Re: Booting over Network

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006, Mike Curtis wrote:

In message <4e47279e8dsteve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <00e3fb464e.john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Sandford <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In message <688ef7464e.Tonka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Mike Curtis <tonka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,
I've recently noticed that RO 4.39 offers the option of booting
via network using BootP or DHCP, I have so far been unable to find any
info on how to actually implement this, can anybody help please?

DCHP needs a dhcp server on your network usually, will be the router
but could be PC or infact the broadband modem.

just enable and ensure that the gateway box is blank, in hosts enter
a name and domain (ie home) tick try nameserver box, enter routers ip
in nameserver window.

If you re-read the text Mike needs a bit more than a DHCP server by the
looks of things. He seems to be talking about booting from a server i.e.
using the RISC OS machine as a client machine with the boot content on the
server.
Mike - you'd need a Citrix/Topcat server setup for that, not cheap.

John

Yes John, that's exactly what I was after - although not the result I
wanted.
So, absolutely no way of using a RiscOS or WinXP machine as a server
then?

<ShareFS>
*Configure InternetIP dynamic
*Configure ShareBoot <discname>
*Configure Filesystem ShareFS

Create a boot directory called !ShareBoot on the shared disc.

OR

<Econet / NetI>
*Configure InternetIP Dynamic
(above line not necessary if you're using hardware Econet)
*Configure NetIAutoMap On
(above line not necesasry if you're not using gateways on your system)
*Configure Filesystem NetFS
*Configure FS <server econet address>
(you may have to RMKill LanManFS to do this [1])

Run Level 4, or equivalent on your server sharing a public disc called BOOT with a user BOOT. A !ArmBoot file will be run.

OR


<LanMan>
*Configure InternetIP dynamic
*Configure Filesystem LanMan
*Configure FS <server name>
(you may have to RMKill NetFS to do this [1])

The server disc 'BOOT' must be mountable with user name ARMBOOT, no password, and will be mounted as the disc ARMBOOT.

OR

Manually select the option from the Boot Menu. Shared devices are as above although IIRC the ShareFS booting also accepts !Boot as well as
!ShareBoot.


NFS can be used for booting as well, but no version of RISC OS for the desktop has NFS in ROM.


[1] Someone had the bright idea of using the same configuration command for these.

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