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4
Modify the conguration of xinetd located under /etc/xinetd.d to make sure
that the TFTP server is started on boot:
4a
If it does not exist, create a le called tftp under this directory with touch
tftp. Then run chmod 755 tftp.
4b
Open the le tftp and add the following lines:
service tftp
{
socket_type = dgram
protocol = udp
wait = yes
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -s /srv/tftpboot
disable = no
}
4c
Save the le and restart xinetd with rcxinetd restart.
2.3.3 Using PXE Boot
Some technical background information as well as PXE's complete specications are
available in the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) Specication (http://www
.pix.net/software/pxeboot/archive/pxespec.pdf).
1
Change to the directory boot/<architecture>/loader of your installation
repository and copy the linux, initrd, message, biostest, and memtest
les to the /srv/tftpboot directory by entering the following:
cp -a linux initrd message biostest memtest /srv/tftpboot
2
Install the syslinux package directly from your installation DVDs with YaST.
3
Copy the /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 le to the /srv/tftpboot
directory by entering the following:
cp -a /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /srv/tftpboot
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