Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-02-02 Thread Russell Coker
On Tuesday 30 January 2001 05:57, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > I have this lovely task of configuring a large number of identical laptops, > and I am hoping that someone knows a way to do the install without running > through the gazillion dialog boxes on each one. Basically, the only > difference on e

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-02-02 Thread Russell Coker
On Tuesday 30 January 2001 05:57, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > I have this lovely task of configuring a large number of identical laptops, > and I am hoping that someone knows a way to do the install without running > through the gazillion dialog boxes on each one. Basically, the only > difference on

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Joshua S. Freeman
system imager: http://systemimager.sourceforge.net (I think)... J. On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Jeffrey S. Coppock wrote: > I've seen this done by installing and tuning one system and then using a > program like "GHOST" to copy this disk image to the other machines. I > haven't done this, but I seen

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Jeffrey S. Coppock
I've seen this done by installing and tuning one system and then using a program like "GHOST" to copy this disk image to the other machines. I haven't done this, but I seen it done. jc On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 10:57:57PM -0600, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > Hi all, > > I have this lovely task of c

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Joshua S. Freeman
system imager: http://systemimager.sourceforge.net (I think)... J. On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Jeffrey S. Coppock wrote: > I've seen this done by installing and tuning one system and then using a program >like "GHOST" to copy this disk image to the other machines. I haven't done this, but >I seen

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Jeffrey S. Coppock
I've seen this done by installing and tuning one system and then using a program like "GHOST" to copy this disk image to the other machines. I haven't done this, but I seen it done. jc On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 10:57:57PM -0600, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > Hi all, > > I have this lovely task of

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Francois Menard
There seems to be another tool called System Imager made by VA Linux Systems. Its on sourceforge. -=Francois=- On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > Hi all, > > I have this lovely task of configuring a large number of identical laptops, > and I am hoping > that someone knows a way t

RE: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
hi, instead of ghost bpbach (http://www.bpbatch.org) seems to be a good alternative. They use it at university where I'm studying (okay not for linux but they thold me it's written vfor linux in the first place). On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Binary wrote: > > Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapter

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Francois Menard
There seems to be another tool called System Imager made by VA Linux Systems. Its on sourceforge. -=Francois=- On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > Hi all, > > I have this lovely task of configuring a large number of identical laptops, and I am >hoping > that someone knows a way t

RE: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
hi, instead of ghost bpbach (http://www.bpbatch.org) seems to be a good alternative. They use it at university where I'm studying (okay not for linux but they thold me it's written vfor linux in the first place). On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Binary wrote: > > Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapte

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Goswin Brederlow
> " " == Binary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapter you can install > one of the laptops, and with a desktop computer clone this > harddisk to the disks of the other 99 laptops. You can use the > DOS utility GHOST (works pretty with e

RE: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Binary
Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapter you can install one of the laptops, and with a desktop computer clone this harddisk to the disks of the other 99 laptops. You can use the DOS utility GHOST (works pretty with ext2) or with tar if the desktop works in linux. You only need an aditional

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Goswin Brederlow
> " " == Binary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapter you can install > one of the laptops, and with a desktop computer clone this > harddisk to the disks of the other 99 laptops. You can use the > DOS utility GHOST (works pretty with

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread F . Hagemann
Hi Nathan! You might want to take a look at FAI (Fully Automatic Installation), which is located here: www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai I never tried it, but it seems to work. Bye, Fx -- Hear your drummer!

RE: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread Binary
Hi, If you have a 2,5" to 3,5" drive adapter you can install one of the laptops, and with a desktop computer clone this harddisk to the disks of the other 99 laptops. You can use the DOS utility GHOST (works pretty with ext2) or with tar if the desktop works in linux. You only need an aditiona

Re: Configuring 100 identical Debian Laptops

2001-01-30 Thread F . Hagemann
Hi Nathan! You might want to take a look at FAI (Fully Automatic Installation), which is located here: www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai I never tried it, but it seems to work. Bye, Fx -- Hear your drummer! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl