setup rogue DHCP when using PXE boot [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question Recently I want to setup PXE boot server (i.e. DHCP server + TFTP server + syslinux software) for my company network in a … Read more

Linux: Rescue a system remotely after boot failure

Context I have two linux based servers which are remotely located. It has already happened twice: after a system or kernel update, the system wasn’t responding/reachable over ssh anymore (configuration errors or disk failure, …). I had travel to the location to rescue the server. When the boot process fails, the systems lands in the … Read more

Text Mode Installation Of Ubuntu Server 13.10 With No Graphical Screens At the Installation Time [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question I am doing Ubuntu Server Installation, At this time when i just start installation of Ubuntu Server 13.10, I see Graphics, Is this … Read more

I can not boot up from an USB stick while I am connected with Intel AMT KVM

This is very strange. I can not boot up from an USB device until I reboot and close the connection immediately. Then everything works well. I can not provide more information than this, because I don’t know more. I don’t even know, where I could get logs… Answer Since I installed syslinux in stupid mode, … Read more

Failed To Install syslinux on USBDRIVE with Mac OS X

I am creating Ubuntu Server 13.10 Bootable USBDRIVE with command line using Mac OS X, In this i tried to install Syslinux on USBDRIVE by using syslinux command by following: xxx-Mac:~xxx$ sudo syslinux /dev/disk2s1 here i am using disk2s1 for my usbdrive but i got following error: -bash: syslinux: command not found What is alternative … Read more

Kickstart “Unable to download kickstart file. Check parameter”

So I’m using 2 VMs (CentOS 6.0), one acting as a build server, the other is a new server I’m trying to build with a kickstart. When I start the VM for the new server (with the build server already running), It says “retrieving /default.ks”, but doesn’t go past 0%. It then brings me to … Read more

Is it possible to specify an answer file when PXE booting windows using memdisk?

I’m able to PXE boot windows from my Linux server using memdisk to mount a winpe.iso that: mounts two samba share drives, one for the windows install disk, and another that has answer files (each answer file is in its own directory). Then it launches the setup.exe and specify the answer file to use as … Read more

Serve isolinux.cfg from a network location

Is it possible to configure a boot ISO to pull its menu over the network? I’d like to have an install iso which could be dynamically reconfigured to install different versions of my distribution. I’d prefer HTTP but could live with a TFTP derivative if there is no other option. Answer What you want to … Read more

Using pxe boot for usb installer

I have a disk image (A) with a custom installation of CentOS 7. This disk image is included in another disk image (B) which also contains an installation of CentOS (minimal) as well as an installer which is using dd to write disk image A to the target disk. Disk image B (which includes disk … Read more