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--- wiki:qemupxeknife [2009/05/22 19:01]
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   - You will also need PXELinux [[http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX]]
 <code>
-$ cd /home/myname/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+$ mkdir /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/
+$ wget http://pxeknife.erebor.org/releases/pxeknife-0.0.2.tar.gz
+$ cd /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/
+$ tar -xvf ../pxeknife-0.0.2.tar.gz
 $ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 .
 $ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/*.c32 .
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 </code>
-Tried using http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Development/Testing but no success yet.\\
+Now, the content of my //pxelinux.cfg/default// file is
-Commands tried
 <code>
-$ cd gpxe/bootables/
+DEFAULT menu.c32
-$ qemu-img create -f raw testing.img 10M
+    PROMPT 0
+    TIMEOUT 100 #this is optional - will start the default after 10 seconds
+    MENU TITLE --== Main Menu ==--
+    #this allows you to exit the pxe stack and pass booting to the local system
+    LABEL bootlocal
+        MENU DEFAULT
+        MENU LABEL Local Boot
+        localboot 0
+    #load pxe knife
+    LABEL pxeknife
+        MENU LABEL PXE Knife --->
+        kernel menu.c32
+        append pxeknife/pxeknife.conf
 </code>
-Now, trying different commands
 <code>
-$ qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/minix-pravin/Etherboot/v2/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+$ cd gpxe/bootables/
-No valid PXE rom found for network device
+$ qemu-img create -f raw testing.img 10M
 </code>
-Here is the code which is working
+Here is the code which is working for
 <code>
-qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/pravin/Etherboot/v2/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+$ qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/
+$ qemu -net nic -net user -fda ./gpxe.dsk -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/
 </code>
-for following version of qemu
+for following version of qemu version qemu version 0.10.0
 <code>
 $ qemu
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 </code>
+==== Problems ====
+As per me following command should have worked, but It did not worked
 <code>
-$ tree /home/myname/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+$ qemu -bootp tftp://10.0.2.2//pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/ -fda gpxe.dsk
-.
+</code>
-|-- boot_managers
+at same time command
-|   |-- boot_managers.conf
+<code>
-|   `-- sgd_0.9450_english.img
+$ qemu -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/myname/for_pxe_knife/ -fda gpxe.dsk
-|-- drubcd.img
+</code>
-|-- hard_drive_utils
+works.
-|   |-- cloning
-|   |   |-- g4u-2.2.hdiso
-|   |   |-- g4u-2.2.iso
-|   |   `-- hd-cloning.conf
-|   |-- diagnosis
-|   |   |-- hd-diagnosis.conf
-|   |   |-- mhdd32.igz
-|   |   `-- salvation_hdd_scan_repair.igz
-|   |-- hd.conf
-|   |-- manufacturer
-|   |   |-- fujitsu
-|   |   |   `-- hd-manu-fujitsu.conf
-|   |   |-- hd-manufacturers.conf
-|   |   |-- ibm_hitachi
-|   |   |   |-- dft.igz
-|   |   |   |-- hd-manu-ibm_hitachi.conf
-|   |   |   `-- ibmft.igz
-|   |   |-- maxtor_quantum
-|   |   |   |-- hd-manu-maxtor_quantum.conf
-|   |   |   |-- maxblast.igz
-|   |   |   `-- powermax.igz
-|   |   |-- samsung
-|   |   |   |-- hd-manu-samsung.conf
-|   |   |   `-- ssdm.igz
-|   |   |-- seagate
-|   |   |   |-- discwiz.igz
-|   |   |   |-- diskmgr.igz
-|   |   |   |-- hd-manu-seagate.conf
-|   |   |   `-- seatool3.igz
-|   |   `-- western_digital
-|   |       |-- datalife.igz
-|   |       |-- dlgudma.igz
-|   |       `-- hd-manu-western_digital.conf
-|   `-- wiping
-|       |-- dban.igz
-|       `-- hd-wiping.conf
-|-- knoppix
-|   |-- 5.0.1
-|   |   |-- miniroot.gz
-|   |   `-- vmlinuz
-|   `-- knoppix.conf
-|-- linux_boot_disks
-|   |-- basiclin.igz
-|   |-- linux_boot_disks.conf
-|   |-- rip.img
-|   |-- tomsrtbt.igz
-|   `-- trinux.igz
-|-- memory_test
-|   |-- docmem1.igz
-|   |-- docmem2.igz
-|   |-- memory_test.conf
-|   |-- memtest.igz
-|   |-- memtest86+
-|   |   `-- memtest86+-1.65
-|   |-- tm4.igz
-|   `-- windiag.igz
-|-- ntfs_tools
-|   |-- ntfs4dos.img
-|   |-- ntfs_tools.conf
-|   `-- offline_nt
-|       `-- cd060213
-|           |-- initrd.cgz
-|           |-- scsi.cgz
-|           `-- vmlinuz
-|-- pxeknife.conf
-|-- random_utils
-|   |-- madboot.igz
-|   `-- random_utils.conf
-|-- system_information
-|   |-- nssi.igz
-|   |-- pcisniffer.igz
-|   `-- system_information.conf
-`-- ubcd-images
-    |-- fd288ara.igz
-    |-- fd32rdp.igz
-    |-- fdmsrrc.igz
-    |-- fdnwd288.igz
-    `-- fdubcd.img
-directories, 60 files
+Problem faced is,\\
-$
+it successfully downloads the //pxelinux.0// and executes it,
+but it fails when it is downloading pxelinux.cfg/default\\
+It gives an error saying
+<code>
+TFTP prefix: tftp://10.0.2.2//
+Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/default
+Unable to locate configuration file
+Boot failed: press a key to retry, or wait for reset...
 </code>
+Note : There are some versions of qemu for which network boot option did not worked.
+<code>
+$ qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/minix-pravin/Etherboot/v2/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+No valid PXE rom found for network device
+</code>
+Above error came for qemu version 0.9.1
+<code>
+$ qemu
+QEMU PC emulator version 0.9.1, Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+</code>
+But if you provide gpxe.dsk instead of ./testing.img it uses gpxe.dsk stack and boots properly.
+<code>
+$ qemu -net nic -net user -fda ./gpxe.dsk -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /home/minix-pravin/Etherboot/v2/pxeknife/pxeknife/
+</code>
+==== Useful links ====
+  - [[http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX]] About pxelinux
+  - [[http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Development/Testing]] for using qemu with pxelinux.