Questions tagged [netboot]
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Describe in detail the boot process of a Linux system
I am preparing a document in detail showing light on the boot sequence of Linux right from pressing of Power-on button the host to the login prompt appearance.
It would be great if we could combine ...
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Debian preseed: How to force prompt for hostname and domain?
I have a preseed file which works perfectly in that the install goes from start to finish fully automated without prompts.
However, I want to force a prompt for hostname and domain.
I have tried ...
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Can I use pxelinux to boot from an ISOs over the network?
I have a server which hosts mirrors for FreeBSD, CentOS and Scientific Linux. It includes .iso files.
Is it possible to use pxelinux to boot this ISO over the network? Must I use gPXE or iPXE instead?...
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archlinux netboot diskless node/system, systemd on NFS (v4) fails, rpc.idmapd
updates: 5 (20171209)
updates: 5 (20171210)
mount -t nfs4 [SERVER IP]:/archlinux /mnt works.
ss -ntp | grep 2049 the client establishes a connection to the server before systemd begins.
NSF4 id ...
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Netboot error: Invalid kernel argument
I'm trying to install Arch using the Netboot Live System following these steps:
Install Syslinux on a SD card according to its wiki.
Copy the iPXE kernel image to the SD card.
Create an syslinux.cfg ...
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Can grub load a kernel from HTTP?
Typically the kernel file is loaded via disk.
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Is it possible to load it via HTTP/HTTPS?
If so how?
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How to redirect PXE boot to another TFTP or to HTTP?
I would like to make the installation of Linux always possible in my LAN. So, I have configured PXE boot on my DHCP server. The DHCP server points to the TFTP server, and it normally loads menus and ...
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How can I ask a defined server what to boot
What options are available to accomplish the following boot scenario?
On boot (before boot) contact a defined webserver and ask what to boot (normal answer: boot from local hard drive; alternative ...
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Redhat Satellite 6 - valueerror new value non-existent xfs filesystem
When trying to provision a CentOS 7 system with the RedHat Satellite 6.2.9 I got the following error:
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ValueError: new value non-existent xfs filesystem is not valid as a default fs type
Pane is ...
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How can I configure a set of computers to netboot?
I have a number of machines which I'll be deploying in the near future. As suggested here, I could use network booting to get these computers online without even having a hard disk in them. According ...
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archlinux efi netboot kernel "ip" does not work?; systemd "Failed to start Switch Root."
I am attempting to set up a diskless node/workstation/system, using the instructions provided in the guide Diskless system for archlinux (4.13.12-1-ARCH).
the problem
The client successfully ...
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Debian on Virtual Mips Malta platform
I am trying to run Debian on MipsMalta platform which is emulated by OVP.
The problem is that the setup tool needs to download files from Debian mirrors but it cannot proceed in downloading files, I ...
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Unable to install the selected kernel
I have problem with my DVD drive. It's corrupted and when I'm trying to install Ubuntu it stucks (even with the miniISO)
I was able to successfully start the OS from system rescue CD.
I'd like to ...
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Is it possible to boot into new Linux image which is stored in RAM (and not written to disk)
I'm looking to create a setup where an OS image is (automatically) downloaded over the network and then booted into. The obvious way would be to write it to disk, reconfigure grub (or whatever) and ...
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Should I be able to boot any ISO with pxelinux?
I have downloaded some ISO file for linux (actually from here: http://minimal.linux-bg.org/download/2018/)
The I have configured it with PXE:
LABEL minimallinux
MENU LABEL Minimal Linux
KERNEL ...
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Adding wifi nfs boot to initramfs, under armbian and uboot
I'm trying to setup my an initramfs image to nfs boot from a WPA wifi access point. My image is working with armbian and uboot.
so far I have NFS booting over ethernet just fine. But no real path to ...
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What can be the reason notebook does not load with PXE?
I made TFTP boot share and it works for virtual machine and desktop computer (menu appears). But on notebook Dell Inspiron 7720 it shows few lines
and turns black.
Syslinux config is follows:
$ cat ...
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Is there any documentation on network booting Xen?
I can find lots of discussion on netbooting guest operating systems under Xen, but I am having trouble finding info on how to netboot xen itself (dom0 too would be nice)
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How to supply nfsroot path via DHCP when network booting
I'm trying to network boot some Linux machines, so they mount their root filesystem over NFS. I would like to supply the path to the NFS mount via DHCP, so that all the machines can share the same ...
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Linux distribution for a netbook with 7-inch display with 800×480 screen resolution [closed]
What distros work well on an eeePC with an 800x480 7-inch non-touch display and a 2GB SSD flash drive? I tried a couple, but they're definitely not optimized for 800x480. I need something for rich ...
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Alpine linux how to load system into RAM
I need advice if possible to load entire system into RAM.
Let's imagine following situation:
Booting LIVE OS from DVD and login as root
lsblk shows
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
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how to debug losing nfsroot connection on Centos 7 ? (observing "task blocked for more than 120 seconds")
I am experiencing diskless clients losing connection to their nfsroot server within 24 hours of booting. Initially I thought it was hardware related as i simultaneously upgraded 16 blades from Centos6 ...
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What's the relationship between vmlinuz and ISO image (netboot)?
Why can't I use vmlinuz and initrd from the newest release of kernel 5.11 while the default netboot image used in PXE is 5.4?
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pxe boot pass variable to submenu
I'm using RHEL 8 and I currently have the ability to install a single image the LAN. I'm trying to expand our options such that we can select from several images. I'd like to have a top level menu ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3 netboot PXE fresh installed boots up with Ethernet not managed by Network Manager
I'm trying to set up a PXE server to deliver Linux image for end user workstation in my company.
I've finally made it to set up dnsmasq and nfs-kernel-server so now I can get the images via network ...
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PXE boot with NFS: /sbin/init: No such file or directory
I'm trying to set up PXE boot with an ubuntu client.
Created the dhcp-boot on my tomato router
Added a tftp daemon on my FreeNas box
Added a NFS mount on my FreeNas box
Debootstrapped Ubuntu 11.10 ...
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