[Soekris] 5501 boot from cdrom

[Bill Maas]

On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 18:15 +0000, Andrew Thomas wrote:
> PXE boot isn't really for the faint hearted.  For a start you will need
> a Linux PC with a DHCP server and a proper PXE configuration/image.
> 
> You can copy files straight to the SD card - but watch out for file
> types (especially if you use a Windows machine to do it).
> 
> One thing I haven't tried (as I use PXE) is inserting a HD in to a PC,
> installing Linux on it and then putting that HD in the 5501 box
> (assuming you want to keep it in there).

Alas, those days seem to be over: I found machine-dependencies recently
after sticking a CF with Debian etch on it, installed on a net4801, into
a net 4501. Something to do with that incredibly unfollowable udev
stuff. Incredibly frustrating as well, I really don't want to manually
edit some file with a name like z25_persistent-net.rules, just to be
able to move a disk. Or maybe I missed something..

Excuse me for being pretty off-topic.

Bill

> I think I'll have to write a basic tutorial for Debian PXE
> installations.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: soekris-tech-bounces at lists.soekris.com
> [mailto:soekris-tech-bounces at lists.soekris.com] On Behalf Of Robin Kipp
> Sent: 04 December 2008 17:44
> To: info at ebbehjorth.dk; soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com
> Subject: Re: [Soekris] 5501 boot from cdrom
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > So there is only the netboot way? Thats not for a newbie like me ;)
> 
> Well, most people say it isn't that hard and there are some tutorials on
> the Soekris wiki. What you can also do is install whatever os you want
> on the Compact Flash card using a normal computer and card reader, but I
> think you'd then have to modify the fstab file...
> Robin
> 
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