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--- blog:netboot [2018/11/08 21:21] – created john
+++ blog:netboot [2018/11/28 09:02] (current) – [pxelinux] john
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   * **/export/tftp/syslinux/menu.c32** - binary file from syslinux; code to generate the menu itself
   * **/export/tftp/syslinux/mboot.c32** - binary file from syslinux; code to boot certain operating system bootloaders
+I then have the following in the **default** menu file:
+<code>
+default syslinux/menu.c32
+prompt 0
+MENU TITLE Installer Menu
+menu separator
+LABEL LinuxMint
+MENU LABEL Linux - Mint Menu
+KERNEL menu.c32
+APPEND pxelinux.cfg/linux-mint
+LABEL LinuxUbuntu
+MENU LABEL Linux - Ubuntu Menu
+KERNEL menu.c32
+APPEND pxelinux.cfg/linux-ubuntu
+LABEL NetBSD
+MENU LABEL Unix - NetBSD Menu
+KERNEL menu.c32
+APPEND pxelinux.cfg/netbsd
+LABEL DOS
+MENU LABEL MS-DOS/Windows Menu
+KERNEL menu.c32
+APPEND pxelinux.cfg/dos
+</code>
+This serves as my root menu, with operating system flavours branching off. For example, the Linux - Ubuntu menu would then serve to actually boot and install Ubuntu, selecting MS-DOS/Windows would launch a DOS boot floppy, etc.
+----
+Currently I have the following entries:
+  * [[blog:netboot_linux|Linux - Mint]] - Boots to a live Mint Linux installer (Mint 18 and 19)
+  * [[blog:netboot_linux|Linux - Ubuntu]] - Boots to a text mode Ubuntu 16 or 18LTS installer
+  * [[blog:netboot_netbsd|Unix - NetBSD]] - Boots to a NetBSD 7 or 8 installer
+  * [[blog:netboot_solaris|Unix - Solaris]] - Not using dnsmasq, but similar support for network booting a Solaris/Sparc machine
+  * [[blog:netboot_dos|MS-DOS/Windows]] - Boots either a DOS 6 or Win98SE boot floppy image