Pakito-Linux: PC for everyone
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:40 am
Well most of us have heard of negroponte $ 100 laptop. However this seem to have a history, and basically in Spain AOL launched Pakito which is well.. a $150 dls PC.
This is really an internet appliance which had a very short life in late 90's. I am not sure why they got pulled off the market since it serve it porpouse. Except probably they just were too bulky.
In spain however this DotStation was called 'Pakito' which means a diminutive name for Paco (spanish name). The US version was called somthing similar to Bob 1.
The interesting thing is that they stations are still around and I am already thinking seriously about getting me one.
The specs are similar to a Nokia 770 but on a dekstop version (64 RAM, Celeron 366Mhz).
My idea is t o put this next to my bed and run a LTSP type thing on my P4 desktop downstairs -- or my P3 laptop upstairs and have it as a mail reader-skypephone.
I even found some cool instructions on how to proceed.
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Intel Dot.Station:
Although can reach 256 MB, it comes with 64 MB by default:
* One 168-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM) socket* Support for up to 256 MB of 100 MHz non-ECC, unbuffered synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) o 32 MB to 256 MB using 16/64/128 Mbit technology
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Ubuntunizing an Intel Dotstation (the easy way):
Take off the HD from the Dotstation, put it in another computer.
Insert the Ubuntu Install-CD, Boot and choose option:
F1 or ENTER to boot: custom
Then proceed as normal. You can tweak the configuration by running"base-config" later.
Once you have the minimal install done, take the HD back to theDotstation, and reboot.
You have it done. With 64MB of RAM, a regular Desktop install is notof much use, but you can now follow the instructions of:
http://www.binonabiso.com/en/Ubuntu-miniRAM-HOWTO.html
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Ubuntu PXE installation in an Intel Dot.Station (the hard way):
This is a descriptive document about installing Ubuntu on an IntelDot.Station Web Appliance (aka paquito) via PXE.
- The Intel Dot.Station has a PXE ethernet, a hard drive and a non-bootable USB interface, no CD-ROMs, and no floppies.
For more information:
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/ ... 062200.htm
Lavishly copied from:
http://wiki.koeln.ccc.de/index.php/Ubuntu_PXE_Install
Ubuntu PXE Install
1 Howto
1.1 Install services1.2 Prepare your tftp server1.3 Prepare your dhcp-server1.4 Prepare ubuntu netboot
1.4.1 Get the files1.4.2 pxe bootloader config1.4.3 Directory layout
1.5 Start the PXE client2 Links
Howto
Installing Ubuntu via PXE network boot is the way to go if you have nocd-r at hand or if you have no cdrom at all.
After reading Installation of Woody with PXE(http://www.debianplanet.com/node.php?id=818&cid=13384) it wasn't hardto setup a PXE boot environment.
Install services
You need the following debian packages:
* tftpd-hpa * dhcp-server
Prepare your tftp server
Start your tftpd server via inetd with the following line in/etc/inetd.conf:
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -s /tftpboot
Don't forget to create the tftp directory /tftpboot
Prepare your dhcp-server
If you have a working dhcp server add the following lines to yourgroup, substituting ip and mac address as needed
host pxeinstall { hardware ethernet [mac-address of pxe networkcard without brackets]; fixed-address 10.0.0.16; filename "pxelinux.0";}
Prepare ubuntu netboot
Get the files
All the files you need are on the install media, or you can get themhere
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... s/netboot/
or in case you want to try hoary:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... s/netboot/
Put the netboot files into the /tftpboot directory.
# warty:lftp -c "open http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... nt/images/; mirror netboot/"# hoary:lftp -c "open http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... nt/images/; mirror netboot/"
cp netboot/* /tftpboot# untar the pxeboot.tar.gzcd /tftpboot/tar xfz pxeboot.tar.gz
pxe bootloader config
Edit or patch pxelinux.cfg/default
--- default.org 2004-10-31 15:32:32.000000000 +0100+++ default 2004-10-31 00:14:52.000000000 +0200@@ -13,17 +13,11 @@ F0 debian-installer/boot-screens/f10.txt label linux- kernel debian-installer/linux- append vga=normal initrd=debian-installer/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw --+ kernel vmlinuz+ append vga=normal initrd=initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw -- label expert- kernel debian-installer/linux- append DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low vga=normal initrd=debian-installer/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw ---label custom- kernel debian-installer/linux- append ubuntu/install-type=custom vga=normal initrd=debian-installer/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw ---label custom-expert- kernel debian-installer/linux- append ubuntu/install-type=custom DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low vga=normal initrd=debian-installer/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw --+ kernel vmlinuz+ append DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low vga=normal initrd=initrd.gz ramdisk_size=11057 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw -- prompt 1 timeout 0
Make a symlink from default to the ip of the pxe boot client.
cd /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfgln -s default 0A000010
Directory layout
Should look like this:
/tftpboot//tftpboot/pxelinux.0/tftpboot/initrd.gz/tftpboot/mini.iso/tftpboot/debian-installer/tftpboot/debian-installer/linux/tftpboot/debian-installer/initrd.gz/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/splash.rle/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f1.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f2.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f3.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f4.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f5.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f6.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f7.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f8.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f9.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/syslinux.txt/tftpboot/debian-installer/boot-screens/f10.txt/tftpboot/initrd.list/tftpboot/vmlinuz/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/0A000010
Start the PXE client
Just boot up the PXE client. If something isn't working you can use asniffer on your install server to check.
tethereal port bootp#tethereal -VR port bootptethereal port tftp
Links
* http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/NetbootInstallHowto * http://www.debianplanet.com/node.php?id=818&cid=13384
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Ubuntu CDROM installation in an Intel Dot.Station (the tough way):
http://www.rickadee.net/~zephyrus/dot/cdrom.html
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Post-installation configuration-------------------------------
One thing that might happen to you is that the screen is not correctlypositioned, and you won't have the buttons working to move it to theleft-right or up-down.
Use xvidtune:
- move it according to your needs
- "Test"
- then "Apply" when you have it done