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   - You will also need PXELinux [[http://​syslinux.zytor.com/​wiki/​index.php/​PXELINUX]]   - You will also need PXELinux [[http://​syslinux.zytor.com/​wiki/​index.php/​PXELINUX]]
 <​code>​ <​code>​
-cd /​home/​myname/​pxeknife/​pxeknife/​+mkdir /​home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ 
 +$ wget http://pxeknife.erebor.org/​releases/pxeknife-0.0.2.tar.gz 
 +$ cd /home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ 
 +$ tar -xvf ../​pxeknife-0.0.2.tar.gz
 $ cp /​usr/​lib/​syslinux/​pxelinux.0 . $ cp /​usr/​lib/​syslinux/​pxelinux.0 .
 $ cp /​usr/​lib/​syslinux/​*.c32 . $ cp /​usr/​lib/​syslinux/​*.c32 .
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
 +Now, the content of my //​pxelinux.cfg/​default//​ file is 
 +<​code>​
 +DEFAULT menu.c32
 +    PROMPT 0
 +    TIMEOUT 100 #this is optional - will start the default after 10 seconds
 +    MENU TITLE --== Main Menu ==--
 +
 +    #this allows you to exit the pxe stack and pass booting to the local system
 +    LABEL bootlocal
 +        MENU DEFAULT
 +        MENU LABEL Local Boot
 +        localboot 0
 +
 +
 +    #load pxe knife
 +    LABEL pxeknife
 +        MENU LABEL PXE Knife --->
 +        kernel menu.c32
 +        append pxeknife/​pxeknife.conf
 +</​code>​
  
 <​code>​ <​code>​
-tree /home/​myname/​pxeknife/​pxeknife+cd gpxe/bootables
-+$ qemu-img create ​-f raw testing.img 10M 
-|-- boot_managers +</​code>​
-|   |-- boot_managers.conf +
-|   `-- sgd_0.9450_english.img +
-|-- drubcd.img +
-|-- hard_drive_utils +
-|   |-- cloning +
-|   ​| ​  |-- g4u-2.2.hdiso +
-|   ​| ​  |-- g4u-2.2.iso +
-|   ​| ​  `-- hd-cloning.conf +
-|   |-- diagnosis +
-|   ​| ​  |-- hd-diagnosis.conf +
-|   ​| ​  |-- mhdd32.igz +
-|   ​| ​  `-- salvation_hdd_scan_repair.igz +
-|   |-- hd.conf +
-|   |-- manufacturer +
-|   ​| ​  |-- fujitsu +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  `-- hd-manu-fujitsu.conf +
-|   ​| ​  |-- hd-manufacturers.conf +
-|   ​| ​  |-- ibm_hitachi +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- dft.igz +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- hd-manu-ibm_hitachi.conf +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  `-- ibmft.igz +
-|   ​| ​  |-- maxtor_quantum +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- hd-manu-maxtor_quantum.conf +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- maxblast.igz +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  `-- powermax.igz +
-|   ​| ​  |-- samsung +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- hd-manu-samsung.conf +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  `-- ssdm.igz +
-|   ​| ​  |-- seagate +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- discwiz.igz +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- diskmgr.igz +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  |-- hd-manu-seagate.conf +
-|   ​| ​  ​| ​  `-- seatool3.igz +
-|   ​| ​  `-- western_digital +
-|   ​| ​      |-- datalife.igz +
-|   ​| ​      |-- dlgudma.igz +
-|   ​| ​      `-- hd-manu-western_digital.conf +
-|   `-- wiping +
-|       |-- dban.igz +
-|       `-- hd-wiping.conf +
-|-- knoppix +
-|   |-- 5.0.1 +
-|   ​| ​  |-- miniroot.gz +
-|   ​| ​  `-- vmlinuz +
-|   `-- knoppix.conf +
-|-- linux_boot_disks +
-|   |-- basiclin.igz +
-|   |-- linux_boot_disks.conf +
-|   |-- rip.img +
-|   |-- tomsrtbt.igz +
-|   `-- trinux.igz +
-|-- memory_test +
-|   |-- docmem1.igz +
-|   |-- docmem2.igz +
-|   |-- memory_test.conf +
-|   |-- memtest.igz +
-|   |-- memtest86+ +
-|   ​| ​  `-- memtest86+-1.65 +
-|   |-- tm4.igz +
-|   `-- windiag.igz +
-|-- ntfs_tools +
-|   |-- ntfs4dos.img +
-|   |-- ntfs_tools.conf +
-|   `-- offline_nt +
-|       `-- cd060213 +
-|           |-- initrd.cgz +
-|           |-- scsi.cgz +
-|           `-- vmlinuz +
-|-- pxeknife.conf +
-|-- random_utils +
-|   |-- madboot.igz +
-|   `-- random_utils.conf +
-|-- system_information +
-|   |-- nssi.igz +
-|   |-- pcisniffer.igz +
-|   `-- system_information.conf +
-`-- ubcd-images +
-    |-- fd288ara.igz +
-    |-- fd32rdp.igz +
-    |-- fdmsrrc.igz +
-    |-- fdnwd288.igz +
-    `-- fdubcd.img+
  
-23 directories,​ 60 files +Here is the code which is working for  
-+<​code>​ 
 +qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./​testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ 
 +$ qemu -net nic -net user -fda ./gpxe.dsk -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ 
 +</​code>​ 
 +for following version of qemu version qemu version 0.10.0 
 +<​code>​ 
 +$ qemu 
 +QEMU PC emulator version 0.10.0, Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard 
 +</​code>​
  
 +==== Problems ====
 +
 +As per me following command should have worked, but It did not worked
 +
 +<​code>​
 +$ qemu -bootp tftp://​10.0.2.2//​pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ -fda gpxe.dsk
 </​code>​ </​code>​
 +at same time command
 +<​code>​
 +$ qemu -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​myname/​for_pxe_knife/​ -fda gpxe.dsk
 +</​code>​
 +works.
 +
 +Problem faced is,\\
 +it successfully downloads the //​pxelinux.0//​ and executes it,
 +but it fails when it is downloading pxelinux.cfg/​default\\
 +It gives an error saying
 +<​code>​
 +TFTP prefix: tftp://​10.0.2.2//​
 +Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/​default
 +Unable to locate configuration file
 +
 +Boot failed: press a key to retry, or wait for reset...
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +Note : There are some versions of qemu for which network boot option did not worked.
 +<​code>​
 +$ qemu -net nic -net user -boot n -hda ./​testing.img -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​minix-pravin/​Etherboot/​v2/​pxeknife/​pxeknife/ ​
 +No valid PXE rom found for network device
 +</​code>​
 +Above error came for qemu version 0.9.1
 +<​code>​
 +$ qemu
 +QEMU PC emulator version 0.9.1, Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
 +</​code>​
 +
 +But if you provide gpxe.dsk instead of ./​testing.img it uses gpxe.dsk stack and boots properly.
 +<​code>​
 +$ qemu -net nic -net user -fda ./gpxe.dsk -bootp /pxelinux.0 -tftp /​home/​minix-pravin/​Etherboot/​v2/​pxeknife/​pxeknife/ ​
 +</​code>​
 +
 +
 +
 +==== Useful links ====
 +  - [[http://​syslinux.zytor.com/​wiki/​index.php/​PXELINUX]] About pxelinux
 +  - [[http://​syslinux.zytor.com/​wiki/​index.php/​Development/​Testing]] for using qemu with pxelinux.
 +
 +
  
  

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