Re: PXES, PXE boot rom and thin clients

In your TFTP server put pxelinux.0 (this is the first stage boot loader 
you must specify in DHCP) and related files from 
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pxes/pxes-tftp-0.7-1PB.zip?download
Then you can load this image: 
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pxes/pxes-0.7-1PB.initrd?download

To install PXES on Debian you can follow the steps showed in 
http://ltsp-es.hispalinux.es/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=10 (in 
Spanish !!) but search for apt-get inside the document.

CF wrote:

>Gidday all.  I am attempting to convert 40+ old P133 and P166 machines
>to thin clients for a windows 2003 terminal server, and possibly some
>XDM logins.
>
>All the machines will have a cheap realtek 8139 NIC with a PXE boot
>rom.  I have configured BpBatch as a first stage PXE boot loader.
>
>I have a debian linux server running DHCP and TFTP for the lan already,
>and I've downloaded the various PXES files from sourceforge.
>
>I've installed pxesconfig and pxes-base (tried both 0.6 and 0.7) but
>both the RPMs and the tarball version of pxesconfig complain about this
>
>--------------------------------------------
>suspenders:/usr/src/pxesconfig-0.7# pxesconfig 
>Can't locate Gnome.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
>/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /etc/perl
>/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5
>/usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/share/perl/5.8.0
>/usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at
>/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/Pxesconfig/PxesconfigGUI.pm line 41.
>BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
>/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/Pxesconfig/PxesconfigGUI.pm line 41.
>Compilation failed in require at
>/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/Pxesconfig/Pxesconfig.pm line 19.
>BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
>/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/Pxesconfig/Pxesconfig.pm line 19.
>Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/pxesconfig line 69.
>BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/pxesconfig line 69.
>-------------------------------------------
>
>So I'm attempting to use files out of the ISO image.  I've burned the CD
>and it boots beatifully (which gives me hope!)
>
>
>In the dhcp.conf I have attempted to set
>	filename "vmlinuz";
>but the PXE boot rom says "Too many packages", so I have to use BpBatch
>as a first stage boot loader.
>
>Also I have sent vmlinuz from BpBatch but I get messages about "could
>not open kernel image" which makes me suspect I'm sending the wrong
>file/s
>
>
>My question - what files do I need to send to the client to boot like
>the CDROM version does?
>
>
>  
>


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