On 7/3/2011 1:49 PM, Andrew Joakimsen wrote:

I already know how PXE works, etc. That's not an issue.

The issue is I want to network boot openSUSE. Not an installer. I've read all the KIWI-LTSP stuff on the wiki but there aren't clear instructions and seems outdated (the documentation at least).

All I was able to determine is in SUSE Studio website PXE images are disabled, but "SUSE Studio Onsite" is a paid (how many thousands? 50 thousand?) system that can build PXE booting images. That's basically all I need, build an image with a GUI and boot it over PXE. Even if I could boot the LiveCD over PXE, that would be fine. Is there a way to convert some image I build in SUSE studio to PXE image? What is even the difference? Just the proper support in initrd?

Anyone have working recent instructions on how to accomplish this? All I need is to boot a (single) machine over PXE and run firefox.

I'm travelling at the moment but if no one else answers in the next few days I will by next week. I don't know any especially easy/automatic ways or any especially short recipies off the top of my head, I just know I've set up opensuse to boot from pxe and have a nfs root on a diskless box on my TV at home a while back and it wasn't undoable. If no better answer, then I'll just go over that stuff again and see what the non-obvious gimmicks were. Just in case no one even answers or says it's not possible etc. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Andrew Joakimsen wrote:

I already know how PXE works, etc. That's not an issue. The issue is I want to network boot openSUSE.

I do this quite frequently.

Anyone have working recent instructions on how to accomplish this? All I need is to boot a (single) machine over PXE and run firefox.

You need tftp running. I have it running with xinetd, working dir = tftpboot. In tftpboot I have the following: vmlinuz-2.6.37-20-tc8137 initrd-2.6.37-20-tc8135-2 kernel-factory-11.4 initrd-factory-11.4 pxelinux.0 pxelinux.cfg/ pxelinux.cfg/01-00-01-80-3f-be-48 01-00-01-80-3f-be-48 is the PXE boot config for a machine with a NIC with MAC-address = 00:01:80:3f:be:48 serial 0 9600 default normal prompt 1 timeout 50 say Choose normal, install or memtest: label normal kernel vmlinuz-2.6.37-20-tc8137 append initrd=initrd-2.6.37-20-tc8135-2 root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=192.168.2.170:/var/pifs/pi03/root rootflags=hard,intr,v3,wsize=8192,rsize=8192 splash=verbose ip=dhcp label install kernel kernel-factory-11.4 append initrd=initrd-factory-11.4 usessh=1 sshpassword=1234 vga=normal noresume install=http://download.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss splash=verbose proxy=http://squid.local.net:3128 label memtest kernel memtest.bin Kernel & initrds are from: vmlinuz-2.6.37-20-tc8137 - running system of same kind. initrd-2.6.37-20-tc8135-2 - running system of same kind. kernel-factory-11.4 - boot/i386/loader/linux initrd-factory-11.4 - boot/i386/loader/initrd -- Per Jessen, Zürich (23.7°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

A good set of instructions how to setup pxeboot is there for systemrescuecd on http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_PXE_network_booting A good reading to find the neccessary knowledge. Hans On 03/07/11 19:49, Andrew Joakimsen wrote:

I already know how PXE works, etc. That's not an issue.

The issue is I want to network boot openSUSE. Not an installer. I've read all the KIWI-LTSP stuff on the wiki but there aren't clear instructions and seems outdated (the documentation at least).

All I was able to determine is in SUSE Studio website PXE images are disabled, but "SUSE Studio Onsite" is a paid (how many thousands? 50 thousand?) system that can build PXE booting images. That's basically all I need, build an image with a GUI and boot it over PXE. Even if I could boot the LiveCD over PXE, that would be fine. Is there a way to convert some image I build in SUSE studio to PXE image? What is even the difference? Just the proper support in initrd?

Anyone have working recent instructions on how to accomplish this? All I need is to boot a (single) machine over PXE and run firefox. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org