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HAVE TO FIX FORMATTING
 
HAVE TO FIX FORMATTING
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Ok Netboot works, Now what?
 
Ok Netboot works, Now what?
 
Now lets add parted magic to the menu and try booting it.
 
Now lets add parted magic to the menu and try booting it.
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= Step 1: Create share in amahi Dashboard: =
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login ->Setup->Shares->New Share
  
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Step 1 Create share in amahi Dashboard:
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Name: Call it tfpt/pxe or whatever you want
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login ->Setup->Shares->New Share
 
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Name:Call it tfpt/pxe or whatever you want
 
  
 
Location:/usr/share/amahi-netboot/tftp
 
Location:/usr/share/amahi-netboot/tftp
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*This is where netboot installs configuration files
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**This is where netboot installs configuration files
  
 
If you browse this folder you should see:
 
If you browse this folder you should see:
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boot.msg, logo.16, menu.c32, other.conf, f2, memtest minirooot.gz, pxelinux.0, vmlinuz, and folder called pxelinux.cfg
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*boot.msg
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*logo.16  
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*menu.c32  
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*other.conf
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*f2
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*memtest  
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*minirooot.gz  
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*pxelinux.0
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*vmlinuz  
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*pxelinux.cfg folder
  
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Step 2 Add entry to menu
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= Step 2: Add Parted Magic entry to menu: =
 
  - Navigate into pxlinux.cfg folder
 
  - Navigate into pxlinux.cfg folder
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  - Right click on default file and edit with notepad++
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  - Right click on "default" file and edit with notepad++
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Should see:
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You should see:
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DEFAULT menu.c32
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{|border="1"
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|
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<pre>DEFAULT menu.c32
 
PROMPT 0
 
PROMPT 0
 
TIMEOUT 100 # start the default after 10 seconds
 
TIMEOUT 100 # start the default after 10 seconds
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MENU LABEL Memtest86+ --->
 
MENU LABEL Memtest86+ --->
 
kernel memtest/memtest86+-1.65
 
kernel memtest/memtest86+-1.65
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</pre>
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|}
  
  
 
At the bottom paste the following:
 
At the bottom paste the following:
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{|border="1"
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<pre>
 
LABEL pmagic  
 
LABEL pmagic  
 
MENU LABEL Parted Magic
 
MENU LABEL Parted Magic
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         APPEND noapic  
 
         APPEND noapic  
 
INITRD images/pmagic/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=100000D
 
INITRD images/pmagic/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=100000D
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</pre>
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|}
 
Note the paths after KERNEL & INITRD images/pmagic/
 
Note the paths after KERNEL & INITRD images/pmagic/
 
Save and close file.
 
Save and close file.
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= Step 3: Download Parted Magic pxe zip file here: =
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Step 3 Download Parted Magic pxe zip file of your choice found here :
 
 
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=downloads
 
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=downloads
  
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Choose it and it should immediately display:
 
Choose it and it should immediately display:
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<pre>
 
Loading images/pmagic/bzimage.....
 
Loading images/pmagic/bzimage.....
 
Loading images/pmagic/initrd.img.........................
 
Loading images/pmagic/initrd.img.........................
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</pre>
 
It may take a couple of minutes to load into memory and boot depending on your network connection and activity
 
It may take a couple of minutes to load into memory and boot depending on your network connection and activity
  
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If it works go on to Tutorial 3
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= Works:Go on to Netboot Tutorial 3 =
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== Troubleshooting if it doesn't work: ==
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* <ins>If you select Parted Magic and the screen just blinks</ins>
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**Double check the KERNEL path in your menu entry:
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<pre>            KERNEL images/pmagic/bzImage</pre>
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* <ins>If it starts and doesn't boot completely</ins>
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**double check the INITRD menu entry
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<pre>            INITRD images/pmagic/initrd.img</pre>
  
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Troubleshooting if it doesn't work:
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* <ins>Still nothing, </ins>
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* If you select Parted Magic and the screen just blinks
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**I problably messed up something on this page. post on forum link
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double check the path in your menu entry KERNEL images/pmagic/bzImage
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***http://forums.amahi.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3596
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* If it starts and doesn't boot completely,
 
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double check the images/pmagic/initrd.img menu entry INITRD /pmagic/initrd.img
 
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* Still nothing, I problably messed up something on this page. post on forum link
 
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http://forums.amahi.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3596
 
  
 
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HAVE TO FIX FORMATTING

Ok Netboot works, Now what? Now lets add parted magic to the menu and try booting it.

Step 1: Create share in amahi Dashboard:

login ->Setup->Shares->New Share

Name: Call it tfpt/pxe or whatever you want

Location:/usr/share/amahi-netboot/tftp

    • This is where netboot installs configuration files

If you browse this folder you should see:

  • boot.msg
  • logo.16
  • menu.c32
  • other.conf
  • f2
  • memtest
  • minirooot.gz
  • pxelinux.0
  • vmlinuz
  • pxelinux.cfg folder

Step 2: Add Parted Magic entry to menu:

- Navigate into pxlinux.cfg folder
- Right click on "default" file and edit with notepad++

You should see: 

DEFAULT menu.c32
PROMPT 0
TIMEOUT 100 # start the default after 10 seconds
MENU TITLE --== Amahi Netboot Main Menu ==--

# Exit the PXE stack and boot the local system
LABEL bootlocal
	MENU DEFAULT
	MENU LABEL Boot from the Hard Drive
	localboot 0

LABEL PBA
	MENU LABEL PBA --->
	kernel vmlinuz
	APPEND nfsdir=hda:/var/hda/apps/pba/client/iso lang=us ramdisk_size=100000 nomce dma nosound apm=power-off nopcmcia nofirewire init=/etc/init nomce vga=normal initrd=miniroot.gz 2 BOOT_IMAGE=insert

LABEL memtest86+
	MENU LABEL Memtest86+ --->
	kernel memtest/memtest86+-1.65


At the bottom paste the following: 

LABEL pmagic 
	MENU LABEL Parted Magic
	KERNEL images/pmagic/bzImage
        APPEND noapic 
	INITRD images/pmagic/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=100000D

Note the paths after KERNEL & INITRD images/pmagic/ Save and close file.

Go to the your share Create New folder called images and inside another new folder called pmagic so it has following structure your share/pxelinux.cfg/ your share/images/pmagic/


Step 3: Download Parted Magic pxe zip file here:

http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=downloads

right click=> 7zip->open or extract archive

locate the files bzimage and initrd.img

copy them to the newly created folder your share/images/pmagic

All done Open virtual box and boot into amahi netboot on your test virtual machine and you should see a new entry: Parted Magic

Choose it and it should immediately display: 

Loading images/pmagic/bzimage.....
Loading images/pmagic/initrd.img.........................

It may take a couple of minutes to load into memory and boot depending on your network connection and activity

All that and not one bash commandline entry!


Works:Go on to Netboot Tutorial 3

Troubleshooting if it doesn't work:

  • If you select Parted Magic and the screen just blinks
    • Double check the KERNEL path in your menu entry:
            KERNEL images/pmagic/bzImage
  • If it starts and doesn't boot completely
    • double check the INITRD menu entry
            INITRD images/pmagic/initrd.img
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