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'''mboot.c32''' is a comboot module for Syslinux that loads images using the Multiboot protocol. A really good use case for this is booting Xen, or any other hypervisor based virtualization pieces that also require an initrd/initramfs. If your Xen boot doesn't require an initrd then, then it is possible to utilize the existing kernel/append method. | '''mboot.c32''' is a comboot module for Syslinux that loads images using the Multiboot protocol. A really good use case for this is booting Xen, or any other hypervisor based virtualization pieces that also require an initrd/initramfs. If your Xen boot doesn't require an initrd then, then it is possible to utilize the existing kernel/append method. | ||
| + | Another use case for '''mboot.c32''' is to boot '''FreeBSD'''. | ||
= Requirements = | = Requirements = | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 17 April 2009
Contents
About
mboot.c32 is a comboot module for Syslinux that loads images using the Multiboot protocol. A really good use case for this is booting Xen, or any other hypervisor based virtualization pieces that also require an initrd/initramfs. If your Xen boot doesn't require an initrd then, then it is possible to utilize the existing kernel/append method. Another use case for mboot.c32 is to boot FreeBSD.
Requirements
- working Syslinux environment
- mboot.c32
Syntax
mboot.c32 stage1 stage1_args --- stage2 stage2_args --- stage3 stage3_args [ --- stageX stageX_args ]
The use of --- is required!
Example
Here is an example pxelinux.cfg file for booting Xen
LABEL xen KERNEL mboot.c32 APPEND xen-3.2.gz dom0_mem=262144 --- vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-xen-686 console=tty0 root=/dev/md1 ro --- initrd.img-2.6.16-2-xen-686
Here is an example pxelinux.cfg file for booting Xen over HTTP, when using gpxelinux.0 (needs testing)
LABEL xen KERNEL http://fs.local/pxe/mboot.c32 APPEND http://fs.local/pxe/xen-3.2.gz dom0_mem=262144 --- http://fs.local/pxe/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-xen-686 console=tty0 \ root=/dev/md1 ro --- http://fs.local/pxe/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-xen-686
