Re: [Xen-users] PXE-booting Xen using PXELINUX

[Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quick follow-up to this: we've found that versions of PXELINUX before
2.12 don't work with this module, so if you are trying it out can you
use a more recent PXELINUX?

Cheers,

Tim.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 02:29:54PM +0100, Tim Deegan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> A number of people have posted to the Xen lists recently wanting to
> network-boot Xen on machines whose NICs are not supported by GRUB.  I've
> been writing a module for PXELINUX that will allow it to boot Xen
> directly over the network on PXE-enabled machines, without relying on
> any hacks (mbootpack, &c.), or needing to write/port any device drivers.
> 
> I have a version of it which works for me [tm] and I'd be very
> interested in feedback from other people who want to PXE-boot Xen.
> Assuming you already have dhcp/tftp up and working at your site, it
> should be easy to test:
> 
> 1) Edit dhcpd.conf to boot pxelinux on your Xen machine 
>    (see http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php ).
> 
> 2) Download http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~tjd21/tmp/mboot.c32 and put it in your
>    tftpboot directory.
> 
> 3) Copy xen, xenlinux and initrd into your tftpboot directory.
> 
> 4) Edit the appropriate pxelinux.cfg file to contain a line invoking
>    mboot.c32, and then the xen and module command lines, separated by
>    '---'. For example, this one works for me:
> 
>    DEFAULT mboot.c32 xen-2.0.5.gz dom0_mem=258048 --- vmlinuz-2.6.10-xen0 ro 
> console=tty root=/dev/hda --- initrd-2.6.10-xen0
> 
> 3) Let me know if it works!  A simple yes/no would be great; details of
>    what hardware you're using and symptoms if it fails would be even
>    better.
> 
> At some point in the next while I'll be submitting this code to the main
> SYSLINUX tree, with proper documentation and such-like bells and
> whistles.  In the meantime, feedback would be much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tim.
> 
> -- 
> Tim Deegan                           (My opinions, not the University's)
> Systems Research Group
> University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
> 
> 

-- 
Tim Deegan                           (My opinions, not the University's)
Systems Research Group
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory

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