Re: [cobalt-developers] raq os in vmware

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Let me know how you get on ; I would be interested in this!

Post up the problems here and I'll see if I can help; I'm not sure to what
degree the Cobalt hardware will cause problems, but its worth a try.

Siggy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Nuzum" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Cobalt-Developers" <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: [cobalt-developers] raq os in vmware


> I'm getting into some pretty interesting software installs.  I'd like to
> perfect the process of getting these installs converted into packages,
> but I've run into a few problems.
>
> A: It's sometimes difficult to install the same software package twice,
> which means I'd have to do an OS restore between attempts making the
> development time very long.
> B: I don't have very many unused servers (actually, I have only one and
> it goes into production next week)
> C: My servers are 45 miles away and getting to them is no fun. My
> service provider will shoot my servers if they have to reboot them 18
> times a day.
>
> So the holy grail of solutions seems to be to use VMWare.  I can do the
> install and then make a copy of the virtual disk.  Then I can do all the
> hacking I want and if I fry the system, I just delete the disk and make
> another copy of the original.
>
> How else can you do an OS restore in under 60 seconds?
>
> I've searched the list archives and found several mentions of the
> subject.  However I haven't heard of any success stories.  Has anyone
> tried this and had any measure of success?
>
> Here are the problems I foresee:
>
> A: My computer doesn't have the cool LCD or controls on the front.
> Neither does VMWare.
> B: What about the ROM/BIOS/EEPROM?  Is there something funny about it
> that ties into the Cobalt OS?  I know the rc.* scripts routinely write
> to the LCD panel, but that should be a piece of cake to handle (rm -r
> /etc/rc.d right?)
> C: Licensing.  I'm not really sure what the license is on Cobalt's
> software.  I'm a software developer and I like it when people respect my
> license wishes.  I'm going to try to not run around violating other's.
> D: How the heck would you install it if you don't have a bootable
> Ethernet card?
>
> As an alternative, if someone out there wants to trade an old Raq3 or
> Raq4 for software installation services, I'd be happy to accommodate.
> Contact me off list.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Matthew Nuzum
> www.bearfruit.org
> cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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