Specifications

Configuring a thin client to boot via Etherboot using the 2X

ThinClientOS LiveCD

Step 1: Download the 2X ThinClientOS image

Download the 2X ThinClientOS image as a ZIP file, called

2XThinClientOS_<version number>.zip from:

http://www.2x.com/downloads

Note: The Etherboot image is the same image used for PXE booting.

Therefore if you have already downloaded the PXE image you can use

that same image.

Step 2: Copy the image to a 3

party TFTP Server (optional)

If you are using a 3

party TFTP server instead of the one already

bundled with 2X ThinClientServer, please note the following:

Upon boot, the thin client must find a TFTP server and download

the 2X ThinClientOS image. Therefore you must extract the

contents of the “PXE” folder found within the downloaded

2XThinClientOS zip file to the directory from which the TFTP server

serves files. The industry default is X:\tftproot. To install the

remaining files needed during the boot procedure, ensure you

install the new 2X ThinClientOS image by following the section

entitled “Installing a new 2X ThinClientOS” later on in this chapter.

Note that 2X ThinClientServer will automatically install it’s own TFTP

Server to allow for this functionality without additional configuration from

the user. This step is only necessary in the case a TFTP Server is

already installed on the 2X ThinClientServer machine and providing

services to the network, or if you intend to use a TFTP server already

commissioned elsewhere on your network.

Step 3: Download the 2X ThinClientOS LiveCD

The 2X ThinClientOS LiveCD provides the option to boot over the

network from your CD-ROM using Etherboot. If you wish to use a

floppy disk or hard drive to boot via Etherboot, you can proceed

directly to Step 6. Download the 2X ThinClientOS image as an ISO

file, called 2XThinClientOS_<version number>.iso from:

http://www.2x.com/downloads

Step 4: Burning the ISO image to a CD-ROM

To burn the downloaded image to CD-ROM:

• If using Windows XP and Nero Burning ROM simply go to

menu “Recorder”, choose option “Burn Image…”, and select