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Boot ISO or img from http - mikygee - 2019-07-11 12:52
Hello,
I have files provided by a vendor that are to be burnt on a cd or used for a usb key
distrib.iso
usbfatboot.img
The underlying software is a package Freebsd
I'm able to get the menu from ipxe and be able to HTTP GET the files, so no technical problems here
But I don't understand what to use
:5.0.4.P5a
initrd http://100.64.1.100/distrib.P5a.iso
chain http://100.64.1.100/distrib.P5a.iso ||
:6.0.2.P1a
initrd http://100.64.1.100/usbfatboot-amd64-6.0.2.P1a.img
chain http://100.64.1.100/usbfatboot-amd64-6.0.2.P1a.img ||
:6.0.2.P5b
imgfetch http://100.64.1.100/usbfatboot-amd64-6.0.2.P5b.img
boot memdisk iso raw ||
goto MENU
For the ISO I get the message
Could not boot: Exec format error (http://ipxe.org/2e008001)
I read that page
For the first img I have the same message
For the second img I have memdisk no such file or directory
At boot ipxe displays DNS HTTP iSCSI TFTP AoE ELF MBOOT PXE bzImage Menu PXEXT
I downloaded undionly.kpxe
Does anybody has any hint on how to make something to work
RE: Boot ISO or img from http - NiKiZe - 2019-07-13 14:53
Probably neighter, did you read the FAQ about memdisk?
You can not "boot" an ISO as a binary, which is what you do when you use chain ...iso