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USB ethernet dongle - PXE support
I'm running Xubuntu 12.10 on my Asus Zenbook UX31e. Zenbook is shipped within an Asix USB ethernet dongle. Here some information.
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
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How do I pxeboot all of ubuntu onto a computer without any i/o exept ethernet (and keyboard) while without an hd?
I have an old Vaio computer that was going to be thrown out because it has a faulty hard drive, and no i/o ports work except the ethernet (and the keyboard). (Note: I know that it is possible to ...
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Customize netboot?
Question:
How can I customize netboot so it installs ssh & sshd + my (root) ssh public key ?
What I need to do is put one identical installation to 10 hardware server boxes.
Basically, it needs ...
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MAAS PXE Boot fail. IP-Config : no response
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 Server, with MAAS option. All the processes during and after installation end successfully. maas-import-pxe-files works and imports the precise images. But when I boot up ...
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Boot a DRBL Live via pxe
I'm running a FOG server and added many hacks to my pxe menu but now I want to add DRBL Live but it doesn't work
I tried that with this pxe configuration
LABEL fog.drbl
MENU PASSWD ...
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Is there a dnsmasq's “address=/” equvilent in isc-dhcp-server?
I previously had Ubuntu 12.04 x64 running dnsmasq & tftpd-hpa & nfs for PXE boot
I currently have Ubuntu 12.10 x64 running isc-dhcp-server & tftpd-hpa & nfs for PXE boot (from a clean ...
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netbooting customized Ubuntu 12.04.2 image doesnt work
I'm having the following problem:
I am trying to do a netboot from a ubuntu 12.04.2 amd64 iso image, that i have customized using ubuntu-builder. I want to have an image, that is specialized for my ...
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How to PXE boot a virtual machine from another virtual machine which are in same virtual network?
I am doing following tutorial:
SecurityTeam/TestingMAAS
But I cannot get out from 'Commissioning' state of my virtual MaaS nodes to 'Ready' state. Following image shows my current architecture:
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Diskless with Ubuntu 12.04
I'm trying to setup a new diskless solution with ubuntu 12.04 without any success. I followed this howto:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DisklessUbuntuHowto
But the initramfs seems not to be ...
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Booting from network
Is it possible to boot (without actually installing it) ubuntu and run Ubuntu desktop image via PXE like a Live CD? I don't want the session to actually preserve state. Each boot should be fresh and ...
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PXE boot ubuntu 12.04 Customization
Just configured my Ubuntu 12.04 server to play host to a diskless PXE/NFS system. Currently I'm deploying the Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop Live CD to all my clients (derived from the install CD). My question ...
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Password PXE Install
I tried to install Ubuntu server using PXE.
During the installation the system never ask me for a password or a login but at the end of the installation when the computer restart he asked me for a ...
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Failed to run preseeded command
I'am trying to install a node for MAAS using PXE boot.
Everything works fine until the end of the installation where I have this problem:
This error come just after grub installation
Have you an ...
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Doing an unattended PXE installation from a local NFS volume?
I'm trying to configure unattended Ubuntu Desktop (12.10) installations booting from PXE. I've got it working, but since I had to use the initrd.gz and kernel from the mini iso, it appears only to be ...
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PXE boot of Ubuntu Server 12.04 stops at Grub-PC config
I am attempting to do unattended installation of ubuntu from pxe server.
Everything seems to be working fine until it gets to "grub-pc" configuration that require confirmation that I want to continue ...
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Connection lost in virtual box
I've installed ubuntu 12.04.1 on a virtual machine using virtualbox and everything is working fine but I want to run pxe server on this machine to boot another client virtual machine via lan.
I read ...
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PXE Boot Broken after 12.04 Upgrade
I had a system booting over the network with PXE on 11.10. I upgrade to 12.04 and now the boot fails during startup with the following messsage:
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
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ubuntu cobbler server - importing distros
I setup and fully configured ubuntu-12.04-server machine with cobbler/dhcp running in about 10 minutes (compared to taking over an hour on centos 5.8). I discovered the cobbler import which appears to ...
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Pxe boot Ubuntu 12.04
I have set up a CentOS server with Cobbler in order to start pxe booting.
I took the ubuntu live cd and copied its contents to /distros/ubuntu12.04-desktop-32
I then ran the command:
cobbler distro ...
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PXE error after installing on Lenovo U410. How to solve it?
I changed the handler in BIOS from RAID to AHCI, and then installed Ubuntu 12.10 amd64 on 32 GB SSD.
I am getting an error every time when I boot:
PXE Device not found check the cable.
What ...
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How to enable lubuntu-12.10-alternate-amd64.iso to PXE network install the graphical desktop?
I have successfully used lubuntu-12.10-alternate-amd64.iso to PXE network install a server. But so far, I have not been able to get the desktop login installed regardless what I put in in the preseed ...
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How to preseed 12.10 desktop when the ubuntu-desktop package is missing?
I have been trying to use a preseed file to do PXE booting of a 12.10 desktop. Upon the first boot, I was greeted by a terminal with login prompt. Surprised, I checked the /var/log/installer/syslog ...
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A question about the cobbler-ubuntu-import bash script
I have been testing the latest cobbler for PXE booting Ubuntu 12.04.1-server-x86_64 and 12.10-server-x86_64 using a Scentific Linux 6.3 host to run the cobbler server. With the former, I got ...
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Casper set hostname via dhcp
I'm booting sucessfull via pxeboot a live ubuntu remix. I wan't to set the hostname via dhcp because I'm booting several instances of the same image. Right now I'm using a hookline in ...
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Boot custom precise live cd via ipxe
I configured isc-dhcp, ipxe and tftpboot so I can boot over network via PXE. It works the ubuntu netinstall image is booting nice with pxelinux.0.
