Steven's Blog

I setup a network boot server this week to help me with reinstalling operating systems and repairing broken ones. So i don’t have to worry about a cd or dvd being scratched.

I like it as of right now i can install Windows 2000/2003/XP over the network going to make it automated here shortly make it so it doesn’t as any questions. so i don’t have to click as much

I also set it up so i can do more then install i can boot right off the network and have no reason to install a harddrive or anything in that computer or use it to boot up well i’m repairing the main harddrive. But right now i have setup in the system.

1. Knoppix DVD 5.3.1 Release
2. Back Track 3 - USB Version plus my own addins - has the same menu as if i put the cd in
3. Ultimate Boot CD 4.11 - Has over a 100 Linux & Dos Programs and Boot Disks - I have Fully integrated there menu’s into mine so its not all changing on me. I like things to be one way and stay that way.
4. PXEKnife - Full Intergration like UBCD

I’m going to be adding these

1. CentOS 4/5 - Installable & Live Diskless Versions
2. Fedora 8 - Installable & Live Diskless Versions
3. Debian - Installable & Live Diskless Versions
4. GParted
5. PMagic
6. System Rescue CD
7. UBCD4WIN
8. Ubuntu - Installable & Live Diskless Versions
9. DSL - Damn Small Linux - Installable & Live Diskless Versions
10. Puppy Linux
11. Windowx XP - Live & Network Booted using AoE for storage
12. Windowx XP Media Center - Live & Network Booted using AoE for storage
13. Windows 2000 - More Versions - Server / Adv Server / Pro
14. Windows 2003 - More Versions - Web / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter - SP2 & R2
15. Windows 2008 Server
16. Windowx Vista - Live & Network Booted using AoE for storage
17. Vista PE
18. SuSE

There will probably be more

I will be posting more i’m sure If anyone is interested and i can find the time i may make a walk though on how i did it for each one.

Ok so my power got shut off today we won’t go into details. But so i have this extra time on my hands and i get the idea that i need to build/setup a better work space for myself so now i have 7 monitors + laptop and 5 computers + laptop all within my reach I’ll post photos if i can figure out how still new to this blogging thing. Between all the computers here i have 19Ghz of CPU Power, 12Gigs of Ram 6TB of Storage