Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 20 Feb 2002 06:38:41 -0500 | From | Wakko Warner <> | Subject | Re: network booting |
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> Yes, a NFS root is (as far as i know!) the only networked drive type > linux can boot of. > (ofcource any variation of local storage can be used, but then PXE is > not realy needed ;-) > > For PXE documentation, check out /usr/share/doc/pxe-.... (atleast thats > on a redhat box), and for NFS-ROOT documentation check out > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/nfsroot.txt ;-) > > What i found to work well for testing is to build a nfs-root kernel, > which i booted from HD for testing, with the nfsroot/dhcp command's > appended on the lilo line.. when that works, try to move it to PXE > boot-strapping. > > Also, be carefull with pxe / dhcpd.. the order in which you start up > those servers will determine if it works or not (start dhcpd first, else > pxe will try to take the dhcp port). > > Last, get your self a good boot-strapper. The one provided by intel in > the pxe package gave me more headaches then confort, so i switched to > BPBatch. > > For more info on config files etc, check out this piece JMZ wrote: > http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/
I've been wanting to know about this. I'm running a machine right now with an intel 10/100 management adapter. My server is running a very old copy of debian. It has a modded tftp server from HPA. It downloads the pxelinux (same as syslinux, but for network).
I found out this method doesn't work on 3com adapters. the tftpserver and pxelinux are the newest things on that machine (which is about 2 years old now)
Where can I find the pxe thing you mentioned above?
> >hello sir, > > > >I'm new to linux.I'm trying network booting of linux > >system.System Conf.(intel 815 chipset ,PXE > >bios,3com905c-ethernet card) > > > >In that i'm facing problem with kernel image and it's > >file system. > > > >It gives me error as > >kernel panic : unable to mount root fs on 01:00 > > > >Is it necessary to use NFS or is it possible without > >that? Any special specification while creating kernel > >image and filesystem? > >If any body can tell me any doc available on net,i'll > >be very thankful. > > > >Thanks in Advance.. > >nimeesh patel > > > > > > > >===== > >nimeesh patel > >Development Engg. > >DiviNet Access Tech Ltd. > >Pune. > >Ph.No. 91(20)5284696 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >Looking for a job? Visit Yahoo! India Careers > > Visit http://in.careers.yahoo.com > >- > >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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