I created a custom live cd with this tutorial ...
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How to PXE boot with the new Unified Image in 12.10?
How do I setup a "live CD" PXE boot with the new Ubuntu 12.10 with the Unified Image (since netinstall package does not exist)?
Or the instructions here
still work?
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Unable to install 12.10 with PXE
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 with PXE (Cobbler) and Kickstart from a local server.
At some point, the installation stops telling me it cannot upload a file from mirror.
The install log on the ...
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PXE Booting Ubuntu 12.10
Now that the alternate CD has been axed, how can I obtain the PXE boot files formerly found in netboot?
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Getting “Try Ubuntu” Option for Netboot Ubuntu
I've been working the past few days to create a server computer that will allow me to boot a Windows computer on its network into Ubuntu, but without damaging any of the files on the Windows client ...
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Cannot install on Toshiba Tecra A8 laptop
Trying to install Ubuntu from USB drive to refurbished, unformatted hard drive and got this message:
PXE - E61 media test failure, check cable
Any help? I am so non techie. Please help.
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LAN Boot Server
I have a old Toshiba laptop which do not support boot from USB. It's CD drive is not working, and I was trying this documentation on a different desktop to create as a server.
Toshiba is set to boot ...
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How do I disable unwanted iPXE boot attempt in Libvirt/qemu-kvm?
Somehow after upgrading to 12.04, my virtual machines always boot with an attempt to boot from the network first. See this:
while I don't have any PXE configuration set:
I've tried:
to disable ...
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Problem PXE booting
In relation to dist-upgrade of diskless ubuntu.
I have upgraded my diskless image to 12.04. I've updated the the default file in my tftpboot server, but whenever i boot the server, it comes with the ...
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unattended pxe installation?
Has anyone set up a server with pxe for distributing ubuntu installation over the network?
I'm also interested in if there is a simple way do do this in an unattended mode, like choosing language, ...
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Can casper use a squashfs in the initrd?
I've built a very large initrd containing a full squashfs from a desktop image, and used it to boot a machine over PXE. Unfortunately, casper cannot seem to locate the squashfs, since it's not ...
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PXE Linux kernel line for Preseed
I want to setup a Preseed for my Edubuntu 12.04 on my PXE Server, running PXE Linux
but I can't seem to figure out how to add the Preseed.
LABEL Install edUbutnu Junior 12.04 x86
MENU LABEL ...
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dist-upgrade of diskless ubuntu
I am currently PXE booting a bunch a machine, via the diskless function in ubuntu.
What is the best practice when upgrading the image from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS?
I've currently made a copy of the ...
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What do I use for the pxe boot file for MAAS nodes?
I'm setting up MAAS and some nodes using VMFusion on MacOSX. I have built the MAAS server and 3 nodes, however they are not commissioning.
My question is what do I use for the pxe boot file?
I'm ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu from the network without installing?
The scenario: At work I have to shred data on old PCs (not my main responsibility). What I do is I boot from the Live-CD, choose Try Ubuntu, open the terminal and sudo shred -v -n10 /dev/sda. This way ...
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Configuring the dnsmasq instance started by connection sharing in NetworkManager
I've got a laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 that is sharing its wifi connection to another machine through the eth0 interface using NetworkManager. This seems to be done by dnsmasq.
Now I need to set up ...
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How to PXE install my netbook? I have a desktop with a cdrom, but want to pxe install my netbook [closed]
I want to install Ubuntu 1204 on my netbook. (It does not have working USB Ports, but has a ethernet port).
How do I setup my desktop Ubuntu 1204 to host the Ubuntu installer to install it on my ...
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Ubuntu Network installation gives warning, tried with 2-3 images
I am trying to install Ubuntu using PXE Boot. I want to automate the whole process. But inbetween, it stucks at one point when it looks for ubuntu/main/oneiric/restricted/binary-i386/Packages file and ...
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How do I preseed Postfix's mailname?
I don't want postfix to ask for its mailname i just want it to use its fqdn name.
This is my preseed file
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PXE Boot Server stalling with “File not found” error
I'm trying to setup my Ubuntu 10.04 Server to allow PXE booting for the clients in my lab. I have configured the DHCP settings and everything, and I boot up my client, and it sits at a screen similar ...
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How can I update diskless installation 11.04 to 11.10
Bonjour messieurs,
we have installed on our Ubuntu server 64bit in directory /MNT the distribution of Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit as shared drive for PXE diskless computers in school.
Can we upgrade to ...
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Install ubuntu-desktop on ubuntu using ubuntu iso image
Ok so Im in a bit of a pickle here.
I have a 6 year old laptop which through the years lost a cd drive and doesnt have any options to boot using a usb stick.
I somehow managed to install ubuntu ...
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PXE server to boot ISO or other linux distro over network
How do i setup my ubuntu desktop to act as a pxe server to boot ISO's across the LAN. And is it possible to run linux distros like linux mint, moblin etc so that boot at client would be faster.
I ...
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How can I get a PXE install to ask for the hostname
I use a pxe install for a lab of machines, one problem I have is that the hostname is always set to 'ubuntu'. This is wrong, it should instead ask during the install what hostname should be used.
One ...
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How to prompt for input while doing preseed/late_command?
My preseed server install file executes a number of additional tasks with a bash script called with preseed/late_command. I wish to prompt for a password during this process to install LDAP ...
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Setting up on Ubuntu server for PXE Lan install for installing Windows
Computer has only Lan. How can i make on Ubuntu someking PXE server where ill put windows iso or windows cd in Ubuntu computer so that Comp With just Lan can install windows?
