Re: "Dual Booting" linux thin client or windows

Sid Arth wrote:
> Is it possible to "dual boot" into either normal windows (booting from
> the harddrive) or linux which is stored on the network? Ive looked into
> something called pxe a little, but that looks more like a one way thing.
> Linux only and it seems you need some sorta special bios for it.
>
> I was wondering if there is something where you could pick which OS you
> want to load, and if you pick the linux one, it will boot off a server
> on my network.
>
>
>

Yes, it is possible, but I'm not familiar enough with how to explain it. (I kept waiting for someone else to respond to your post....)

Years ago I booted Sparc machines this way for the installation process. Some years after that I tinkered with Knoppix which has (or at least had) the capability built-in and ready-to-go. Around the same time I tried to get a school lab to work this way, but was never successful, I think because the PXE server was on a different virtual LAN and the documentation at the time was insufficient for me to figure things out before I had to give up.

But I do know it CAN work. Google is probably your friend in this case. I'd search for "debian pixie boot" or "debian thin client" or something similar.

-- 
Kent



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