| Both sides previous revision
Previous revision
Next revision
|
Previous revision
Last revision
Both sides next revision
|
slackware:pxe_install [2012/09/02 16:26 (UTC)]
alienbob Added Slackware compatibility tags |
slackware:pxe_install [2012/09/10 12:19 (UTC)]
alienbob Some text needed to be moved up. |
| |
| Slackware has added a PXE server to its installer [[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/out-of-the-box-pxe-install-server-in-slackware-13-37/|since the 13.37 release]]. It is intended to provide an easy method for network installations of Slackware, provided you have one spare computer with a network card (//not a wireless card!!!//) This article describes the procedure for a network installation using the built-in PXE server, using the Slackware 13.37 installation media as an example (but it will work for later versions of Slackware just as well): | Slackware has added a PXE server to its installer [[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/out-of-the-box-pxe-install-server-in-slackware-13-37/|since the 13.37 release]]. It is intended to provide an easy method for network installations of Slackware, provided you have one spare computer with a network card (//not a wireless card!!!//) This article describes the procedure for a network installation using the built-in PXE server, using the Slackware 13.37 installation media as an example (but it will work for later versions of Slackware just as well): |
| | |
| | |
| | ===== Requirements ===== |
| | |
| | |
| | A Slackware DVD or bootable USB stick, containing a //complete set// of Slackware package directories. A net-boot "mini-ISO" or a bootable Slackware CDROM are not sufficient because they do not contain all Slackware packages. The PXE server in the installer is not able to use an external package source - all packages have to be present on the boot media. |
| |
| |
| ===== Starting the PXE server ===== | ===== Starting the PXE server ===== |
| |
| * Insert the Slackware 13.37 DVD (or CD1 into the //spare// computer, and boot from the installation medium. \\ \\ Alternatively you can create a USB installer using a Slackware DVD (or a full local mirror of a Slackware release tree) as source, with the help of the "''usbimg2disk.sh''" script which you will find in the Slackware release's "''usb-and-pxe-installers/''" directory \\ {{ :slackware:pxe:pxeserver01.png? }} | * Insert the Slackware 13.37 DVD into the //spare// computer, and boot from the installation medium. \\ \\ Alternatively you can create a USB installer using a Slackware DVD as the source (or use a full local mirror of a Slackware release tree), with the help of the "''usbimg2disk.sh''" script which you will find in the Slackware release's "''usb-and-pxe-installers/''" directory |
| * Instead of typing “setup” as usual, you type “pxesetup” this time: \\ {{ :slackware:pxe:pxeserver02.png }} | * * Boot the //spare// computer from the Slackware installation medium, and when this ends with a login prompt (see screenshot below), login as "''root''" (no password required). \\ {{ :slackware:pxe:pxeserver01.png? }} |
| | * Instead of typing the usual “setup” command to start an installation, you type “pxesetup” instead this time, in order to configure and start the embedded PXE server: \\ {{ :slackware:pxe:pxeserver02.png }} |
| |
| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== |
