Knoppix Terminal Server - Revision history

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 If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN (not WLAN) as the '''TS host'''.
-Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix → Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30".
+Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: '''deactivate''' the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
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 Important: '''deactivate''' the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
 Now boot your TS client with the BIOS option "over network". When you can see the Knoppix screen go on with [Enter]. At the end of the startup you are within the TS client, but get the OS from TS host. To see the partitions of the TS client use "lsblk" in a terminal. In my example '/dev/sda4' is a free partition and ext4 formatted.
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 You can select the size of your persistent memory (file, not partition) and if you want to encrypt this or not.

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 If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN (not WLAN) as the '''TS host'''.
-Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: '''deactivate''' the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
+Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix → Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30".
 Now boot your TS client with the BIOS option "over network". When you can see the Knoppix screen go on with [Enter]. At the end of the startup you are within the TS client, but get the OS from TS host. To see the partitions of the TS client use "lsblk" in a terminal. In my example '/dev/sda4' is a free partition and ext4 formatted.

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 We can use "Terminal server" during class. One computer has to work as TS host and offers Knoppix over the LAN (not WLAN); the computers of the students works as TS clients and don't need an installation of Knoppix on their computers. They have to boot with the BIOS option "over network" and get the OS from the server for this session.
 ==Terminal Server installation==
-If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN or WLAN as the '''TS host'''.
+If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN (not WLAN) as the '''TS host'''.
 Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: '''deactivate''' the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
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   cp linux linux64 minirt.gz /media/sda4/KNOPPIX/
-'''Important note''': "/dev/sda4" is only as an example; use your own value! Take care of '/KNOPPIX' with or without "/" at the end.
+'''Important note''': "/dev/sda4" is only as an example; use your own value! Take care of '/KNOPPIX' with or without "/" at the end. If you did use a DVD instead of a Flash device to boot the TS host, you need the line "cd /mnt-system/boot/isolinux/"
 '''* Make the installation bootable'''
-To be able to boot the "Terminal Server installation" on the TS client we need an entry within GRUB of the standard OS on this computer. In my example it is Debian on '/dev/sda1'. Mount your partition with your standard OS.
+To be able to boot the "Terminal Server installation" on the TS client we need an entry within GRUB of the standard OS on this computer. In my example it is Debian on '/dev/sda1'. Mount your partition containing your standard OS.
 If you are using GRUB legacy as bootloader append within '/boot/grub/menu.lst' of your standard OS

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-'''Under construction.''' Please wait some days.
+We can use "Terminal server" during class. One computer has to work as TS host and offers Knoppix over the LAN (not WLAN); the computers of the students works as TS clients and don't need an installation of Knoppix on their computers. They have to boot with the BIOS option "over network" and get the OS from the server for this session.
+==Terminal Server installation==
-==Terminal Server install==
-−
 If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN or WLAN as the '''TS host'''.
-Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: deactivate the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
+Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: '''deactivate''' the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
 Now boot your TS client with the BIOS option "over network". When you can see the Knoppix screen go on with [Enter]. At the end of the startup you are within the TS client, but get the OS from TS host. To see the partitions of the TS client use "lsblk" in a terminal. In my example '/dev/sda4' is a free partition and ext4 formatted.
-===Do the installation===
+'''* Do the installation'''
-−
   su
   mount /media/sda4
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   cp linux linux64 minirt.gz /media/sda4/KNOPPIX/
-Important note: "/dev/sda4" is only as an example; use your own value! Take care of '/KNOPPIX' with or without "/" at the end.
+'''Important note''': "/dev/sda4" is only as an example; use your own value! Take care of '/KNOPPIX' with or without "/" at the end.
-===Make the installation bootable===
+'''* Make the installation bootable'''
-To be able to boot the "Terminal Server installarion" on the TS client we need an entry within GRUB of the standard OS on this computer. In my example it is Debian on '/dev/sda1'. Mount your partition with your standard OS.
+To be able to boot the "Terminal Server installation" on the TS client we need an entry within GRUB of the standard OS on this computer. In my example it is Debian on '/dev/sda1'. Mount your partition with your standard OS.
-If you are using GRUB legacy as bootloader append within '/boot/grub/menu.lst'
+If you are using GRUB legacy as bootloader append within '/boot/grub/menu.lst' of your standard OS
   title KNOPPIX PMI
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 '''Important note''': In this example Knoppix has been installed to 1st device in the 4th partition (hd0,3). "(hd0,0)" means 1st device and 1st partition with GRUB legacy.
-If you are using GRUB2 as bootloader append within '/etc/grub.d/40_custom'
+If you are using GRUB2 as bootloader append within '/etc/grub.d/40_custom' of your standard OS
   menuentry "Knoppix PMI" {
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+  }
-'''Don't forget''' "update-grub"!
+Don't forget "update-grub"!
 '''Important note''': In this example Knoppix has been installed to 2nd device in the 1st partition (hd1,1). "(hd0,1)" means 1st device and 1st partition with GRUB 2.
-Instead of (.. other boot-parameter ..) use the parameters as you need or as you can see in the "APPEND"-lines of '/mnt-system/boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg' from Knoppix DVD - but without the parameter "initrd=minirt.gz".
+Instead of (.. other boot-parameter ..) use the parameters as you need or as you can see in the "APPEND"-lines of '/mnt-system/boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg' from Knoppix DVD - but '''without the parameter''' "initrd=minirt.gz".

