mini-debian system via network

[Frédéric BOITEUX <fboiteux@prosodie.com>]

	Hello,

  I'm working on a network of computers with hard disks, but without any floppy nor CD-Rom drives,
and I've installed them through the network (with some problems, but it finally works).
  In case of hard disk failure, I would like to be able to load a mini Debian system through the network
to examine/repair in case of simple problems. I can do a big load at the boot of this mini-system, but
due to technical constraints, i can't use a NFS exported partition (of a server) to realize it.
I tried to build a system into the initrd, but it's quite big (~ 30 Mo) and it doesn't work

[I don't know what is the limit of the initrd size ; didn't found anything about this on the web .. .any clue ?]

  Is anyone can give me some hints how to do this ?

	thanks,
		Fred.

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Frédéric Boiteux  -  Calistel