[nzlug] 128K bootable distro for photoframe PC

Daniel Lawson daniel at meta.net.nz
Fri Apr 27 15:34:11 NZST 2007


> I'd like the unit to be self contained as much as possible; so if
> there is a problem on the wider network it won't fail. This means that
> although I'll be calling the bulk of the pictures for display off the
> server, I'll have to have a few in permanent local storage. It also
> implies that there needs to be a local OS ...

If you went with the option of PXE booting a ramdisk based image, once
the unit has booted then it no longer needs the network.


However, Nick pointed out you want to run off a wireless nic. PXE
booting will probably cause you problems :)



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