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| You can place gPXE onto a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or USB key. This will contain drivers for all supported network cards, and lets you quickly and easily try out gPXE. | You can place gPXE onto a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or USB key. This will contain drivers for all supported network cards, and lets you quickly and easily try out gPXE. | ||
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| + | ===== Creating Images Using Prebuilt Binaries ===== | ||
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| + | Probably the quickest way to get started using gPXE in a Windows environment is by using the [[http://rom-o-matic.net/gpxe/gpxe-1.0.0/contrib/rom-o-matic/|ROM-o-Matic]] page and downloading some prebuilt images. | ||
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| + | Use the //pulldown menu// on for **Step 1** and choose: | ||
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| + | * Floppy bootable image (.dsk) | ||
| + | * ISO bootable image (.iso) | ||
| + | * USB Keychain disk image (.usb) | ||
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| + | Then click the //Get Image// Button to download your file. | ||
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| + | Then you can use a program such as: | ||
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| + | * [[http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite|RawWrite]] for floppy .dsk images | ||
| + | * [[http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm|ISORecorder]] for cdrom .iso images | ||
| + | * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager|Win32DiskImager]] to put the .usb image on a USB key | ||
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| + | * If your happy with dd under linux and need a dd for windows you can try [[http://www.chrysocome.net/dd|this]] | ||
| + | * Also a nice commercial package is [[http://www.winimage.com|WinImage]] | ||
| ===== Creating a bootable floppy disk ===== | ===== Creating a bootable floppy disk ===== | ||
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| where ///dev/sdX// is your USB key. Note that this will erase any information currently on the USB key. Make sure that ///dev/sdX// really is your USB key, and is **not** your real hard disk! | where ///dev/sdX// is your USB key. Note that this will erase any information currently on the USB key. Make sure that ///dev/sdX// really is your USB key, and is **not** your real hard disk! | ||
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