I use tftpd 3.35 [http://tftpd32.jounin.net/tftpd32_download.html]
tftpd32 program to
C:\tftpd32\
and create
C:\tftpd32\root\
copy grldr to c:\tftpd32\root\ , the same as the guide
Don't create C:\tftpd32\root\menu.lst\
it is now /menu/ or grldr can read or search for /menu.lst file
tftpd32 - settings
- Base Directory set to the root folder we created earlier (C:\tftpd32\root)
- only need dhcp and tftp server
- Ensure that Allow '\' As virtual root is enabled - this will allow file/folder paths to treat C:\tftpd32\root\ as / (e.g. entering chainloader /pxelinux.0 from the Grub4dos command line will chainload C:\tftpd32\root\pxelinux.0.)
- bind tftp dhcp address, I set it to prevent the error "request 2 not processed" (set it to the interface which is directly connected to the pxe client)
dhcp - settings
- IP pool , the same subnet to the pxe server
- size of pool , easy
- boot file , grldr [
- mask , set it to the same subnet to the pxe server will be ok
now copy grldr , menu.lst , the iso file to C:\tftpd32\root
I boot geexbox , so , in my menu.lst
#start
title pxe geexbox
#(fd33) is equivalent to (pd) or it can be / , because we enabled virtual root in tftpd
map --mem --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0 (pd)/geexbox-r8328.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)
boot
# also
title Boot slitaz-3.0.iso
map --mem --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0 (fd33)/slitaz-3.0.iso (0xff)
map --hook
chainloader (0xff)
boot
# also
title Boot slitaz-4.0.iso
map --mem --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0 (pd)/slitaz-4.0.iso (0xff)
map --hook
chainloader (0xff)
boot
#end
and everything is the same as grub / grub4dos then
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3 comments:
Nice post.
Thanks.
Hey, dude.
I'm kind of a noob, so please bear with me. I've got SOME understanding of linux and very little about bootloaders.
I've been looking for a very long time for such an option to boot via pxe from an iso.
I've tried several options, until I got here.
I tried your version, with the simple options from here:
http://www.themudcrab.com/acronis_grub4dos.php
I need to do it like this, because some of the computers I'm trying to boot do not have enough memory to load the whole windoze iso file into memory, so I have to get the iso mounted as a virtual cd, meaning I can't use the --mem option. (or memdisk for that matter)
So, when I try to boot the .iso file I want, I get the error:
Error 15: File not found
If I try to boot the other pxelinux.0, I get this one:
Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable
So please, can you help me get the hang of it?
I am using:
tftpd32 v 3.50, configured correctly (I am sure of it because if I pxe-boot the pxelinux.0, it works flawlessly)
grub4dos-4.4.4-2009-03-31_(official_release)
here's how my menu.lst looks like:
timeout 30
default 0
title Windoze XP Install ISO
map (hd0,0)/wxl.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)
boot
title Other stuff
kernel /pxelinux.0
initrd /pxelinux.0
boot
title Reboot
reboot
title Poweroff
halt
thx. i have searched such a this good post. ^^
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