Re: Knoppix and netinstall?

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
> not equipped with a local CD-ROM drive? So they start up, query a TFTP
> server, get some magic information, mount /KNOPPIX remotely via NFS, and
> perform a hdinstall to a local disk?
> 
> Cheers,
>  Steffen

Hello Steffen,

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/


Regards
-Klaus Knopper