I'm sorry Patrick! Some one (I thought you) ask why some one using dos boot disk. My answer was a little explanation, why this infrastructure could be used. I do not want bother you.
Sincerelly Tovis > Interesting. > > But I was talking about unattended's DOS Boot disk. Not dos boot disks > in general > > Patrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: tovis [mailto:mailer.to...@freemail.hu] > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:51 AM > To: Patrick Benton > Cc: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Problems with PXE and unattended-4.8 > > Hi Patrick! > > DOS boot method some times take a very good job. I'm succeed integrate > Hiren's boot disk (exclude mini XP) on my Debian deployment "system". > Unfortunately, I suspect, that the Hiren's boot disk is an illegal > collection, but highly power full tool for windows repair. > > Sincerely > Tovis > >> oh. Didn't catch that. Guess I could have looked at the .imz file more >> closely. >> >> >> >> I guess the real question is - why is he using a dos boot disk and not >> the linux boot? I'm just curious. Maybe he has some good reason to go >> the dos boot rout? >> >> >> >> >> >> Patrick Benton >> >> IT Specialist >> >> Commnet Wireless LLC >> >> IT support: >> >> 720-733-7688 >> >> itsupp...@commnetwireless.com >> >> Direct: >> >> 720-733-5373 >> >> pben...@commnetwireless.com <mailto:supp...@commnetwireless.com> >> >> P Before printing this document, please think about the environment >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Radu - Eosif Mihailescu [mailto:radu.mihaile...@linux360.ro] >> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 2:03 PM >> To: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Unattended] Problems with PXE and unattended-4.8 >> >> >> >> Patrick, >> >> He's using memdisk because he's using the DOS boot disk to start the >> installation. >> >> "undis3c.imz" is a 1.44MB floppy (80 cylinders x 2 heads x 18 sectors > x >> 512 bytes each) image that is perfectly bootable with memdisk (albeit >> using 'keeppxe' on the command line to actually have it work once > booted >> :-) ) >> >> The solution you are suggesting below pertains to the Linux boot disk >> (also the recommended method by Unattended's authors), not the DOS > one. >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> So, r...@krautmann.net, please try to switch to the Linux boot disk and >> see if it solves your problem. >> >> >> Have a nice evening everyone, >> @Dexter >> >> On 08/02/2009 10:34 PM, Patrick Benton wrote: >> >> Why are you using memdisk? Its ok at booding dos boot disks. But > doesn't >> seem to do well on CD images. This is my relevant pxelinux.cfg. >> >> label unattended >> MENU LABEL ^Unattended Windows install >> kernel unattended/bzImage >> # Add options (z_user=..., z_path=..., etc.) to this line. >> append initrd=unattended/initrd z_path=\\ntinstall\install >> >> >> in otherwords, extract out the netboot stuff. Boot the kernel and > append >> the initrd. Works great. >> >> Patrick Benton >> IT Specialist >> Commnet Wireless LLC >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> support: >> 720-733-7688 >> supp...@commnetwireless.com >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> - >> Direct: >> 720-733-5373 >> pben...@commnetwireless.com >> P Before printing this document, please think about the environment >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: r...@krautmann.net [mailto:r...@krautmann.net] >> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 9:40 AM >> To: unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Unattended] Problems with PXE and unattended-4.8 >> >> Hi friends, >> >> I have a serious problem with unattended-4.8. >> >> I installed everything on my eisfair server. DHCP, DNS and TFTP are >> running. >> >> When I start one of my clients it gets successfully an IP address, and >> then the message appears >> >> "Loading unattended/memdisk......OK" >> "Loading unattended/undis3c.imz..OK" >> Ready.................. >> >> And from this point nothing happens anymore. >> >> When I try take different memdisk version I have either the same >> result or it reboots after the message "Ready". >> >> I hope somebody could help me, because I had already running a very >> stabil unattended-4.7 version...and now I thought I make it better >> (F*** Never change a running system :) >> >> (But I tried 4.7 also with the same result) >> >> Thanks for you help >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> @Dexter <radu.mihaile...@linux360.ro> >> <mailto:radu.mihaile...@linux360.ro> GSM: +40 (721) 294400 >> JID: csdex...@jabber.linux360.ro ICQ: 27762040 Y!: csdexter >> MSN: rmihaile...@hotmail.com AIM: csdexter Skype: csdexter >> Blog: http://www.linux360.ro/~csdexter/blog/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> 30-Day >> trial. 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