[gPXE] Operating System Images to boot with gpxe

[Marty Connor]

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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