====== Using removable media ======

You can place gPXE onto a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or USB key.  This will contain drivers for all supported network cards, and lets you quickly and easily try out gPXE.

===== Creating Images Using Prebuilt Binaries =====

Probably the quickest way to get started using gPXE in a Windows environment is by using the [[http://rom-o-matic.net/gpxe/gpxe-1.0.0/contrib/rom-o-matic/|ROM-o-Matic]] page and downloading some prebuilt images.

Use the //pulldown menu// on for **Step 1** and choose:

  * Floppy bootable image (.dsk)
  * ISO bootable image (.iso)
  * USB Keychain disk image (.usb)

Then click the //Get Image// Button to download your file.

Then you can use a program such as:

  * [[http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite|RawWrite]] for floppy .dsk images
  * [[http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm|ISORecorder]] for cdrom .iso images
  * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager|Win32DiskImager]] to put the .usb image on a USB key

  * If your happy with dd under linux and need a dd for windows you can try [[http://www.chrysocome.net/dd|this]]
  * Also a nice commercial package is [[http://www.winimage.com|WinImage]]

===== Creating a bootable floppy disk =====

[[download|Download]] the source tree, and build a floppy disk image using

    make bin/gpxe.dsk

Transfer the image to a blank floppy disk using

    dd if=bin/gpxe.dsk of=/dev/fd0

or

    cat bin/gpxe.dsk > /dev/fd0

where ///dev/fd0// is your floppy disk drive.  Note that this will erase any information currently on the disk.

===== Creating a bootable CD-ROM =====

[[download|Download]] the source tree, and build an ISO image using

    make bin/gpxe.iso

Use your usual CD-burning program (e.g. //cdrecord//, //k3b//, etc.) to burn the //bin/gpxe.iso// image to a blank CD-ROM.

===== Creating a bootable USB key =====

[[download|Download]] the source tree, and build a USB key image using

    make bin/gpxe.usb

Transfer the image to a blank USB key using

    dd if=bin/gpxe.usb of=/dev/sdX

where ///dev/sdX// is your USB key.  Note that this will erase any information currently on the USB key.  Make sure that ///dev/sdX// really is your USB key, and is **not** your real hard disk!