Syslinux - Nov 2002 - multibootmenue with pxe clients

Hi Peter.

I have some question:
on my nt4 dhcp server i have added the option (067 Bootfile Name   -
......\boot.ovl)
the boot.ovl is needed for automatic installation and configuration with on
command ccm (www.ontechnology.de)
the clients boot with pxe this boot.ovl.



now my question:

I want to to boot in a menue with two options.
first and default boot, is to boot the boot.ovl
and second is to boot an other image like linux 

what du you think is the best way??


with best regards

Ulf scherling

Hello Ralf,

from Vienna too it seems...

That is an easy way to do... skip the dhcpserver, work and implement a call
like this

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>>>>>>	filename
"/X86PC/UNDI/linux-install/pxelinux.0"; 
<<<<<<<<<<
	option routers 192.168.0.1;
	option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
	option domain-name "net.co.at";
	option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
	option netbios-node-type 2;
	range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.11 192.168.0.253;
		}


next look at the
"tftpboot_root"/X86PC/UNDI/linux-install//pxelinux.cfg/default
# Perform a local boot by default
default local

# Always prompt
prompt 1

# Display the bootup message
display pxeboot.msg

# Boot automatically after 3 seconds
timeout 30

label local
        localboot 0

# The rest of this file is machine-generated.

label inst
        kernel memdisk
        append initrd=undis3c.img keeppxe

>>>>>> thats nearly the basic-config.
What it does...
if you type inst label inst will be run, else a local boot is performed.

You want to boot another image as default? OK just define another label local
i. E.

label local
        kernel memdisk
        append initrd=mmydefault.img keeppxe


That should fit. Didn't try that but it looks good.

bye willi moser





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