[Udpcast] Custom Kernels, initrd, Et Cetera

[Brandon W. Uhlman]

Hey, all.

I'm looking to image about 30 Dell desktops running Windows, and I think updcast
is the way to do it.

These Dell machines all the have Broadcom 4400 ethernet adapter (kernel module
b44) on board, which isn't available as an option (yet?) in Cast-o-matic, so I
assume I have to compile my own kernel, then add the bootloader, then.... and
so on.

I have a Linux fileserver with TFTP available, so it would be super if I could
do it via PXE. However, I have less than no experience with TFTP, PXE and
initrd, and while there are helpful bits of stuff around the archive, I'm
wondering if there's anything in the way of a more cohesive guide for putting
together such a setup.

I've seen udpcast in action at Acadia University, where Donald Teed (of some
udpcast-list [in]famy) has got it set up in a very slick way, and I have to
agree that it's super-cool.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Brandon

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Brandon W. Uhlman, Systems Administrator
South Shore Regional Library
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

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