Re: netatalk, ubuntu, and netboot

[Ivan X <ivanxqz@yahoo.com>]

Ok! Here's what I've been able to accomplish with netatalk. I'm reasonably
satisfied for now.

Under Ubuntu 6.06 running in VMWare Fusion, I can make Steven Hirsch's
modified netatalk 2.0.3 share files with and netboot an Apple //e, connected
via AsanteTalk bridge. I've been able to do the same under Ubuntu 10.04 with
the standard netatalk 2.0.5 (last version before long hiatus) and 2.1.3
(current), if appropriate compile options are set, and dependent packages
preinstalled. So I'm pretty happy. Thanks to all who helped me get here!

I was able to finally make Marsha Jackson's premade A2BOOT folder work only
after chown -R root:root and chmod -R ugo+rw, creating an ubuntu user called
local2e, and then doing the same with afppasswd, and then logging in with
that. Or I can use my own username (or guest) and default program and prefix
by using AppleShare 3 and then copying the SYSTEM and USERS folders over to
the A2BOOT folder.

I haven't yet tested to see whether the fixes in Steven's modified 2.0.3 are
in the newer versions. I did look at the diff file and could see that the
ProDOS date issue doesn't seem fixed in the newer source.

Things to do:
- Look at Steven's 2.0.3 mods and see if they can be applied to the newer
source code and perhaps make an updated diff and/or deb (unless you want to,
Steven...)

- Write a utility to make the a2config and netboot setup easy.

- Try to modify the //e boot blocks so I can netboot straight to my startup
app without having to press a key.

- share files with and netboot from a NAS. To answer Steven's question, I
have a Western Digital My Book World Edition, which has been pretty
extensively documented: (http://mybookworld.wikidot.com). There's already a
premade netatalk package that I'm using, though as you suggested it only
offers AFP-over-TCP because AppleTalk protocol support isn't compiled into
the Linux kernel. WD does provide the kernel source and I downloaded it, and
AppleTalk is there, so yes, it should be doable; I've just never done it.
But I've seen enough to think that this NAS should be able to share files
with and netboot an Apple II!

- Try to do the above goodness with a IIgs.


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