{"id":471,"date":"2013-09-06T22:43:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T20:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labalec.fr\/erwan\/?p=471"},"modified":"2014-03-14T23:08:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T22:08:47","slug":"boot-ubuntu-over-ipxe-and-nfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labalec.fr\/erwan\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Boot Ubuntu (live) over iPXE and NFS"},"content":{"rendered":"

needed :
\n–ipxe<\/a>
\n–tiny pxe server<\/a>
\n–winnfsd<\/a>
\n–ubuntu<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/open ubuntu.iso in winrar or 7zip (or any other iso reading capable tool).
\nextract casper folder to x:\\pxe\\iso\\ubuntu.13.04 (or any path that suit you)<\/p>\n

2\/launch winnfsd with the following :
\nwinnfsd.exe -id 0 0 x:\\pxe\\iso\\ubuntu.13.04
\nnote : adapt the above path with your own path<\/p>\n

3\/use the below ipxe script :<\/p>\n

#!ipxe
\nset boot-url http:\/\/${dhcp-server}
\nkernel ${boot-url}\/ISO\/ubuntu.13.04\/casper\/vmlinuz root=\/dev\/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${dhcp-server}:\/x\/ISO\/ubuntu.13.04 ip=dhcp ro
\ninitrd ${boot-url}\/ISO\/ubuntu.13.04\/casper\/initrd.lz
\nboot<\/p>\n

note : adapt \/x\/pxe\/ISO\/ubuntu.13.04 to your own path.
\nname it ubuntu.ipxe and put it in x:\\pxe<\/p>\n

4\/put ipxe-undionly.kpxe in x:\\pxe<\/p>\n

5\/launch tiny pxe server with the following settings (leave other settings untouched) :
\ntick \u00ab httpd \u00bb
\nboot filename = ipxe-undionly.kpxe (use the browse files and folders \u00ab \u2026 \u00bb button)
\ntick \u00ab filename if user-class=gPXE or iPXE \u00bb = http:\/\/${dhcp-server}\/ubuntu.ipxe
\npush the online button<\/p>\n

6\/pxe boot your computer and here we go<\/p>\n