Questions tagged [pxe]
Preboot Execution Environment
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Maximum vmalloc parameter size for linux?
First off all, I'm booting from a large MEMDISK using PXE (900MB) . Due to our environment, I cannot decrease the size, nor move files to a nfs/iSCSI/... environment. Everything needs to be in that ...
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PXELinux and compressed kernels/images
Is it possible to boot compressed kernels with a compressed initrd with PXELinux?
First, a little background:
We created a custom Linux distro, for diskless OpenCL computing nodes. We want those ...
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Failing to map drive for shared folder in WinPE (PXE/TFTP+DHCP server)
I am failing to map a drive like this:
net use z: \\server\sharedfolder
it immediately returns an error 1231 telling me that the specified host can't be found - even though I have connected both pc'...
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Some questions regarding PXE servers and multi-booting
I currently work in a technology help desk for my college, where we fix the personal computers of all the students. We have hundreds of DVD's and CD's that we use to boot into all kinds of different ...
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PXE boot issue: Macrium Linux, Atheros NIC, ASUS motherboard
The problem is mainly with the NIC, I suspect: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114
I've got a PXE boot environment running from a TFTP/DHCP server (as documented here). The server points to a boot file in ...
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PXE Boot Server without DHCP, for many different computers?
I work at a helpdesk for a university where it is very common for us to reformat people's computers using XP, Vista, and Win7 CD's and DVD's. Of course, the discs get scratched and lost a lot.
It is ...
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How do I PXE Boot Only when I want it to without user intervention?
I would like to setup a PXE environment where I can re-image machines remotely without any user intervention. Only problem is when the re-imaging is completed it will do the re-imaging again and again ...
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PC cannot see Clonezilla server when using PXE Boot
Hi I have about 15 workstations, all have the same hardware specs so I figured clonezilla is perfect for cloning them. So I followed everything this guide says :cloning groups of school computers
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PXE Boot not working
Please explain the error in this screenshot:
DHCP Setting:
This screenshot was taken after powering off the old comp hence the server interface is shown as the wireless card - it becomes 192.168.0.1 ...
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PXE Download Files from TFTP Server
I just started working on PXE network booting and successfully configured servers(DHCP and TFTP) and a client. Everything is working well.
DHCP and TFTP servers are configured on Fedora 13 and OS ...
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Reinstalling XP on old laptop, how do I set up a PXE server on my win7 desktop?
I'm reinstalling XP on a very old laptop with a dead cd drive. I don't have any floppy drives and it doesn't support usb booting, so PXE is my only option.
Can I set up a PXE server on my Windows 7 ...
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Installing linux on a crippled machine via network boot?
I have a somewhat ancient Toshiba laptop (which can't boot from USB) that I want to install linux on (probably Ubuntu).
I'm currently running Windows XP and Ubuntu via Wubi. I want to delete these ...
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What could be causing problems with network install of Debian?
I'm trying to perform a Network install of Debian on a spare PC I have. I'm using Windows XP Pro as my "server" machine and the "client" has a clean Hard Drive with several network cards in that can ...
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EFI pxe network boot error [closed]
Asking this on both serverfault and superuser.
When attempting to network boot RHEL 5.4 on an old ia64 machine I get the following error :
So I've basically followed the tutorial here : http://www-...
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How to install Windows 7 from the network?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (Current RTM Version) on a computer without using removable media like DVD or USB?
The first thing that comes to my mind is through the network, but I don't have ...
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Network booting a Mac OS install image
I've got a HP Mini 1000 that I'm attempting to turn into a Hackintosh.
At the moment I don't have an external drive handy, so I'm trying to be clever.
Basically, is there some way to take a bootable ...
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