[syslinux] Networking

[Josef Siemes]

Hi,

"Kevin Flanagan" <kevin at flanagannc.net> schrieb am 30.04.02:
> I just found syslinux from freshmeat.net, I'm trying to build a boot
> disk that will do the following.
> 
> 	- Boot an OS from floppy
> 	- Partition hard disk >4GB 	
> 	- format hard disk, with specific cluster sizes
> 	- perhaps load a network stack 
> 
> I'm trying to automate system builds, but DOS based disks have the
> limitation of not being able to do many types of file systems, if you
> convert later you are stuck with small cluster sizes.  

use syslinux, a linux kernel and a suitable initrd.
If you like to have net-booted installs you can also play around
with pxelinux, it supports PXE-enabled network cards.

I think someone else already has done this, look at the mailing list
archives for this.

Regards,

Josef

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