[WBEL-users] Re: Re: drvnet.img

[Kuervers.SJ@forces.gc.ca]

There are PXE boot disks available (floppy, with minimal PXE boot code for
specific nics) that would probably solve this if the GX50 is actually NOT
pxe compatible.

I would be surprised though, most of the 'big name' servers over the last 5
years have had PXE build into the BIOS and/or NICS.

Drop me an email if you need a PXE boot disk, with details as to the NIC in
the machine, and I'll see if I have one that is distributable.  One of the
easiest to find (but subject to licensing) is the RIS boot disk that comes
with Windows 2000 Advanced Server, but of course it requires an Advanced
Server license.  I can confirm that the RIS boot disk will work with linux
installations (pxelinux - a syslinux tool - is your friend!)

Steve Kuervers
Systems Engineer
Land Force Western Area
Area Simulation Centre (Edmonton)
Department of National Defence (Calian Contractor)
(780) 973-4011 Ext 5831
(780) 973-1557 Fax
CSN 528-5831
mailto:kuervers.sj@forces.gc.ca
http://www.army.dnd.ca/ASC_LFWA/


-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Morse [mailto:kgmorse@mpcu.com]
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 3:05 PM
To: Kirby Bohling
Cc: whitebox-users@beau.org
Subject: [WBEL-users] Re: Re: drvnet.img


On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Kirby Bohling wrote:

> Unless you're building the driver special, the network boot image
> isn't limited to what can fit on a floppy, so it has pretty much all
> of the NIC's on the image.  Just like the CD has a ton more drivers
> then the network floppy does.  I'm not suggesting you use the floppy
> to boot ther kernel, I'm suggesting you get the kernel via
> BOOTP/DHCP and a PXE environment.  If you have a second whitebox
> machine anywhere near by it's easy to do.
> 
> 	Kirby


So far I have not yet setup a PXE environment, but this is on my list of 
things to do.  Actually I'm not sure the GX50 supports PXE.  Hmmmmmm, 
guess I'll need to look into that also.

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