Re: How do I boot over network
Wakko Warner (wakko@animx.eu.org)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:15:56 -0400
> > I have an intel etherexpress 10/100 in a diskless machine. It gets it's ip
> > address and tftp's the kernel image. Once it transfers control to the
> > image, I get 8000 scrolling down the screen and the floppy drive is
> > constantly on.
> >
>
> Just downloading the kernel image that way won't work. Get PXELINUX,
> part of the SYSLINUX distribution:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
Works great, just one problem. My tftp server doesn't support tsize. It's
an old debian system (hamm) that I don't want to upgrade.
I'm kinda starting to think Intel etherexpress pro 10/100 cards are better
than 3com 3c905[abc] cards.
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