From 0dba959cedf1129579809c769929713e3ad93099 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mystery Man Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:58:09 +0000 Subject: This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'V9_1_0_34mdk'. --- docs/README.pxe | 133 -------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 133 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/README.pxe (limited to 'docs/README.pxe') diff --git a/docs/README.pxe b/docs/README.pxe deleted file mode 100644 index 2ddd205fe..000000000 --- a/docs/README.pxe +++ /dev/null @@ -1,133 +0,0 @@ -Here is a short description to configure a PXE server using dhcpd and tftpd. -This allows a network boot for your ethernet card conforming to the Interl -PXE specification. - -******************************************************************************** -********** General overview ************ -******************************************************************************** - -You need a dhcp server and a tftp server on one or two machines to allow the -network boot. We are not using a PXE server to achieve this as it is not -mandatory. -You can install tftp-server and dhcp-server package from the Mandrake -distribution for example. - -On the server machine at 192.168.2.1, you will find a "/etc/dhcpd.conf" sample -file written by Florin Grad , where "mydomain.com" is -assumed to be your domain name, and 192.168.1.1 a name server. All install are -done on subnet 192.168.2.0. - -All the files that will be downloaded by the tftp daemon are located under -"/tftpboot" : - "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0" is a program that is loaded directly by the machine - where a network boot will be done, this program comes - from the SYSLINUX package by H. Peter Anvin. (look at - http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php for more information) - "/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/" is a directory where all configuration file for - pxelinux.0 will be found, pxelinux.0 will download - these file by itself. It searches first for a file - named accordind to the machine IP address in - hexadecimal, for example for 192.168.2.20, it - looks for "C0A80214" first, then "C0A8021" and so - on down to "C0", "C" and "default". - "/tftpboot/network.rdz" is the standard network initrd for Mandrake installation. - "/tftpboot/vmlinuz" is the boot kernel for installation. - "/tftpboot/help.msg" is the message displayed by pxelinux.0, note that currently - graphical message (as for install using SYSLINUX 1.48 with - graphic patch by Mandrake) is not supported. - -All file "network.rdz", "vmlinuz", "help.msg" can be found by mounting "network.img", -or the network floppy disk used for install, "pxelinux.cfg" is just an adaptation -of the file found on the "network.img" called "syslinux.cfg" but without the reference -to boot.msg (as it is not currently supported). - -Update network configuration for your needs and start dhcp server on the machine and -tftp server and this should work. - -******************************************************************************** -* /etc/dhcpd.conf ************************************************************** -******************************************************************************** -ddns-update-style ad-hoc; - -authoritative; - -option space PXE; -option PXE.mtftp-ip code 1 = ip-address; -option PXE.mtftp-cport code 2 = unsigned integer 16; -option PXE.mtftp-sport code 3 = unsigned integer 16; -option PXE.mtftp-tmout code 4 = unsigned integer 8; -option PXE.mtftp-delay code 5 = unsigned integer 8; -option PXE.discovery-control code 6 = unsigned integer 8; -option PXE.discovery-mcast-addr code 7 = ip-address; - -default-lease-time 28800; -max-lease-time 86400; - -option domain-name "mydomain.com"; -option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1; - -class "PXE" { - match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) = "PXEClient"; - option vendor-class-identifier "PXEClient"; - - vendor-option-space PXE; - option PXE.mtftp-ip 0.0.0.0; - next-server 192.168.2.1; #tftp server location - - filename "pxelinux.0"; # standard TFTP - -} - -shared-network "mynetwork" { - subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { - option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; - option routers 192.168.2.1; - - ddns-domainname = "mydomain.com"; - - pool { - range 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.20; - allow members of "PXE"; - } - } -} -******************************************************************************** -* /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default *********************************************** -******************************************************************************** -default linux -prompt 1 -timeout 72 -display help.msg -label linux - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 vga=788 -label vgalo - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 vga=785 -label vgahi - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 vga=791 -label vga16 - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 vga16 -label text - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 text -label patch - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 patch vga=788 -label expert - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 expert vga=788 -label rescue - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz root=/dev/ram3 rescue rw -label oem - kernel vmlinuz - append ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=network.rdz automatic=method:cdrom root=/dev/ram3 rescue oem rw -******************************************************************************** -* Usefull linkst *************************************************************** -******************************************************************************** - -http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php -http://www.kano.org.uk/projects/pxe/ -- cgit v1.2.1