Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 88

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4.3.3 Using PXE Boot
Some technical background information as well as PXE's complete specifications are
available in the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Specification
.pix.net/software/pxeboot/archive/pxespec.pdf).
1 Change to the directory of your installation repository and copy the linux,
2 Install the syslinux package directly from your installation CDs or DVDs
3 Copy the /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 file to the /srv/
4 Change to the directory of your installation repository and copy the isolinux
5 Edit the /srv/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file and remove the
6 Insert the following entries in the append lines of the default failsafe and
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initrd, message, and memtest files to the /srv/tftpboot directory
by entering the following:
cp -a boot/loader/linux boot/loader/initrd
boot/loader/message boot/loader/memtest /srv/tftpboot
with YaST.
tftpboot directory by entering the following:
cp -a /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /srv/tftpboot
.cfg file to /srv/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default by entering the
following:
cp -a boot/loader/isolinux.cfg /srv/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
lines beginning with gfxboot, readinfo, and framebuffer.
apic labels:
insmod=kernel module
By means of this entry, enter the network kernel module needed to support
network installation on the PXE client. Replace kernel module with the
appropriate module name for your network device.
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