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Works Wonderfully! I can use this tool for loads of things! I've used Ghost for a long time but this is very simple. > M0n0wall network install > > (Roberto Pereyra - unixlibre at unixlibre dot com dot ar) Last update 05/13/2004 > > > Based in the g4u documentation (http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/) > and Hubert Feyrer <hubert at feyrer dot de> works. > > > 1. What is it? > > g4u ("ghost for unix") is a NetBSD-based bootfloppy/CD-ROM > that allows easy cloning of PC harddisks to deploy a common > setup on a number of PCs using FTP. The floppy/CD offers two > functions. First is to upload the compressed image of a local > harddisk to a FTP server. Other is to restore that image via > FTP, uncompress it and write it back to disk; network > configuration is fetched via DHCP. As the harddisk is > processed as a image, any filesystem and operating system can > be deployed using g4u. Easy cloning of local disks as well as > partitions is also supported. > > > 2. Requirements & Download > > An empty 1.44MB floppy disk or an empty CD A FTP-server A > DHCP-server The g4u 1.15 floppy image or the g4u 1.15 ISO CD image > (http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/) . The lastest at this time. > Monowall generic-pc-xxx.img (http://m0n0.ch/wall/downloads.php) > > > 3. Creating the boot g4u disk > > 3.1 Using the g4u floppy image: > > Download the floppy image, g4u-1.15.fs or g4u-1.15.fs.zip If > you downloaded the g4u-1.15.fs.zip file, unpack it to get > g4u-1.15.fs Write the image to disk. Under Unix, a simple > "cat g4u-1.15.fs > >/dev/diskette" will do. Make yourself familiar with the name of your > floppy device, some common ones are: > NetBSD: /dev/fd0a > Solaris: /dev/diskette > Linux: /dev/fd0 > FreeBSD: /dev/fd0 > If you're using DOS, use rawrite.exe. There's also a > Windows-based program available called rawrite32. > 3.2 Using the g4u CDROM ISO image: > > Download the CDROM ISO image, g4u-1.15.iso or > g4u-1.15.iso.zip If you downloaded the g4u-1.15.iso.zip file, > unpack it to get g4u-1.15.iso Please consult your CDROM > writing software (Nero, DiskJuggler, WinOnCD, cdrecord, ...) > 's manual on how to write the g4u.iso file to a CDROM. > Note that the image is bootable. > > > 4: FTP server setup > > On a FTP server of your choice, create an user-account called > "install", and protect it with some password. Make sure the > 'install' user can login via ftp (/etc/shells...) If you want > to use a different account, you can specify "login@server" > for slurpdisk > > > 5. M0n0wall image network install > > Copy the m0n0wall image in your ftp server install home directory > > > 6. Boot the CD or floppy on the machine you want to install M0n0wall. > > See it read the kernel from disk, then print out all the > devices found in the machine. > It will do DHCP next, asking for an IP number - be sure you > have DHCP configured properly! > At the end you'll get a text description of possible > commands, and a shell prompt. > > > 7. Installing M0n0wall > > Type "slurpdisk your.ftp.server.com generic-pc-xxx.img". This > will log into the FTP server's "install" account, verify the > password, then retrieve the image, uncompress it and write it. > Before putting the file on the FTP server, the "install" > account's password is requested. > If you want to use a different account name than "install", > use "account at your dot ftp dot server dot com" for slurpdisk. > Reboot the machine (type "reboot" or press reset button), and > see if your machine comes up as expected - it should! > > > That's all! > > > Enjoy > > > > Notes: > See the g4u supported hardware in > http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/INSTALL_G4U-1.15 > g4u does currently not support a lot of laptop/notebook > hardware (PCMCIA/CardBus, FireWire), sorry. > List of recognized disks > During startup of g4u, all devices recognized are listed, but > very fast. > To get a list of recognized disks, use the 'disks' command: > # disks > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: > wd0: drive supports 16-sector pio transfers, lba addressing > wd0: 6149 MB, 13328 cyl, 15 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x > 12594960 sectors > wd0: 32-bit data port > wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 2 > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (using DMA data > transfers) > > > (c) Copyright 2004 Roberto Pereyra <unixlibre at unixlibre dot com dot ar> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 5/13/2004 > > |