Comments on: Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux! http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/ Tips, Tricks and How To's for the Ubuntu Linux User Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Full Circle Magazine - Issue #14 is Out | Ubuntu Linux Helphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-844 Full Circle Magazine - Issue #14 is Out | Ubuntu Linux Help Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:11:09 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-844 [...] saying that the latest publication is out; and was happy to see that one of my posts, Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!, was featured in the latest Issue [...] [...] saying that the latest publication is out; and was happy to see that one of my posts, Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!, was featured in the latest Issue [...]

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-843 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 13 May 2008 11:45:21 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-843 @Sam - Thanks, I agree, it's good to mix and ad more OS's in. ;) Did you get a chance to read the follow-up, part 2 of this post? It's here: http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-linux-plug-n-play-zone-revisited/ @Sam – Thanks, I agree, it’s good to mix and ad more OS’s in. ;) Did you get a chance to read the follow-up, part 2 of this post? It’s here: http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ubuntu-linux-plug-n-play-zone-revisited/

]]> By: Samhttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-842 Sam Mon, 12 May 2008 00:26:47 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-842 Nice idea! I think it'd be nice to do this but mix it up a bit. That is, add a bootloader to install various OSs over the network. I'd set mine up for Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Base, Arch + Gnome, Arch + KDE, Arch + XFCE, and Fedora.It's easy to see that I like Arch. Nice idea! I think it’d be nice to do this but mix it up a bit. That is, add a bootloader to install various OSs over the network. I’d set mine up for Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Base, Arch + Gnome, Arch + KDE, Arch + XFCE, and Fedora.

It’s easy to see that I like Arch.

]]> By: meneame.nethttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-841 meneame.net Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:08:23 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-841 <strong>Construye tu zona Ubuntu Plug n Play...</strong>Con un poco de paciencia puedes hacerte un instalador de Ubuntus (casi)totalmente desatendido. Conectas la red a la roseta, arrancas desde la red y a esperar, ya tienes Ubuntu instalado. Yo lo encuentro un poco frio pero bastante productivo para univer... Construye tu zona Ubuntu Plug n Play…

Con un poco de paciencia puedes hacerte un instalador de Ubuntus (casi)totalmente desatendido. Conectas la red a la roseta, arrancas desde la red y a esperar, ya tienes Ubuntu instalado. Yo lo encuentro un poco frio pero bastante productivo para univer…

]]> By: Ubuntu Linux Plug 'N Play Zone Revisited | Ubuntu Linux Helphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-840 Ubuntu Linux Plug 'N Play Zone Revisited | Ubuntu Linux Help Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:43:11 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-840 [...] month we posted a great idea “Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!“, discussing and introducing the concept of a “zone” where laptop (or other) [...] [...] month we posted a great idea “Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!“, discussing and introducing the concept of a “zone” where laptop (or other) [...]

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-839 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:36:31 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-839 @Daeng Bo - Here however, the laptops in this case would use the PXELinux boot loader. (Much in the same way as netboot). PXE boot would be set up on the TFTP server (using the netboot.tar.gz files from Ubuntu repositoiries via wget). If PXELinux cannot find a configuration file (pxelinux.cfg - remember the MAC address is included in the config file), then it will fall back to a default config that will load a default kernel. Additionally, to avoid the "prompts" (language, timezone, etc.) you could use a preseed file. To instruct the server to get the preseed file, you'd create an entry in the <em>.../pxelinux.cfg/default</em> that points to the preseed file.This post was just to show the idea, I can at a later date provide some actual configuration of PXELinux information. Hope this brief blurb helps you. :) @Daeng Bo – Here however, the laptops in this case would use the PXELinux boot loader. (Much in the same way as netboot).
PXE boot would be set up on the TFTP server (using the netboot.tar.gz files from Ubuntu repositoiries via wget).
If PXELinux cannot find a configuration file (pxelinux.cfg – remember the MAC address is included in the config file), then it will fall back to a default config that will load a default kernel.
Additionally, to avoid the “prompts” (language, timezone, etc.) you could use a preseed file. To instruct the server to get the preseed file, you’d create an entry in the …/pxelinux.cfg/default that points to the preseed file.

This post was just to show the idea, I can at a later date provide some actual configuration of PXELinux information.
Hope this brief blurb helps you. :)

]]> By: Daeng Bohttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-838 Daeng Bo Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:57:31 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-838 This is a nice howto, but I'm a little confused on one point. It may have to do with me not actually doing the steps ... but I have used netboot images before, both on Ubuntu and on Debian.My problem is that the netboot images I've always used just launched an installer. I know you can kickstart autoinstall, but I don't see that step here. Has netboot changed in the last year, or am I missing something?Signed, Confused in Korea ;) This is a nice howto, but I’m a little confused on one point. It may have to do with me not actually doing the steps … but I have used netboot images before, both on Ubuntu and on Debian.

My problem is that the netboot images I’ve always used just launched an installer. I know you can kickstart autoinstall, but I don’t see that step here. Has netboot changed in the last year, or am I missing something?

Signed,
Confused in Korea ;)

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-837 UbuntuLinuxHelp Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:23:05 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-837 @Abreas - Thanks for the comment. There has been a lot of interest. Perhaps this spring or summer, I may develop the same idea with customized applications. Or perhaps a server with multiple distributions. Vielen Dank für den Kommentar. Es hat ein sehr großes Interesse. Vielleicht in diesem Frühjahr oder Sommer, kann ich entwickeln, die gleiche Idee mit kundenspezifischen Anwendungen. Oder vielleicht ein Server mit mehreren Distributionen. @Abreas – Thanks for the comment. There has been a lot of interest. Perhaps this spring or summer, I may develop the same idea with customized applications. Or perhaps a server with multiple distributions.

Vielen Dank für den Kommentar. Es hat ein sehr großes Interesse. Vielleicht in diesem Frühjahr oder Sommer, kann ich entwickeln, die gleiche Idee mit kundenspezifischen Anwendungen. Oder vielleicht ein Server mit mehreren Distributionen.

]]> By: Abdreashttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-836 Abdreas Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:54:59 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-836 Great autoinstalltion :) Like the idea with "... just plugin dirnk a coffe and eh voilla" :D Great autoinstalltion :)
Like the idea with “… just plugin dirnk a coffe and eh voilla” :D

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelphttp://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-835 UbuntuLinuxHelp Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:26:55 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/make-your-own-plug-n-play-zone-using-ubuntu-linux/#comment-835 @Matt - Oh wait... I just thought of something why not use VMware? That might be another good idea. If you're not familiar with it, I have a post in the "Linux Projects - Hands On" category here: http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/how-to-install-vmware-in-ubuntu-linux/ @Matt – Oh wait… I just thought of something why not use VMware? That might be another good idea. If you’re not familiar with it, I have a post in the “Linux Projects – Hands On” category here: http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/how-to-install-vmware-in-ubuntu-linux/

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