1:14 p.m.
I'd like to help with this. Perhaps I can take a day off my usual
Saturday volunteer work. But I do have other things draining my time too.
If you want to do a Clonezilla thing, have a "server" that could be
anything with file sharing and maybe DHCP unless you use a router. Use
CDs to boot the machines to get images. If your server is set-up as I
mention in my documentation here (near the bottom of the page)
<http://pierrekerr.ca/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=computers:computers_for_communi...
then you really don't need to type anything, just accept the defaults
then pick the image you want to use.
I could supply a laptop and maybe a router for DHCP to act as the file
server and put several images on it. Ubuntu 12.04LTS, LUbuntu, Puppy,
Qimo...
You'd need some CD's and/or bootable memory sticks.
Clonezilla does have a facility to do PXE boots and some day, maybe
before May 25, I'll figure that out. But then you do have to set-up the
machines to do a PXE boot.
On 04/21/2013 12:52 PM, David Sampson wrote:
Hey Folks,
I am wondering if for our May Work Day (May 25) we could maybe bring a
bunch of systems out to the meeting place and install fresh Ubuntu on
them or at least set up a system that we can do this easily.
Due to the lack of a decent internet connection at Centre Pointe, Ben
Franklin Place I was thinking that we could use CloneZilla. I have no
experience with this setuip but I know others on this List (eg.
Pierre) do.
This is what I was thinking.
1. We setup a cloneZilla dedicated server (maybe on one of our
workshop laptops)
2. We bring a bunch of network patch cords and 20 port switch
3. We bring out a bunch of systems 5-10 (I would need people to help
pick them up in Barrhaven)
4. Save on peripherals by using a couple of KVM's (2), a couple of
monitors (2), keyboards(2), mice (2).
Perhaps a couple of people would volunteer to come out to Barrhaven on
Wed May 1 to help set everything up and sort through parts in storage
to find what we need.
Pierre, can you provide a copy of the image you are currently using? I
could pickup the compressed image on DVD when I drop off the other
stuff this week.
To pull this session off I would be looking for someone to take the
lead and ensure everything is good to go and organized.
Any thoughts?
My questions:
1. how do you take a stock Ubuntu image (12.04 LTS) and modify it for
use in CloneZilla (eg add software, extra resources etc)
2. do we use CloneZilla Live or SE?
3. Should this be installed on a laptop we also use in the labs or
should it be dedicated to only cloning?
4. Who is interested in this as a potential event for next month's VWD?
Information:
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http://clonezilla.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/volunteer#BuildProgram
http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/volunteer#InstallProgram
http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/node/7/#AdoptionProgram
http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/forums/c4c_lists/home_refurbishi...