[Ltsp-discuss] DOS apps on LTS

[Kai S. <Kai...@ka...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip A. Roa" <PhilRoa@Philwebinc.com>
To: "LTSP discussion" <lts...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Option to boot desired OS


 Hi Philip and everybody else,

> I need some help with this one.
>
> My setup:  diskless clients (to run DOS & Linux) + linux server running
LTS apps (DHCP, TFTP)
>
> Access: a) DOS, so client machines can reach the Novell server running
legacy text based applications
>                  b) Linux, so they can run StarOffice.
>
> I was able to successfully boot DOS and Linux separately but am now at a
loss as to how the boot process
> can be controlled on the client side.

I am also investigating DOS legacy apps in conjunction with LTSP-clients. So
I would rather go for only booting Linux (with Etherboot/LTSP) and configure
your Linux-Server to run your DOS apps using [x]dosemu additionally. It is
also possible to mount your Novell server to the Linux FS.
Without going into details, I find this approach working for me. You can
have more than one DOS-based window on your Linux-screen (KDE or whatever) ,
possibly using a virtual screen for DOS apps.
You might even copy those Novell mounted legacy files into your Linux
FileSystem, start your apps from there and power down the Novell server
(RIP).

I'd rather investigate in Linux plus DOS guest system, than to boot an
legacy OS like good but old DOS.

Please tell us how you proceed.

All the best

Kai Schmidt/ Stuttgart Germany