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Update network boot based on feedback

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Should be ready for merge to master after a final review.
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William Douglas
2015-12-14 22:35:17 +00:00
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@@ -296,24 +296,6 @@ Next create an empty :file:`/var/db/dhcp.leases` file and start the dhcpd servic
# touch /var/db/dhcp.leases
# systemctl start dhcp4.service
TFTP configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clear Linux uses ``dnsmasq`` to provide the tftpd service. It requires
the following entries exist in :file:`/etc/dnsmasq.conf`:
.. code-block:: console
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/srv/tftp/
The Linux kernel and initrd files can be downloaded from https://download.clearlinux.org/image/
(with a name clear-$version-pxe.tar.xz) as a compressed tar file containing two clearly-labeled
files that should be moved to the tftp root (``/srv/tftp/`` per the tftp server configuration),
as linux and initrd respectively. The bootloader :file:`grubx64.efi` and its configuration file
:file:`grub.cfg` should also be placed in the tftp root ``/srv/tftp/``.
Now start the tftp service with :command:`systemctl start dnsmasq.service`
GRUB configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -329,7 +311,7 @@ command:
mdraid1x minicmd multiboot multiboot2 normal part_apple part_msdos
part_gpt password_pbkdf2 png reboot search search_fs_uuid search_fs_file
search_label serial sleep syslinuxcfg test tftp usbserial_pl2303
usbserial_ftdi usbserial_usbdebugvideo xfs
usbserial_ftdi xfs
and it will be placed in your current directory.
@@ -375,3 +357,23 @@ following content:
}
Where the Linux kernel is named "linux" and the initrd "initrd".
TFTP configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clear Linux uses ``dnsmasq`` to provide the tftpd service. It requires
the following entries exist in :file:`/etc/dnsmasq.conf`:
.. code-block:: console
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/srv/tftp/
The Linux kernel and initrd files can be downloaded from https://download.clearlinux.org/current/
(with a name clear-$version-pxe.tar.xz) as a compressed tar file containing two clearly-labeled
files that should be moved to the tftp root (``/srv/tftp/`` per the tftp server configuration),
as linux and initrd respectively. The bootloader :file:`grubx64.efi` and its configuration file
:file:`grub.cfg` should also be placed in the tftp root ``/srv/tftp/``.
Now start the tftp service with :command:`systemctl start dnsmasq.service`