[gPXE] Operating System Images to boot with gpxe

[Marty Connor]

Milton *please* send messages to the mailing list (use reply-all in your
email program).

I do not wish to be your personal tutor.  This is a volunteer project
and we help each other as we are able to.

I realize that English is not your first language, but I hope you can
understand that just because you can email me does not mean that I am
obligated to send personal replies to you.

So far I have forwarded your message to the mailing list as a courtesy.
 I have done this more than once.  The next time you send me a personal
message that should have gone to the list I will ignore it.

I hope you can understand that I have limited time to help, and I have
to make choices about what my priorities are.

Please, please, please write to the mailing list "gpxe at etherboot.org"
and be part of the community.

And remember:

 1. People are more willing to help if you show that you are trying
    to solve the problem yourself.

 2. People are more willing to help if you show that you are willing
    to help others.

Thanks,

/ Marty /

On 2/17/10 9:28 AM, Milton Labanda wrote:
> I am download images from netboot.me to test
> I will tell you after how work.
> Thanks
> 
> 2010/2/17 Marty Connor <mdc at etherboot.org>
> 
>> 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>
>> <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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