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+ | This page was created due to lack of sufficient documentation about the PXE Boot process on the official Porteus Kiosk web site. Porteus-Kiosk maintainers: | ||
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It is possible to run Porteus-Kiosk on machines with no local storage, booting via PXE. Config is retrieved from the pxe server over http during bootup. This is NOT possible using the official remote management feature, as detailed below. | It is possible to run Porteus-Kiosk on machines with no local storage, booting via PXE. Config is retrieved from the pxe server over http during bootup. This is NOT possible using the official remote management feature, as detailed below. | ||
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- | ==== Creating a porteus kiosk config ==== | ||
- | * Create a new VM with 2G memory and a small hard disk (4G? | ||
- | * boot the iso, | ||
- | * run through the wizard - install porteus to the hard disk | ||
- | * boot knoppix or similar | ||
- | * mount the " | ||
==== Porteus customisation and boot methods primer ==== | ==== Porteus customisation and boot methods primer ==== | ||
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* Boot continues normally (xzm modules unpacked and overlaid etc) | * Boot continues normally (xzm modules unpacked and overlaid etc) | ||
- | Porteus-Kiosk settings are stored in the docs/ | + | Porteus-Kiosk settings are stored in the docs/ |
=== Porteus-Kiosk encrypted config file kiosk.sgn details === | === Porteus-Kiosk encrypted config file kiosk.sgn details === | ||
This file is generated by the kiosk wizard that runs when the original ISO is booted. This welcome wizard then generates an ISO file with the kiosk.sgn burnt in, which can optionally be " | This file is generated by the kiosk wizard that runs when the original ISO is booted. This welcome wizard then generates an ISO file with the kiosk.sgn burnt in, which can optionally be " | ||
This should then be copying into the http structure of the PXE server. | This should then be copying into the http structure of the PXE server. | ||
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+ | ==== Creating a porteus kiosk config ==== | ||
+ | * Create a new VM with 2G memory and a small hard disk (4G? | ||
+ | * boot the iso, | ||
+ | * run through the wizard - install porteus to the hard disk | ||
+ | * boot knoppix or similar | ||
+ | * mount the " | ||
==== Implementation notes ==== | ==== Implementation notes ==== |
porteus-kiosk.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/20 17:08 by snarg