Thread: [Etherboot-users] Does Etherboot support RIS via. PXE?
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From: Adam R. <ada...@de...> - 2005-12-21 13:03:15
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I am slightly confused as to whether Etherboot supports RIS or not and I have read conflicting accounts on different webpages. I have tried many different ROM compilation settings for making bootable ISO's. Boot with no sucess so far, I understand that it seems most likely I have to set the options - PXE_DHCP_STRICT ZPXE_SUFFIX_STRIP However when I boot the Etherboot image I keep getting the message "no filename in DHCP packet..." Can anyone tell me simply whether this is possible or not and if so what am I missing? Thanks -- Adam Retter Devon Portal Developer Devon Portal Project County Hall Exeter Devon EX11 1PU t: 01392 38 3683 f: 01392 38 2966 e: ada...@de... w: http://www.devonline.gov.uk |
From: Tim F. <ti...@pa...> - 2005-12-21 19:54:37
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On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 13:03 +0000, Adam Retter wrote: > I am slightly confused as to whether Etherboot supports RIS or not and I > have read conflicting accounts on different webpages. > > I have tried many different ROM compilation settings for making bootable > ISO's. Boot with no sucess so far, I understand that it seems most > likely I have to set the options - > > PXE_DHCP_STRICT > ZPXE_SUFFIX_STRIP > > However when I boot the Etherboot image I keep getting the message "no > filename in DHCP packet..." > > Can anyone tell me simply whether this is possible or not and if so what > am I missing? I regularly use etherboot to install windows via PXE, I use a plain vanilla etherboot 5.4 snapshot (current cvs) with a Linux isc dhcp server. I can supply the config file if that helps too. Which software are you using as a DHCP server? as the error you are seeing indicates that the dhcp server isn't telling the client which file to get form the tftp server. -- Tim Fletcher Learning Technologies Manager - Parrs Wood High School ti...@pa... Tel: 0161 445 8786 Tim Fletcher C/O Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 5PG |
From: Carl K. <ca...@pe...> - 2005-12-21 23:19:32
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> server. I can supply the config file if that helps too. Please post what you have at http://wiki.etherboot.org/pmwiki.php/Main/SampleConfigs If you don't have an account: http://wiki.etherboot.org/pmwiki.php/Main/AddingContent ^Carl Karsten |
From: Tim F. <ti...@pa...> - 2005-12-22 00:04:27
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On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 17:19 -0600, Carl Karsten wrote: > > server. I can supply the config file if that helps too. > > Please post what you have at > > http://wiki.etherboot.org/pmwiki.php/Main/SampleConfigs I'll strip the config down and comment it before I upload it > If you don't have an account: http://wiki.etherboot.org/pmwiki.php/Main/AddingContent I do have an account from a while ago, I'll dig up the details -- Tim Fletcher Learning Technologies Manager - Parrs Wood High School ti...@pa... Tel: 0161 445 8786 Tim Fletcher C/O Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 5PG |
From: Adam R. <ada...@de...> - 2005-12-22 11:42:38
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Thanks, Tim - yes I would be very interested. At the moment I am using the standard Windows DHCP server that is part of our Active Directory... I could set up a local linux dhcp though that just responds to the MAC of the machine I am trying to get Windows installed on... Would love to see your config for DHCPD... cheers Adam. On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 19:54 +0000, Tim Fletcher wrote: > On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 13:03 +0000, Adam Retter wrote: > > I am slightly confused as to whether Etherboot supports RIS or not and I > > have read conflicting accounts on different webpages. > > > > I have tried many different ROM compilation settings for making bootable > > ISO's. Boot with no sucess so far, I understand that it seems most > > likely I have to set the options - > > > > PXE_DHCP_STRICT > > ZPXE_SUFFIX_STRIP > > > > However when I boot the Etherboot image I keep getting the message "no > > filename in DHCP packet..." > > > > Can anyone tell me simply whether this is possible or not and if so what > > am I missing? > > I regularly use etherboot to install windows via PXE, I use a plain > vanilla etherboot 5.4 snapshot (current cvs) with a Linux isc dhcp > server. I can supply the config file if that helps too. > > Which software are you using as a DHCP server? as the error you are > seeing indicates that the dhcp server isn't telling the client which > file to get form the tftp server. > |
From: Alexander H. <mai...@gm...> - 2005-12-22 12:13:43
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> Would love to see your config for DHCPD... try this: http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ukhi/ris/dhcpd.conf Cheers Alex |
From: Tim F. <ti...@pa...> - 2005-12-22 22:05:19
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On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 11:42 +0000, Adam Retter wrote: > Thanks, Tim - yes I would be very interested. At the moment I am using > the standard Windows DHCP server that is part of our Active Directory... I have had it working off an active directory only system but I can't actually remember anything about setting it up sorry. > I could set up a local linux dhcp though that just responds to the MAC > of the machine I am trying to get Windows installed on... > > Would love to see your config for DHCPD... The cutdown version of our dhcpd.conf file can be found here, I have cut out most of the unnecessary stuff that was in there and just left in out 2 boot options that we use. File is here: http://parrswood.manchester.sch.uk/~tim/dhcpd.conf.cutdown -- Tim Fletcher Learning Technologies Manager - Parrs Wood High School ti...@pa... Tel: 0161 445 8786 Tim Fletcher C/O Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 5PG |