[syslinux] keeppxe and using a linux vmlinuz/initrd

[Maestas, Christopher Daniel]

Excellent!

This is exactly what we're looking for.
Now we can have the initramfs(busybox) read /proc/cmdline and set the ip that way.

-cdm

-----Original Message-----
From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On Behalf Of H. Peter Anvin
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:03 PM
To: For discussion of SYSLINUX and tftp-hpa
Subject: Re: [syslinux] keeppxe and using a linux vmlinuz/initrd

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

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