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Then I mounted the NFS directory from my server that was to be the NFS root directory for the frontends and copied all the files to the NFS server. After I installed, I checked that it rebooted and worked. Note that this installs to the hard disk, so you need to have one in for now I removed it later.
#How to netboot ubuntu usb install
Following these instructions PXE Install should work. Finally I tried what I should have tried in the beginning, a total net install with no CDROM. Why does Intel have to go an mess with something that has been working fine for years now and probably will be obsolete in a couple of years? So I booted the Ubuntu server install CDROM and it brought up the installer with no problems until it went to mount the CDROM (that it had just booted from) and said there was no CDROM-ARGHH! I then tried booting the CDROM, but then mounting a USB drive as the CDROM, but that did not work either, not sure why. This is when I discovered that the Linux 2.6.17 kernel does not support the newfangled PATA hardware in the 965 chipset. I tried installing to the hard disk, planning to copy the result to the server and then netboot it.
#How to netboot ubuntu usb how to
Installing was tricky until I figured out how to do it. (I keep saying frontends that is because I want to have two identical systems eventually, both booting from the same network filesystem.)
I recently upgraded by server to Ubuntu Edgy Eft and discovered it has great support for net booting so that is what I wanted to use on my frontends. So I want to netboot from the server so no hard disk needed in the frontends. I have a big (read noisy) server in the basement with 1.5TB of RAID5 disk and that is what I want to use for my front ends. I am a big believer in diskless frontends. It is supposed to be 30ft, but I am lucky if I get 8 feet. I did not try to use the remote as I have a universal remote I wish to use. The system came with a wireless Window MCE remote control and a wireless keyboard. I stuck it back in and everything was fine. I was lucky it did not jam in one of the fans. Turns out a stick of RAM had fallen out and was loose inside.
One note: before turning on a system you got in the mail, always open it up. It is pretty big, as big as my Yamaha receiver so you need to have space. It is probably a little overpowered for most uses.
#How to netboot ubuntu usb full
It is quiet, beautiful, and full featured. On the whole, the system is more than enough for a MythTV frontend. I am a little worried about the DVDROM drive it sounds like it might not be as quiet as I like, but I have not yet had a chance to try it out because of problems with linux support for the PATA channel (see below). The Nvidia 7600GT also got a Zalman heatsink fan installed on it. Pcalchemy installed a Zalman heatsink/fan (something similar to the CNPS7700-AlCu LED) on the core2 duo CPU. It has all kinds of goodies including optical audio out, many USB ports, and no chipset fan. Inside the case is an Intel motherboard (I believe it is the DG965WHMKR) that has a The case looks very nice and blends in with my home theatre equipment. There is a front panel with USB, firewire, and card readers on it. The VFD/IR Rx has great support for Linux (a pleasant surprise). This case includes a VFD display with integrated IR receiver from IRTrans. The system is based on a very nice case from OrigenAE: The X10 HTPC case. One exception: got the Nvidia 7600GT because it has an HDMI port and advertises HDCP support that would be perfect for my flat-screen TV.
#How to netboot ubuntu usb tv
I configured the system at the most basic level (which is not very basic): lowest clocked CPU, 1GB RAM, no TV tuners (wanted frontend only), 320GB Disk (wish they had no disk option). Pcalchemy Product Page for the Alchemy LE.
But it makes a great MythTV frontend, although it is quite expensive. It comes complete with Windows Media Center Edition installed. Alchemy LEThe Alchemy LE is a media center system built by Pcalchemy.
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