On Tuesday 14 October 2003 04:13, Bryan White wrote: > I have never looked into boot ROMs for NICs. That > sounds like overkill just to launch an install. Actually it's not at all. Network booting provides a very fast and efficient method of starting an installation. Just a simple DHCP request, followed by a tftp connection to pull down a kenrel/initrd image provided on the first installation CD, and you're set. We use syslinux as the boot loader, so we can have a nice kickstart menu where the installation techs just pick the type of system that they're installing and the kickstart will automagically start. -- Jesse Keating RHCE MCSE (geek.j2solutions.net) Fedora Legacy Team (www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraLegacy) Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) GPG Public Key (geek.j2solutions.net/jkeating.j2solutions.pub) Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating
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