[syslinux] PXELinux sending a boot disquette image? Is this possible?

[Petro]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 09:30:13AM +0200, bricolo at beroot.org wrote:
> Hi,
> First, I want to precise that I'm new to linux, so please answear with
> simple words ;)
> My problem is that I have to install and configure linux (RH9) on 36
> identical computers. This would take ages. What I want to do, is to
> configure one, and then clone the install.
> But thos computers have no CD, no floppy, and I didn't manage to boot them
> brom an usb stick.

	Take a look at Kickstart and SystemImager.
	Kickstart is part of Redhat
	SystemImager is at http://www.systemimager.org/

	Both use, or can use PXE to boot the install bits.

> 
> The last option is to boot them via PXE (they can). So PXElinux seems a
> good thing to try.
> 
> I've found a software that can copy a harddrive image to a ftp server, and
> afterthat, install it on another computer.
> Here's the software: http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/
> But g4u boots from a floppy drive (or a bootable cd), both image files are
> available on the website.
> 
> Is it possible, with PXELinux, to send the floppy image (or the bootable
> cd image) to the remote computers, instead of a linux image? The floppy
> image is in a .fr format, the cd in a .iso one. Does PXElinux support this
> format? And how can I do it?
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot
> Alex
> 
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