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Hi,

I have some questions on SysLinux (PXELinux) capabilities:

First I would like to describe our environment.

We are going to have an embedded PC (hopefully running some form of
Linux). By embedded I mean, no user Interface (i.e. no VGA, keybrd,
mouse), no Disk drives of any sort. It will have lots of RAM, part of
which is expected to be used as a RAM disk. It will have a 1Gb Ethernet
connection to a Windows workstation running NT or 2000 workstation Sw.
The goal is to boot the embedded system with PXE and (hopefully)
PXELinux, which would in turn load Linux (all residing on the
Workstation). Linux will only have access to the Windows file system
through TFTP and then only during initialization. After that, it must
run entirely from the RAM disk.

Does PXELinux support this type of application? That is, creating and
using only a RAM Disk, loading Linux into it and having Linux boot from
it.

I've read the documentation and it's not yet clear to me how this would
be accomplished, could somebody please point me in the right direction
regarding how to accomplish this?

Any thoughts you may have will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Stan DeMarta

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Hi,

I have some questions on SysLinux (PXELinux) =
capabilities: 

 

First I would like to describe our =
environment.

We are going to have an embedded PC (hopefully =
running some
form of Linux). By embedded I mean, no user Interface (i.e. no VGA, =
keybrd,
mouse), no Disk drives of any sort. It will have lots of RAM, part of =
which is
expected to be used as a RAM disk. It will have a 1Gb Ethernet =
connection to a Windows
workstation running NT or 2000 workstation Sw. The goal is to boot the =
embedded
system with PXE and (hopefully) PXELinux, which would in turn load Linux =
(all
residing on the Workstation). Linux will only have access to the Windows =
file system
through TFTP and then only during initialization. After that, it must =
run entirely
from the RAM disk.

Does PXELinux support this type of application? That =
is,
creating and using only a RAM Disk, loading Linux into it and having =
Linux boot
from it.

I’ve read the documentation and it’s not =
yet clear
to me how this would be accomplished, could somebody please point me in =
the
right direction regarding how to accomplish this?

 

Any thoughts you may have will be =
appreciated.

Thanks,

Stan DeMarta

 

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