[syslinux] PXE boot woes

Luis.F.Correia
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:47:13 -0000

Hi!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Mike Bradley [mailto:kmb at mikienet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:47 PM
> To: syslinux at zytor.com
> Subject: [syslinux] PXE boot woes
>
> Hello list,
>
> I need to load windows automatically.
> I have Argon Technologies CMS (Client Management Systems).
> http://argontechnology.com
>
> I have always had problems with this product because it uses
> the old MS DOS NET Client 3.0 with a LAN manager stack to
> copy the files from a Microsoft share.
>
> What I need is a Linux boot floppy that will remove partition
> 1 and re-create it then format as fat and then use TFTP to
> copy files from the server to the hard drive and reboot.
>
> Is this possible with PXE Linux????
>
> Thanks for your help.
>

Well, PXElinux is just the boot loader.

What you probably need is a solution like http://unattended.sf.net

Luis Correia