CompaqT1500-Linux HOWTO
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# 4. The one true way

We use the debian 'potato' (2.2) release as an example. The procedure should be similar no matter which distribution you choose, providing it will run on a 2.0.35 kernel.

Create the directories for the kernel and file system on your server, mount and copy the files from the Compaq CD. Unpack the file system (Here I use some pre-made tar balls of the debian release, here is not the place to discuss further):

    mkdir /exports/T1500
    mkdir /exports/T1500/root
    mkdir /exports/T1500/tftpboot

    mount /cdrom
    cp /cdrom/product/vmlinux /exports/T1500/tftpboot
    CD /exports/T1500/root
    tar zxvf /tmp/base2_2.tgz
    tar zxvf /tmp/telnetd*.tgz

Configure DHCP by adding a section like this to your /etc/dhcpd.conf Change the ethernet address to that of your T1500.

    Group {
       #little black box
       host box {
       	 hardware ethernet 00:80:64:10:1d:1c;
         fixed-address box.house;
         option host-name "box";
         server-name "192.168.1.1";
         filename "/exports/T1500/tftpboot/vmlinux";
         option root-path "192.168.1.1:/exports/T1500/root";
         }
       }

Configure a new host in DNS

    db.192.168.1.1:
       52 in ptr box.

    db.house:
       box in a 192.168.1.52

Export the root file system by adding

    /exports/T1500/root box(rw,no_root_squash)

to /etc/exports

Configuring tftp by adding/altering a line to /etc/inetd.conf

    tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.tftpd /exports/T1500/tftpboot

Now restart inetd,dhcpd,nfs and named

Configure the file system by setting the root password to 'pass', exposing telnetd

/exports/T1500/root/etc/passwd, alter 1st line: root:Z/U2u32VhNJoA:0:0:,,,:/root:/bin/bash

/exports/T1500/root/etc/inetd.conf, add: telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd

Append remote terminals to /etc/securetty to allow remote root access.

    tty1
    tty2
    tty3
    tty4
    tty5
    tty6
    tty7
    tty8
    tty9
    tty10
    tty11
    tty12
    ttyp0
    ttyp1
    ttyp2
    ttyp3

Select network booting on the T1500 and reboot it.

Once it has booted, you should be able to telnet into the T1500. At ths point, you shoudl configure SSH, and close the telnet hole in inetd.

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