Per Jessen said the following on 09/29/2010 08:34 AM:
AFAICT (by googling), a PXE server is exactly what I proposed, i.e. a DHCP+TFTP server. I haven't found any downloadable "PXE server" package, only instructions for setting one up - which invariably includes setting up DHCP and TFTP etc. PXE is a software environment (by Intel IIRC) on the client, not a protocol.
Yup... Now I have been experimenting with Linux-on-a-stick. Its not hard to have a grub on a USB boot sector that does a foldback mount of the ISO image .... menuentry "Run Ubuntu Live 9.10" { loopback loop /ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso splash -- initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz } And one or each and every ISO image you have on the USB stick. Of course you _also_ have a few local directories like /home an some config files that overwrite the ones on the ISO ... unless you custom build your ISOs. Now I have an old, old laptop that won't boot from USB. It will boot from the LAN - PXE. Is there a file to to tell it to boot via PXE from the USB? -- "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience -- well, that comes from poor judgement." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org