[syslinux] Is there a howto for using redboot to kickoff apxelinux boot?

[H. Peter Anvin]

Maes Rich wrote:
> Geert, to answer your PS. 
> I'm trying to bring up Rocks on my little cluster here.  Rocks, depends
> on a PXE type mechanism for node installation.  Unfortunatley, my nodes
> don't support a CD_ROM for normal kickstart installation, so I am
> resorting to using a PXE boot method.  The other unfortunate is that
> they have have redboot on them as opposed to ....  almost anything else
> that supports PXE. :(

The thing is, PXE depends on BIOS, and redboot is usually not used with
a standard BIOS.  This could make this a very difficult (as in
"functionally impossible".)

NOW, if BIOS functionality *is* provided, then Etherboot probably should
help.

> So I am trying this and that to get this little cluster to play with OTS
> cluster software.  It's a little frustrating.
> 
> I'm going to look into the Etherboot project as you recommend.  In fact
> looking at my dhcpd.conf file I see that if the client reports as a
> etherboot client, it still gets handed the pxelinux.0 file so there must
> be some high synergy there.

True, but that Etherboot must export PXE functionality, which is a
compile-time option in Etherboot (and requires an underlying BIOS.)

	-hpa