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>> After a frustrating experience with a Linksys WRT54GL, I've decided to |
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>> stick with Gentoo routers. This increases the number of Gentoo |
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>> systems I'm responsible for and they're nearing double-digits. What |
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>> can be done to make the management of multiple Gentoo systems easier? |
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>> I think identical hardware in each system would help a lot but I'm not |
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>> sure that's practical. I need to put together a bunch of new |
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>> workstations and I'm thinking some sort of server/client arrangement |
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>> with the only Gentoo install being on the server could be appropriate. |
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> Hello Grant, |
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> You have similar goals as I do. In addition to what you are doing |
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> I'm planning on managing thousands of embedded devices, remotely, |
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> for controls purposes. |
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> The new ARM-15 chip is suppose to be an "Intel Killer" in both |
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> the server space and workstation space. It is also is going |
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> to be the chip for 3D video and multi-head devices, such as |
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> you purport to building in your other emails. |
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> TI is very aggressive on the ARM-15 chips based mother boards. |
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> Embedded Gentoo runs on the panda board, thanks to Armin76! |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/handbook/?part=4&chap=9 |
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> I'm not sure you can wait a few more months, but, in my research |
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> the ARM-15 based devices are going to make significant inroads |
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> into many areas. |
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> http://www.slashgear.com/ti-omap-5-outed-twin-cortex-a15-cores-kinect-style-tracking-more-07131324/ |
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Thanks James. Would ARM-15 machines be a good match for PXE booting? |
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I'm thinking I just need something minimal so the ARM-15 might be a |
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great choice if I understand it correctly. It wouldn't matter that it |
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runs Gentoo since my clients would be diskless, right? I'm still |
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trying to get my mind around this. |
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- Grant |