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* keep pressing ctrl+b while booting | * keep pressing ctrl+b while booting | ||
* it will give you a shell: | * it will give you a shell: | ||
iPXE> | iPXE> | ||
* You will then need to type some commands to make it boot on the WiFi from the Internet. | * You will then need to type some commands to make it boot on the WiFi from the Internet. | ||
* Identify your ESSID | * Identify your ESSID | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 7 October 2012
iPXE is a tool for loading an operating system over a network. It is a fork of GPXE.
Like GPXE uses legacy BIOS callbacks, and it works well with SeaBIOS. See GPXE.
Building and Running in seaBIOS howto
Building
Booting
- keep pressing ctrl+b while booting
- it will give you a shell:
iPXE>
- You will then need to type some commands to make it boot on the WiFi from the Internet.
- Identify your ESSID
iwlist
- set the ESSID
config
- get an IP Address
dhcp
- test the official demo (requires a ps2 keyboard)
chain http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php