[gPXE] Operating System Images to boot with gpxe
Marty Connor
mdc at etherboot.org
Wed Feb 17 09:06:14 EST 2010
Perhaps someone can help Milton. He sent this to me personally though I
have asked that he direct his messages to the mailing list.
On 2/17/10 9:00 AM, Milton Labanda wrote:
> SOME INPUT/OUTPUT of my context:
>
> The menu.gpxe say:
>
> #!gpxe
>
> chain menu.c32 menu.cfg
>
> So you say me need to tell gPXE to load two files by using the second gPXE
> script I, but
> i think my menu.cfg tell thouse syslinux in this way:
>
> prompt 0
> allowoptions 0
> menu rows 6
>
> menu title "gPXE Server: Choose a Operating System"
>
> label _
> menu label NetBoot Live Systems
> menu disable
>
> label DSL
> menu label ^1 DSL
> menu indent 1
> kernel dsl/linux24
> append init=/etc/init root=/dev/sda1 lang=us vga=791
> initrd=dsl/minirt24.gz quiet
>
> lastly i test with commands
> gPXE> kernel gpxe/dsl/linux24
> its ok.
> gPXE> initrd gpxe/dsl/minirt24.gz
> its say
> ....................................................................................
> ...............................................................................................
> ..............................................................................................
> and not pass
>
> I test into Virtual Box and with real machines too but the same thing
> like the problem is the image initrd.
>
> 2010/2/13 Marty Connor <mdc at etherboot.org>
>
>> On 2/13/10 3:23 PM, Milton Labanda wrote:
>>> 2010/2/13, Marty Connor <mdc at etherboot.org>:
>>>> You could say, for example, that you are wanting to bring up a small
>>>> busybox based Linux environment, and you would like to know where you
>>>> could download a small kernel and ram-based filesystem that would give
>>>> you such an environment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Exact this is my question.
>>> I need anything line ubunut-initrd o debian-initrd with you respective
>>> kernel.
>>> Itss because i dont know if all iso image can give me a kernel and ram
>> image
>>>
>>> to extract and test with gPXE.
>>
>> Now we're getting somewhere. I have CC'ed the gpxe at etherboot.org list
>> because I don't have time to answer you individually, and someone else
>> might be able to help better. I hope you don't mind.
>>
>> I don't know if you can just extract debian or ubuntu kernels and
>> initrds from .ISOs and boot them. Even if you can, what would you
>> expect them to do for filesystem?
>>
>> Have you looked at http://boot.kernel.org/ or http://netboot.me/ ?
>>
>> I think both of these might have network bootable distributions that
>> gPXE can boot via http.
>>
>> I recommend you keep asking questions, but also give information about
>> what you have tried and what has worked and not worked so people can
>> help you.
>>
>> Simply saying "I tried booting X and it didn't work" is likely to get no
>> help because there is nothing specific enough to help you fix.
>>
>> Show some sample input, output, and describe how to reproduce the
>> problem. Here's a useful guide:
>>
>> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html<http://catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
>>
>>> And sorry by mi bad expressions. I am not english but try learning more
>>
>> No problem. Keep working on your English. It will get better.
>>
>> / Marty /
>>
>>
>
>
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