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====== Kyle's diskless boinc cluster - SpaceHeaters@home ======
Note: This is a design in progress 
===== Design Summary =====
  * Minimize use of painful technologies where and if possible (tftp, nfs)
  * Uses samba for network file access
  * Boyscout level of security - program credentials into gpxe boot rom
===== Get libraries for certain binaries =====
<code>
ldd `which cifs.upcall` > /tmp/libs
ldd `which ssh` >> /tmp/libs
ldd `which sshd` >> /tmp/libs
ldd `which bash` >> /tmp/libs
ldd `which mount.cifs` >> /tmp/libs
ldd `which watch` >> /tmp/libs
ldd `which screen` >> /tmp/libs
cat /tmp/libs | cut -f 2 -d '>' | cut -f 1 -d '(' | xargs -n 1 -I {} sh -c "readlink -f {} || echo {}" | sort | uniq | xargs -I {} cp {} .
</code>
===== embedding keys onto the eprom =====
For starters the boot script gets changed a little bit
<code>
#!gpxe
kernel vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
initrd smith.ilz
# todo: make an embed.img for the webserver that includes a .txt 
imgload embed.img
# Note the limitation
#    123456789012345
boot vmlinuz-2.6.31-
</code>

Formats:
gzipped cpio - works\\
gzipped tar - not tested yet\\

Note: The default gpxe code might be incorrect.
<code>
echo \#\!gpxe > default.gpxe
echo autoboot >> default.gpxe
make EMBEDDED_IMAGE=./default.gpxe,./embed.img bin/pcnet32.pxe</code>

Trace: • aoebootprepdebianetch • compaq-armada-flashing • usermanual • romdumping • gpxeonvmware • usbwithstorage • openwrt • project_plan • derekpryor • cow • gpxememlayout • srp_install • windows_pe • contributing • debian_etch_iscsi • nikhilcrao • windows_xp_iscsi • fredrikhultin • qemupxeknife • gdbstub