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| blog:netboot_linux [2018/11/28 08:59] – [Ubuntu] john | blog:netboot_linux [2018/11/28 09:01] (current) – [Linux Mint] john | ||
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| === Mint 18.x === | === Mint 18.x === | ||
| - | * KERNEL - Path to vmlinuz kernel image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ | + | * **KERNEL** - Path to vmlinuz kernel image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ |
| - | * initrd - Path to initrd.lz root filesystem image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ | + | * **initrd** - Path to initrd.lz root filesystem image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ |
| - | * nfsroot - NFS path to the extracted Mint 18.x iso image | + | * **nfsroot** - NFS path to the extracted Mint 18.x iso image |
| - | * root - Instruct the installer to mount the root filesystem over NFS | + | * **root** - Instruct the installer to mount the root filesystem over NFS |
| - | * boot - Use the ' | + | * **boot** - Use the ' |
| === Mint 19.x === | === Mint 19.x === | ||
| - | * KERNEL - Path to vmlinuz kernel image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ | + | * **KERNEL** - Path to vmlinuz kernel image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ |
| - | * initrd - Path to initrd.lz root filesystem image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ | + | * **initrd** - Path to initrd.lz root filesystem image, as found at [root_of_mint_iso]/ |
| - | * nfsroot - NFS path to the extracted Mint 19.x iso image | + | * **nfsroot** - NFS path to the extracted Mint 19.x iso image |
| - | * boot - Use the ' | + | * **boot** - Use the ' |
| - | * netboot - Instruct the installer to mount the root filesystem over NFS (this is a change from 18.x) | + | * **netboot** - Instruct the installer to mount the root filesystem over NFS (this is a change from 18.x) |
| - | * toram - Unpack the root filesystem to RAM; do not try to mount NFS read/ | + | * **toram** - Unpack the root filesystem to RAM; do not try to mount NFS read/ |
| - | * systemd.* - A heap of directives that stop systemd from trying to bring up several filesystems in read/write mode | + | * **systemd.*** - A heap of directives that stop systemd from trying to bring up several filesystems in read/write mode |
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| APPEND pxelinux.cfg/ | APPEND pxelinux.cfg/ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| + | Both the **linux** kernel image and the **initrd.gz** ramdisk filesystem come from the Ubuntu network install CD iso. Other than that, the only options I've used are keyboard layout. Everything else simply works and installs over the network (hence you need a working internet connection). | ||