In article <rMzyf.35779$W4.10501@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>,
Martin 53N 1W  <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote:
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And you can set up remote mounts for the Linux filesystem. This is often 
done for systems that have just a few MB of RAM. You just need to get a 
kernel (1 MB or so) image in there to boot, and then mount the 
filesystem off your central server HDD.

I prefer the ramdrive root approach as it allows rebooting the NFS server
without affecting the diskless nodes operation.

Depending on what you find or how much hacking you want to do, you could 
squeeze it all in 64MB but considering the cost of RAM and likely future 
Boinc projects, putting in 128MB looks to be a /lot/ easier!

It's looking like 128MB is a minimum. Depending upon the difference in
price, I may just go with 256MB and make sure I don't run into problems.

Let us know how you get on. I'm sure there's some Linux hackers over in 
Ars Technica (sp?) that could help.

I don't anticipate any real problems; there are several descriptions on
the web about how to set it up with various distributions; I should have
all the hardware I need (other than memory). Just a matter of getting it
all put together and upgrading the connection. As that involves a hefty
increase in the monthly cost ($57 more) it'll be the last thing I do.


Gary

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