Hello All! This is the version 0.8 of NetStation thin client linux distribution for X, RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, ICA & Tarantella protocols. Minimal hardware requeriments for terminals Processor: x86 +100Mhz RAM: 16MB (min) (8MB using TinyX) Video card: All supported by XFree86 3.3.6 SVGA, XFree86 4.2, or by SVGALib Net cards: Realtek 8139, NE2000, EEPro100, Davicom 910x, SiS900, VIA, 3Com 905/ 59x, etc (see modules.conf). Build ===== 1. Edit "packages.conf" file. 1. Edit "modules.conf" file. 2. Run "build". Installation ============ Etherboot: 1. Copy netstation.nbi (in boot-images/etherboot) and netstation.conf to your tftpd root directory. 2. Edit netstation.conf to match your terminals configuration. 3. Add filename "netstation.nbi" to your dhcpd config. 4. Boot your terminal with Etherboot and.. good luck! :) Syslinux: 1. Copy the files in boot-images/syslinux, kernel/vmlinuz & initrd to your storage media (floppy, DOC, hd, etc). 2. Run syslinux /dev/ PXE: 1. Copy the files in boot/pxe, kernel/vmlinuz, initrd and netstation.conf to your tftpd root directory. 2. Edit netstation.conf to match your terminals configuration. 3. Read the pxelinux.txt file to learn how to setup your dhcp server. Floppy image: 1. Format a new floppy: superformat /dev/fd0 2. Build and Netstation image including only the base package. 3. Copy the files in boot-images/syslinux, kernel/vmlinuz and initrd to the floppy. 4. Run syslinux /dev/fd0 NSP packages: To select wich nsp packages must be loaded after boot you must set the PACKAGES variable in netstation.conf file. The .nsp files must be put on the same directory where the .nbi image resides. Notes ===== * If you need to set individual configurations for terminals you can put config files named netstation..conf (ex. nestation-005004AABBCC.conf) or netstation-.conf in your root tftpd dir. * This is a development release! It's not intended to run on a production environment yet.