[K12OSN] Netboot OSX from Linux

[cliebow at downeast.net]

Jim: i am netbooting four diff apples with openfirmware bases directly yo
ltsp..what it takes is the /opt/ltsp/ppc folder which is a tar file billc
created...and the contents of his tftpboot folder..plus a tweak in dhcp to
pass option 43.. i will switch machines and try to give you a url if you
are interested..chuck

> Is there anyone on the list who is successfully Netbooting OSX machines
> from a Linux box (any distro)?  If so could you please direct me to the
> information you used to set this up?  I have 3 Netboot servers to set
> up, and I refuse to buy the overpriced Mac servers and run OSX server to
> do this.  I know it can be done but have yet to find a non-cryptic
> overview of how to accomplish this.  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim Kronebusch
> Cotter Tech Department
> 507-453-5188
> jim at winonacotter.org 
> 
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