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		+	==Terminal Server install==
		+
		+	If you have a computer, who cannot boot from DVD or USB but over network, you can use the Terminal Server install (in former days known as PXE install). This computer will be your '''TS client'''. You need another computer connected to your LAN or WLAN as the '''TS host'''.
		+
		+	Boot Knoppix on your TS host and select "Knoppix => Start KNOPPIX Terminal Server". When you get the question "Please enter the desired IP-Range ..", you have to change the values to the IP range of your router. For me the values are "192.168.17.10 192.168.17.30". Important: deactivate the option "secure Disable root access on client(s)"!
		+
		+	Now boot your TS client with the BIOS option "over network". When you can see the Knoppix screen go on with [Enter]. At the end of the startup you are within the TS client, but get the OS from TS host. To see the partitions of the TS client use "lsblk" in a terminal. In my example '/dev/sda4' is a free partition and ext4 formatted.
		+
		+	===Do the installation===
		+
		+	su
		+	mount /media/sda4
		+	rsync -av --progress /mnt-system/KNOPPIX /media/sda4
		+	cd /mnt-system/boot/syslinux/
		+	cp linux linux64 minirt.gz /media/sda4/KNOPPIX/
		+
		+	Important note: "/dev/sda4" is only as an example; use your own value! Take care of '/KNOPPIX' with or without "/" at the end.
		+
		+	===Make the installation bootable===
		+
		+	To be able to boot the "Terminal Server installarion" on the TS client we need an entry within GRUB of the standard OS on this computer. In my example it is Debian on '/dev/sda1'. Mount your partition with your standard OS.
		+
		+	If you are using GRUB legacy as bootloader append within '/boot/grub/menu.lst'
		+
		+	title KNOPPIX PMI
		+	kernel (hd0,3)/KNOPPIX/linux fromhd=/dev/sda4 (.. other boot-parameter ..)
		+	initrd (hd0,3)/KNOPPIX/minirt.gz
		+
		+	title KNOPPIX 64 PMI
		+	kernel (hd0,3)/KNOPPIX/linux64 fromhd=/dev/sda4 (.. other boot-parameter ..)
		+	initrd (hd0,3)/KNOPPIX/minirt.gz
		+
		+	'''Important note''': In this example Knoppix has been installed to 1st device in the 4th partition (hd0,3). "(hd0,0)" means 1st device and 1st partition with GRUB legacy.
		+
		+	If you are using GRUB2 as bootloader append within '/etc/grub.d/40_custom'
		+
		+	menuentry "Knoppix PMI" {
		+	set root='(hd1,1)'
		+	linux /KNOPPIX/linux (.. other boot-parameter ..)
		+	initrd /KNOPPIX/minirt.gz
		+	}
		+
		+	menuentry "Knoppix 64 PMI" {
		+	set root='(hd1,1)'
		+	linux /KNOPPIX/linux64 (.. other boot-parameter ..)
		+	initrd /KNOPPIX/minirt.gz
		+	}
		+
		+	'''Don't forget''' "update-grub"!
		+
		+	'''Important note''': In this example Knoppix has been installed to 2nd device in the 1st partition (hd1,1). "(hd0,1)" means 1st device and 1st partition with GRUB 2.
		+
		+	Instead of (.. other boot-parameter ..) use the parameters as you need or as you can see in the "APPEND"-lines of '/mnt-system/boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg' from Knoppix DVD - but without the parameter "initrd=minirt.gz".