[Quantian-general] install via netboot

[Emmanuel Paradis]

Hi Dirk,

Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> Salut Emmanuel,
> 
> On 16 November 2005 at 14:57, Emmanuel Paradis wrote:
> | Dear all,
> | 
> | I am trying to install Quantian on my laptop through netboot giving that:
> 
> Just to clarify: You wish to netboot the laptop so that you can subsequently
> run knoppix-installer aka knx2hd to install to disk ?

Yes, that's what I want definitely.

I experienced installing Quantian on my desktop early this year, and 
this is really great. (Maybe I could burn a CD with Knoppix and install 
that for a start, but too many applications are missing for me on Knoppix.)

> | - we have no DVD burner here,
> | - the laptop HD is empty (no OS, no partition),
> 
> Again, just to be plain, you know you could also copy the .iso over to the
> laptop and then setup grub or lilo to boot that iso as per some of the other
> HOWTOs. That would give you Quantian to boot from on the laptop. You could
> then run knx2hd as well.

I don't know how to copy these files since there is no partition on the 
disk (but I guess I could find how to do it).

> | - I have a desktop with Quantian.
> | 
> | I followed the instructions on the netboot HOWTO: I set the desktop as a 
> | terminal server, and booted the laptop with PXE (netboot). The boot 
> | starts fine but stops soon and displays:
> | 
> | ...
> | DHCP Broadcasting for IP address... Operation failed. [three times]
> | No answer from network.
> | Can't NFSmount KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
> | Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
> | ...
> | 
> | And indeed, the shell is very limited!
> | 
> | If someone has a suggestion, this will be welcome.
> 
> Which version of Quantian? 0.6.9.3?  That version works rather reliably
> between my two laptops -- make sure you enable the network card of you
> laptop, though.  You should see a message that the appropriate module has
> been loaded and configured.

Yes, 0.6.9.3!

It says that a dozen of modules are loaded...

How do you enable the network card?

Many thanks.

Emmanuel

> Regards, Dirk