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Re: [debian-knoppix] Knoppix and netinstall?



Hi Klaus (and Chris),

thanks for your prompt replies...

On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 11:23:12AM +0100, Klaus Knopper wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 10:58:59AM +0100, Steffen Grunewald wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > is there a way to do remote installs to PXE-enabled clients which are
> 
> Just start the Knopppix-Terminalserver (KNOPPIX-Menu, Servers), but
> uncheck the "secure" box to allow root access on the clients. That way
> you can just execute "knoppix-installer" on the PXE-booted client(s) to
> initiate a harddisk installation.
> 
> If you have clients that cannot boot via PXE on their own, you will need
> a PXE bootfloppy which you can create for your individual network cards
> from http://www.rom-o-matic.net/

The clients, thank goodness, can do PXE on their own.
I'll go and have a look.
If I want to have automatic installs, probably I will have to have a
closer look at FAI that I managed to have by now - or is there another
trick available?

Cheers,
 Steffen

-- 
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Albert-Einstein-Institut (MPI Gravitationsphysik, http://www.aei.mpg.de)
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