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Hi all,<BR>
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I'd also interest in this topic, if we modify int13 and implement a CD-ROM, when windows installation startup, press F6 to install a iSCSI initiator driver, is it will possible to install a OS by using a virtual CDROM in a SAN? <BR>It will be more convince for users, because some type of SANs (as we have) have a virtual CD-ROM emulator function, so the workstations do not require a physical disk installed and not require a CD-ROM either.<BR>
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Aldrich,<BR>
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KernSafe Technology<BR>
Windows iSCSI SAN provider,<BR>
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> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 08:47:50 -0400<BR>> From: Shao.Miller@yrdsb.edu.on.ca<BR>> To: wangjigang@thtf.com.cn<BR>> CC: gpxe@etherboot.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [gPXE] Will gPXE support booting from iscsi cd-rom?<BR>> <BR>> Good day Jigang Wang,<BR>> <BR>> gPXE can support booting an iSCSI HDD with GRUB4DOS installed on it. If you put an .ISO image on a partition in that SAN, then you can:<BR>> - Use gPXE to boot to the SAN<BR>> - Use GRUB4DOS to map the .ISO as a virtual CD-ROM<BR>> - Use GRUB4DOS to boot that CD-ROM<BR>> <BR>> What are you planning to boot from the CD-ROM? If it's Linux or Windows, it will lose the CD-ROM once the kernel is running, since Linux and Windows do not use INTerrupt 0x13 for disk access.<BR>> <BR>> - Shao Miller<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> gPXE mailing list<BR>> gPXE@etherboot.org<BR>> http://etherboot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe<BR><BR> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. <a href='https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969' target='_new'>Get it now.</a></body>
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