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Old 10-20-2005, 08:59 AM   #1
rbonafied
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kiosk booting?


Hi,

I attempted to search but haven't hit upon the right keywords for this question. In any event, I'm building a linux box to be used by kids in hospitals. I'm trying to make the boot process as uninterruptable as possible.

By uninterruptable, I don't want to display the boot details as it happens (done), and I don't want the person watching the boot to stop or alter its progress. In other words, I want to turn off any ability for the user to interact with the boot process.

So messages like 'press I to enter interactive mode' should never be displayed. And interrupts or errant key hits should have not affect. Obviously I want to eliminated or minimize any chance the user to land in single user mode or a root prompt.

What's the best and cleanest way to achieve this?


I'm imaging these laptops with Mandriva LE 2005.
 
Old 10-22-2005, 09:14 AM   #2
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Have you considered a Linux Live CD? they are perfect for such a public environment as they are immune to tampering because the system files are stored on the cdrom itself.

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
 
Old 03-04-2006, 10:53 AM   #3
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I have the same goals, sort of. I place information kiosks in public places for non profit health/wellness education. Typically I write the material in Flash (Swish, actually) and have it autoload in a windows environment. I have several linux problems, most pressing is the ability for the system to autoboot and autoload after a power interruption. I use Knoppix, and other Live CD distros, but dont know how to get it to autoload/autoboot. Sorry to butt in....I will be glad to help anyone with inexpensive kiosk design.
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