[syslinux] keeppxe and using a linux vmlinuz/initrd

[H. Peter Anvin]

Andreas Kotes wrote:
> Hello cdm,
> 
> * Maestas, Christopher Daniel <cdmaest at sandia.gov> [20080221 20:10]:
>> Has anyone thought about how one could use the "keeppxe" option with a vmlinuz/initrd?
>>
>> It would allow one to boot this combination, and if possible the linux kernel/initrd (assuming we have busybox in there) would not have to run udhcp and instead leverage what pxe stack information is loaded.  The problem is I don't know of any PXE/UNDI linux utilities to look at the pxe information.  I'm curious how a dos image accesses this information.
>>
>> Thanks for any insight and sorry if I'm way off base in thinking of being able to use keeppxe.
> 
> if figure what you're searching is something like IPAPPEND, but please
> see hpa's comments on this on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php
> 

Indeed, since you will not be renewing DHCP leases.

	-hpa