QNX booting CD, can't working hard disk

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#1

Is possible booting QNX from CDrom, preconfigured for connects to a server
(this server export a partition) and QNX mount this “export partition” as
network unit to save data.
This is because PC havent a Hard Disk to save data, then this PC booting QNX
and main applications from CD-ROM. For save, load data and aplications uses
the connections to the server (export partition).

It is possible to do it with QNX ?


OBERV:

The idea is have a PCs’network haven’t HARD DISK, the OS and main
aplications loads
from CD-Rom. For save data y load others programs can do it from a SERVER.
This plans is for PC only connect to Internet Apliances.

#2

Previously, Raid wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:

Is possible booting QNX from CDrom, preconfigured for connects to a server
(this server export a partition) and QNX mount this “export partition” as
network unit to save data.
This is because PC havent a Hard Disk to save data, then this PC booting QNX
and main applications from CD-ROM. For save, load data and aplications uses
the connections to the server (export partition).

It is possible to do it with QNX ?

This is pretty straight forward - making the CD might be the hard part. The
demo disk floppy may do most of what you want right now. If you have a server
on the netowrk, then the boot process needs to load only the OS and networking
components - this has been a QNX capability for 20 years and can be done from
ROM or a boot disk. With QNX4 or Nto (RTP) one should be able to boot and
load a network file system over a PPP connection (or better). This would allow
user data to be saved over the internet if desired.

OBERV:

The idea is have a PCs’network haven’t HARD DISK, the OS and main
aplications loads
from CD-Rom. For save data y load others programs can do it from a SERVER.
This plans is for PC only connect to Internet Apliances.



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