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Home > Forums > MIS/IT > Operating Systems - Hardware Independent > Novell: NetWare 6.x Forum

Novell IP Boot Disk for imaging

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Xpdite (TechnicalUser)
4 Apr 08 7:49
Hi
Can anyone help with some instructions on building a Novell boot disk to image our PC's?  Up until recently we have been using a site that was posted on the cool solutions site but it has not been updated sine 2006.  I cannot seem to create the drivers that I need for the Dell 755 desktops that we are currently using.

I would appreciate any input on this.

Thanks

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TechCoordinator (TechnicalUser)
6 Apr 08 11:53
I recently found 'Driver Detective', a small cost, to be very good at figuring out and downloading drivers for various PC's. I am in the process of figuring out SYSPREP, which will take these drivers and an 'image' and make a new one with the specific drivers that Driver Detective found.

If you are interested start looking up SYSPREP info & I will post back here in a couple of weeks. (I hope)
Xpdite (TechnicalUser)
7 Apr 08 9:50
Thanks for the reply but if I understand driver setective correctly it will provide me with the windows drivers which a don't think will work correctly on a DOS boot disk.

Seeing as there was so little response to this question maybe people could suggest were I can post this question that may be more suitable.  

Thanks
LawnBoy (MIS)
7 Apr 08 10:21
Gee, I'd like a free imaging system too. What does this have to do with Novell?
 

"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 
Xpdite (TechnicalUser)
7 Apr 08 10:56
OUCH...    The images are stored on a novell server and as such I need a boot disk that will allow me to connect to this server.  I cannot seem to create a disk that will allow a Dell D755 with an Intel 82566 DM-2 ethernet card to attach to the network   
LawnBoy (MIS)
7 Apr 08 13:49
What software are you using to create the images with?

You can put those images in an unsecured folder that doesn't need authentication, or you can configure that folder for LDAP. If you have Apache running on that box it'd be easy to simply publish them.

You shouldn't need to run the Netware client for this simple task. Besides, I don't think you'll find it for DOS anymore.
 

"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 
Xpdite (TechnicalUser)
7 Apr 08 15:50
We are using Ghost to create the images.  Corporate security mandates were the images are stored and as such they are stored on a Novell server.  I have had no problems with the boot disk up until this model of Dell.  I am sure there has to be other people out there that use a similar setup to image there machines.
LawnBoy (MIS)
7 Apr 08 17:27
Intel has an 8256x DOS driver that ought to work...
 
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=999&OSFullName=DOS&lang=eng&strOSs=5&submit=Go%21
 

"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 
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