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General Category => Boot Managers => Topic started by: Migki on May 22, 2015, 10:46:25 AM

Title: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Migki on May 22, 2015, 10:46:25 AM
Hello everyone at Plop Forums

i am new to Plop

i have a question

first of all i want to do a pxe boot from tftp in order to load .iso images of OSes

I have my tftp folder and the plop pxe example

how do i load the iso files

can someone help me figure it out?

if i am in wrong section i apologize

Thanks everyone
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Elmar on May 22, 2015, 16:25:46 PM
Hello,

the Plop Boot Manager 5.x is not able to boot ISO images.

Best regards
Elmar
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Migki on May 22, 2015, 17:53:30 PM
Hello

i was watching Plop Linux-Live

https://www.plop.at/en/ploplinux/live/networkboot-linux.html

does this iso image when extracted to tftproot folder

is able to do iso utilization??


Thanks
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Elmar on May 22, 2015, 18:03:26 PM
The Plop Boot Manager and Plop Linux are different products.

What is your goal with iso utilization?
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Migki on May 22, 2015, 18:21:29 PM
i want to boot operation systems iso files from network to clients


via a selectable list with tftp .


Thanks
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Elmar on May 22, 2015, 18:27:20 PM
you have to use and configure pxelinux but i dont know if it can load and boot the iso directly.
Title: Re: Implement ISO PXE BOOT TFTP
Post by: Migki on May 22, 2015, 18:32:31 PM
Thanks Elmar

i will give a try :)