script for UEFI iPXE
Hello please do not throw tomatoes for my English for legacy BIOS, I made a USB stick with iPXE and corrected the menu, as a result, the need to configure DHCP server disappeared. The default was exit,...
View Articlehow do I display the serial and mac address on ipxe main menu?
I'd like to display the computer serial and mac address. This is because when we recieve new machines, typically 40 at a time, I use ipxe to boot and then enter these details into a new machine...
View ArticleiPXE won't boot on old Pentium
Hi, I'm trying to load iPXE on an old P233MMX but the boot process gets stuck after. Code: Loading ipxe.krn.......ready. No Ctrl-alt-del, I've to hard reset. I've tried : - the official iso (isolinux...
View ArticleWhat is the default iPXE script?
What are the default commands that are run when iPXE starts?
View ArticleCompiling Errors
I can't figure out why I'm getting compiling errors when I try to build: make bin-i386-efi/ncm–-ecm–-axge.usb I haven't changed any of the default config. I have even tried re-cloning ipxe from git....
View ArticleiSCSI read errors during iPXE boot
I've had iPXE and iSCSI environments in place for years now, but for the first time I'm attempting to do an iSCSI boot and the iPXE is having a problem with the conversation with the iSCSI target. The...
View Articleboot iPXE iso problems
Hello, I have problems to boot with iso ipxe file in virtual machines (I tried with vmware 15 and Virtual Box with the same results) I create the iso ipxe file from https://rom-o-matic.eu/ , with...
View Articlechainload old Intel
Hello, I have very old machine with intel nic Code: 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 [8086:1229] (rev 05) Subsystem: Compaq Computer...
View Articleboot command hangs
Hi, I'm running ipxe commit d5c88c0 (Tue Feb 19 2019) I have the following iPXE script: Code: #!ipxe kernel -n img http://<webserver>/fedora/28/x86_64/boot/vmlinuz...
View ArticleKernel parameters over HTTP in EFI
Hello, I am booting ipxe.efi over network and provide it this script: #!ipxe dhcp kernel http://xxx/boot/fdi-image/vmlinuz0 rootflags=loop root=live:/fdi.iso rootfstype=auto initrd...
View Articlecan't open '/conf/arch.conf'
try to load debian 9.5 from headless and it gave me this error: vmlinuz and initrd.img (renamed from initrd) was copied from debian 9.5 netboot. ``` Select an option and press ENTER to boot/install, or...
View ArticleHow to flash UEFI BIOS with iPXE?
Hello iPXE Forum! Can iPXE be configured to flash a UEFI BIOS over the network? My current process: 1. Format a USB drive as FAT32 and copy flash files to USB 2. Boot to UEFI Built in Shell 3. Execute...
View ArticleiPXE and calling PHP
I'd like to be able to run a php function to write the MAC and serial to a database. This is working, however when calling the php file ipxe exits and returns to the boot selection menu or boots the...
View Articleloading kernel with secure boot
Hello, I'm trying to build a iPXE efi file to boot a specific network image. I build my own efi file and included a sript pointing to the kernel and initrd on the network. If I try to load the kernel I...
View ArticleHTTPS support on WIMBOOT
Hi I could boot into WinPE environment with WIMBOOt on HTTP protocol But it will display "Could not start download:Operation not supported (http://ipxe.org/3c092083)" when I change to HTTS protocol...
View ArticlePossible bug in rtc_entropy.c
Hello, I have been working with iPXE for a special project and ran into issues with Hyper-V Gen-1 VMs. I read through the forum and saw the history behind this and noted that the code to detect a...
View ArticleiPXE boot Ubuntu 18.04 LUN
Hi Guys, iPXE noob starting out and I’m trying to use iPXE to boot an iSCSI LUN which contains an installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS O/S, the LUN appears to boot since it shows the Ubuntu Grub menu but then...
View Articlearm64 USB NIC Support
Hi, since we now have working UEFI on the Raspberry Pi, I thought that I might try using iPXE on it. The NIC that the Raspberry Pi is using (https://dox.ipxe.org/smsc95xx_8c.html#details) is supported...
View Articletrying to boot openbsd image
Hello, i try with ipxe(latest from git) to boot an openbsd6.4 image, from a Debian machine with tftpd and http server, the image, which usually i put on a usb pen drive and it boots successfull, but if...
View Articleboot using your example
Hi, I am newbie in iPXE, so I want to start from somewhere. I have read documentation ( which is quite not clear for me, btw) You mentioned your demo in many places, in example here:...
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