2006/1/26, Skunk Worx <skunkworx@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > is it possible to pxeboot a running windows xp image (not an > installation image) with pxeboot and linux/fedora? > > i've been trying to start by serving a windows boot floppy through tftp > and following the PXELINUX howtos but i always get a "System Disk Error" > rather than "A:\" (which I do get booting the floppy in the drive on the > target client rather than using pxe). > > i ran across this project : > > http://www.haifa.il.ibm.com/projects/storage/iboot/ > > ...which uses something like iScsi and an array of disk images to do > something kind of interesting, actually boots running clients and allows > them to modify the image over the network. > > anyway most of the howto's for pxeboot/pxelinux seem to address only > remote installations of windows products...i need to boot actual running > clients...with full windows XP, if possible. > > TIA, > SW > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > i am pretty sure that cant work (i have not much clue about windows though). try putting a windows xp installed hd from one pc to another... chances are big that it doesent work properly... if not even that works... how would a network boot work? just some thoughts... regards, rudolf kastl
