Re: snapshots are broken

[Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:In article <200311011829.hA1ITO68074757@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
:Matthew Dillon  <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:>    PXE == netboot, yes.
:
:But note that it requires supporting network hardware and (usually) a video
:console to configure on/off.
:
:		Cheers,
:
:		Mark.

    PXE only requires a PXE-capable BIOS.  PXE will load the pxe boot code
    via TFTP and the boot code will use PXE BIOS calls to load additional
    modules (e.g. the 'kernel') via TFTP.

    It is possible to completely automate the operation, since you ultimately
    have control over both the first stage boot code that PXE loads and the
    kernel that it loads after that (which could be a second-stage boot or
    a real kernel or whatever).

    But, of course, it's definitely a major advantage to have a video 
    console for experimentation :-)

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>