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PXE boot with efi works.

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README.md
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INITRD initrd.lz INITRD initrd.lz
APPEND boot=live live-config ip=dhcp fetch=http://192.168.0.1/lmde-7-cinnamon-64bit.iso live-media-path=/live APPEND boot=live live-config ip=dhcp fetch=http://192.168.0.1/lmde-7-cinnamon-64bit.iso live-media-path=/live
``` ```
+ For EFI (not tested yet) + For EFI (tested succesfully with the Dell Latitude 5490 machines)
``` ```
menuentry "LMDE 7 via HTTP ISO fetch" --class linuxmint { menuentry "LMDE 7 via HTTP ISO fetch" --class linuxmint {
set gfxpayload=keep set gfxpayload=keep
@ -30,8 +30,16 @@ This repo is for resources related to automated installation of linux on devices
``` ```
- In dnsmasq config: - In dnsmasq config:
``` ```
pxe-service=x86PC, "PXELINUX (BIOS)", "pxelinux.0" interface=<iface>,lo
pxe-service=X86-64_EFI,"PXE (UEFI)","grubx64.efi" domain=yourdomain.com
bind-interfaces
dhcp-range=<iface>,192.168.0.100,192.168.0.200
dhcp-match=set:efi-x86_64,option:client-arch,7
dhcp-boot=tag:efi-x86_64,grubx64.efi # this is very important, we do not want to boot `bootx64.efi`
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/srv/tftp
~
~
``` ```
- These files must be in tftp root (may be incomplete for efi as it was not tested) - These files must be in tftp root (may be incomplete for efi as it was not tested)
+ common to both legacy and efi (extract from the iso) + common to both legacy and efi (extract from the iso)
@ -48,3 +56,9 @@ pxe-service=X86-64_EFI,"PXE (UEFI)","grubx64.efi"
- grubx64.efi - grubx64.efi
- unicode.pf - unicode.pf
# Customizing the install
Source of truth is [Debian wiki](https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/amd64/apbs04.en.html)
## Installing specific list of packages
"If you want to install some individual packages in addition to packages installed by tasks, you can use the parameter pkgsel/include. The value of this parameter can be a list of packages separated by either commas or spaces, which allows it to be used easily on the kernel command line as well."

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config_files/etc/dnsmasq.d/pxe.conf
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interface=enx9cbf0d007794 interface=enxa0cec8c167a7,lo
domain=yourdomain.com domain=yourdomain.com
dhcp-range=192.168.0.3,192.168.0.253,255.255.255.0,1h bind-interfaces
pxe-service=x86PC, "PXELINUX (BIOS)", "pxelinux.0" dhcp-range=enxa0cec8c167a7,192.168.0.100,192.168.0.200
#dhcp-boot=pxelinux.0,pxeserver,192.168.0.1
dhcp-match=set:efi-x86_64,option:client-arch,7 dhcp-match=set:efi-x86_64,option:client-arch,7
dhcp-boot=tag:efi-x86_64,bootx64.efi #dhcp-boot=tag:efi-x86_64,bootx64.efi
dhcp-boot=tag:efi-x86_64,grubx64.efi
enable-tftp enable-tftp
tftp-root=/srv/tftp tftp-root=/srv/tftp