[syslinux] dual disk netboot approach

Kevin Korb kmk at sanitarium.net
Thu Jun 2 15:55:24 PDT 2011


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As much as I like network booting unless you are going to run Linux from
the network then don't bother netbooting just the kernel.  It is more
trouble than it is worth.

Just swap the disks (usually you can do that from the BIOS) so that the
Linux disk is the one the BIOS is booting from.  Then you can make a
grub choice to boot the Windows disk.  Nothing will have to be modified
on the Windows disk.  Windows will have no idea other than it will
detect a new disk that contains filesystems it doesn't understand.

On 06/02/11 18:16, Geert Stappers wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My challenge is to run Linux on a computer
> where I don't dare to touch the Microsoft Windows harddisk.
> 
> Fifthteen years ago would be trick to attach a second harddisk to the
> computer and boot from floppy disk. In 2011 is the idea to attach a
> second disk and netboot it.
> 
> One approach is to TFTP the kernel and append 'root=/dev/sdb1'
> 
> This E-mail is however to seek advice for another approach.
> In this approach is the kernel also on the second harddisk.
> 
> I see two possible roads, both with dragons on it.
> 
> The PXELINUX only road: Will PXELINUX load a kernel from disk?
> 
> The PXELINUX with EXTLINUX road: When PXELINUX loads and starts EXTLINUX
>  will EXTLINUX load a config file from the network?
> 
> 
> Which way should I go?
> 
>  
> Groeten Stappers

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