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Re: Running programs from CDROM images

email@hidden writes:
>I've gotten to the point where I am going to have to setup a CDROM based
>program to run from an CDROM image mounted on the server. This would be for
>students to run the program from the MM 1.3 Panels environment. I would
>really appreciate it if anyone has step-by-step directions on how to do
>this. I dabbled once before and it wasn't very pretty. TIA for any and all
>assistance!

I can give some guidance but not everything.

First in disk copy check your prefs not to zero blocks or verify checksum.
These add a great deal of time to making and mounting large disk images. Do
this both on server and where you make the image.

Second we're talking about an ASIP server, not X, right?

Third. If you have the patience, make the disk image compressed if you are at
all worried about space. I think once you start this road the tendency is to
keep making images and loading up your server.

Forth. This doesn't work on everything. Some cd's build in some kind of check
again essentially making a copy. However this is very rare.

OK....

Once you have your image on the server, drop an alias in the startup folder.
Then mount it manually and launch your server admin software. Then share the
image and make it accessible to whatever group(s) get it. Then let MM Admin
tell the clients to mount the volume (via Ip preferably.)

Then depending on client details you are done.

You may need to load off the cd to the client but that get's into details of
the software.

--
Steven Kolins
Alamance-Burlington NC USA, School System Computer Tech
mailto:email@hidden
http://homepage.mac.com/smkolins
Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart!

References: 
 >Running programs from CDROM images (From: Jim Cash <email@hidden>)



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