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Tamir moved page [[UEFI PXE boot to Linux Mint]] to [[Application note - UEFI PXE boot to Linux Mint]]
== Overview ==
* In this tutorial you will be able to create PXE server on your PC that allows you to boot multiple distributions directly from ISO image using Ethernet connection only. * The diskless computer (or diskless node) you want to boot will be called the Client* The computer that holds the ISO images and provides DHCP, TFTP and NFS services will be called the Server.** Server is running recent Linux Mint or Ubuntu distributions** Server has 2 Ethernet ports: eth0 connects to the internet, eth1 will be connected to the separate network with diskless nodes * As example we will boot the client from the linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso stored on the Server
== TFTP server ==
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* Mount Copy downloaded ISO image content to the mountpoint inside the TFTP directory
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$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/loop
$ sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/tftpboot/iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso
$ sudo mount -o loop ~/iso/linuxmint/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso /varmnt/libloop $ sudo cp -r /tftpbootmnt/isoloop/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.isomount: * /var/lib/tftpboot/iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso: WARNING: device write-protected, mounted read-only.
$ ls /var/lib/tftpboot/iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso
boot casper dists EFI isolinux MD5SUMS pool preseed README.diskdefines
Jan 23 08:27:05 denis-linux systemd[1]: Started NFS server and services.
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== Prepare the client ==
* Power-on the client
* Enter the BIOS Settings by pressing [Delete] number of times
* Set Advanced -> Network Stack Configuration -> Ipv4 PXE Support to [Enabled]
* Save & Exit
* Thats all, after 1-2 minutes you should see the Linux Mint 19 desktop on your client's display
== Enable debug (optional) ==
* /var/log/syslog will represent debug info on the server side:
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$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
...
Jan 23 08:40:01 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:02 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:05 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.1) from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:05 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:05 denis-linux in.tftpd[1633]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename grubx64.efi
Jan 23 08:40:05 denis-linux in.tftpd[1633]: tftp: client does not accept options
Jan 23 08:40:05 denis-linux in.tftpd[1634]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename grubx64.efi
Jan 23 08:40:06 denis-linux in.tftpd[1635]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename /grub/x86_64-efi/command.lst
Jan 23 08:40:06 denis-linux in.tftpd[1636]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename /grub/x86_64-efi/fs.lst
Jan 23 08:40:06 denis-linux in.tftpd[1637]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename /grub/x86_64-efi/crypto.lst
Jan 23 08:40:06 denis-linux in.tftpd[1638]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename /grub/x86_64-efi/terminal.lst
Jan 23 08:40:06 denis-linux in.tftpd[1639]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename /grub/grub.cfg
Jan 23 08:40:15 denis-linux in.tftpd[1640]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso/casper/vmlinuz
Jan 23 08:40:15 denis-linux in.tftpd[1641]: RRQ from 10.0.0.2 filename iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso/casper/initrd.lz
Jan 23 08:40:35 denis-linux kernel: [ 725.823235] igb 0000:02:00.0 eth1: igb: eth1 NIC Link is Down
Jan 23 08:40:39 denis-linux NetworkManager[674]: <info> [1548250839.2887] device (eth1): carrier: link connected
Jan 23 08:40:39 denis-linux kernel: [ 729.511874] igb 0000:02:00.0 eth1: igb: eth1 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: reuse_lease: lease age 35 (secs) under 25% threshold, reply with unaltered, existing lease for 10.0.0.2
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: reuse_lease: lease age 35 (secs) under 25% threshold, reply with unaltered, existing lease for 10.0.0.2
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.1) from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:40:40 denis-linux rpc.mountd[850]: authenticated mount request from 10.0.0.2:836 for /var/lib/tftpboot/iso/linuxmint-19.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso (/var/lib/tftpboot/iso)
Jan 23 08:41:06 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 via eth1
Jan 23 08:41:06 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 (mint) via eth1
Jan 23 08:41:06 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.1) from 00:01:c0:12:34:57 (mint) via eth1
Jan 23 08:41:06 denis-linux dhcpd[1244]: DHCPACK on 10.0.0.2 to 00:01:c0:12:34:57 (mint) via eth1
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