edit /etc/xinet.d/tftp
change the line
disable = no
service xinetd restart
y u m i n s t a l l t f tp -y
to u c h /tftpboot/file.txt
t f t p localhost
g e t file.txt
if succeed.. then you t f t p server is working fine…
now to setup DNS server..
set manual ip for yourself first.
vi /etc/sysconfig/network -scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:14:22:C6:75:FA
ONBOOT=no
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=yes
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
IPADDR=192.168.101.20
vi /etc/dhcpd.conf
add following lines..
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
subnet 192.168.101.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.101.1 192.168.101.19;
filename “linux-install/pxelinux.0”;
}
cd /tftpboot/linux-install
mkdir centos4
cd centos4
wg et http://mars.techsense.com.my/repository/centos4/centos/4/os/i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
wg et http://mars.techsense.com.my/repository/centos4/centos/4/os/i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
cd /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/
touch default
vi default
key in the following.
default centos
timeout 100
prompt 1
display msgs/boot.msg
F1 msgs/boot.msg
F2 msgs/general.msg
F3 msgs/expert.msg
F4 msgs/param.msg
F5 msgs/rescue.msg
F7 msgs/snake.msg
label centos
kernel centos4/vmlinuz
append initrd=centos4/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7000
if succeed..
whenever booting from another machine to use PXE boot.. something like this will appear..
press enter.. and wait.. till something like below appear..
Thank you for your post.
I tried to use the NEWLINE=1 – Option first, but it gave me strange output.
You just saved my day with your little ‘magic’ :o)