DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Boot dsl over network?



Gurru,

I can boot the linux24 kernel and minirt24.gz.  But how do I get the knoppix files to load from the pxe server.  (I'm using Tftpd32 and PxeLinux).

my default lines are

kernel linux24
APPEND ramdisk_100000 init=/etc/init initrd=minirt24.gz Boot_Image=knoppix

Cheers

L-Plate
I too am stuck trying to get the KNOPPIX file system to load on a diskless computer.   I get the mini root and the Kernel to load but not the filesystem.

I get to the prompt:

Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.

Before I am dropped into a constrained shell.

I am using a PXE enabled mini-itx as a diskless client,  dnsmasq as the DHCP server, and TFTP, PXELinux, an NFS on a RH 9 workstation, kernel and mini root from the dsl 1.1 release.

Here is my pxelinux.cfg:
----------------------------------
DEFAULT linux24
APPEND root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.1.8:/var/tftpboot/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init initrd=minirt24.gz BOOT_IMAGE=/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX vga=791 frugal nomce nodma
IPAPPEND 1
-----------------------------------

Can someone point out where I have blundered?  
thank you,
A DSL Newbie
Still working on resolving my problem with DSL network booting from time to time and from what little I know it looks like I need to modify the linuxrc within the mini root.  My current thinking is that I will need change it to mount the KNOPPIX directory on my server as a nfs mount so I can then mount the KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX cloop.

Don't have much confidence in this idea, so it is just a thought to shoot at for now.

Any criticism or alternatives would be appreciated.
Quote (jconlon @ May 17 2005,14:54)
I too am stuck trying to get the KNOPPIX file system to load on a diskless computer.   I get the mini root and the Kernel to load but not the filesystem.

I get to the prompt:

Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.

Before I am dropped into a constrained shell.

I am using a PXE enabled mini-itx as a diskless client,  dnsmasq as the DHCP server, and TFTP, PXELinux, an NFS on a RH 9 workstation, kernel and mini root from the dsl 1.1 release.

Here is my pxelinux.cfg:
----------------------------------
DEFAULT linux24
APPEND root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.1.8:/var/tftpboot/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init initrd=minirt24.gz BOOT_IMAGE=/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX vga=791 frugal nomce nodma
IPAPPEND 1
-----------------------------------

Can someone point out where I have blundered?  
thank you,
A DSL Newbie

Hi,

I am also wanting to try this out and hoped to find more help on this topic. ???

However, I did manage to get another great distro running on FC3 - GeexBox!!!  Only thing that I can point out (after much trail and error myself), is that the line: BOOT_IMAGE=/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX
actually needs to include the filename of the image itself as well as (I think it was something like "linuz.0" on Geexbox)

Anyway, I 'll try it out this week sometime and will post my settings on FEDORA CORE 3 as soon as I cracked it.  I think this would be SO helpful for home.  I'll probably cut it down and even use it to dual boot our lab machines at work! :cool:
Gurru,

Were you able to do it without using NFS?

phh
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