I'm new to iPXE in general - How to get started with a Thinkpad T61?

[robinsmidsrod]

Well, you've got a lot of questions. Let me try to address at least some of them.

1. The information on networkboot.org is more generic and is supposed to help you understand a bit more about network booting in general.
2. There are some video tutorials linked from networkboot.org, but my own playlist on YouTube might help you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...PdsGU1npTJ
3. Only if you plan on using FOG. My personal preference for doing image-based installs/restores is Macrium Reflect (for Windows). There is a free version available.
4. You don't need a server-side scripting language for doing most of ipxe menu things (see http://ipxe.org/examples for links), but if you want to have some state changes that survive reboots then you might need to use it.
5. They are both websites made by iPXE community members. networkboot.org is maintained by myself.
6. You don't usually need a specific USB stick for this. You can do something called chainloading if your machine already has wired network support with PXE (which most have). See http://ipxe.org/howto/chainloading for details.

If you want to learn more, join us on IRC and hang out. Everything that happens is mentioned there first.