:06 -0500

Also check out the DamnSmallLinux forum
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=3204;st=10#entry22318
they have some new posts on the 2200

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shawnmer" <shawnmer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Netvista 2200 Boot from CF How-to?


> Cool.  Thanks for the info guys.  I have a couple of 2200-EXX 8363s
> that I want to do the CF booting from.  The higher-end 8364s seem to
> be alot easier to get to boot from CF.
>
> I did find a couple more interesting links:
>
> Dzuy Nguyen's COST $25 FirewallPresentation:
> <http://austinlug.org/staticpages/index.php?page=20030826201520430 >
> I sent a n00bie plea to the ALG list asking for some details from the
presenter:
> <http://austinlug.org/archives/html/alg/2005-01/msg00244.html>
>
> A few notes from 2002 on booting PeeWeeLinux on 2200 using CF.  Good
> information, but I'd like to see more details on the /etc/inittab
> tweaks that he did.
>
<http://peeweelinux.com/list-archive/peeweelinux/2002-November/000851.html>
>
> The overall goal here is hooking these up to Linksys WRT54g wireless
> routers running Sveasoft's Linux distro in WDS (mesh network) mode...a
> very cheap way to wire a a entire neighborhood with basic internet
> access.  I'm playing around with doing this setup using LTSP, but I'd
> like to eliminate the overheasd and make these boxes standalone CF
> booting :)
>
> Thanks again,
> --scm
>
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:39:23 -0500, Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > Some additional links specific to the 2200
> >
> > grub on the netvista 2200
> > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grub/2004-01/msg00072.html
> >
> > vmlinux or zImage instead of bzImage
> >
http://peeweelinux.com/list-archive/peeweelinux/2002-November/000851.html
> >
> > Configuring the LTSP for an IBM NetVista 2200L Thin Client - HOWTO
> >
http://csgrad74.math.uwaterloo.ca/~cdmicacc/netvista/Netvista-HOWTO.html#references
> >
> > A bunch of IBM Docs on Network Stations
> > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/netcom/html/pub.htm
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shawn Merdinger" <shawnmer@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:30 PM
> > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Netvista 2200 Boot from CF How-to?
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > There seem to be some real experts here on Netvista.  I have had alot
> > > of trouble trying to get this box to boot from CF.  Is there available
> > > (or available soon) a step-by-step how-to for doing this?   The "LTSP
> > > on NetVista Model 8364 TUS" is the bomb
> > > <http://www.freegeekmichiana.org/netvista.html> but I'm looking for a
> > > solid guide that a newbie could follow...I'm happy to help with this
> > > documentation if anyone has started something.
> > >
> > > For example, there's chatter on Damn Small Linux forums about this
> > >
> >
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=3204;hl=netvista
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > --scm
> > >
> > >
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