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| First, you need to put all the files you want to burn to the CD into a folder. You can make it wherever you like, but for this howto, I'll assume that its in ~/filesToBurn | First, you need to put all the files you want to burn to the CD into a folder. You can make it wherever you like, but for this howto, I'll assume that its in ~/filesToBurn | ||
| - | Next, you need an isolinux.cfg file in the root of the folder. Here's a command to write a simple configuration; consult the SYSLINUX website if you want something more complex: | + | Next, you need an isolinux.cfg file in the root of the folder. Here's a command to write a simple configuration; consult the SYSLINUX documentation if you want something more complex: |
| <code>cat > ~/filesToBurn/isolinux.cfg << EOF | <code>cat > ~/filesToBurn/isolinux.cfg << EOF | ||
| default gpxe | default gpxe | ||
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| <code>genisoimage -o gPXEimage.iso -b isolinux.bin -no-emul-boot \ | <code>genisoimage -o gPXEimage.iso -b isolinux.bin -no-emul-boot \ | ||
| -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -J ~/filesToBurn/</code> | -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -J ~/filesToBurn/</code> | ||
| - | If that doesn't work, try substituting genisoimage for mkisofs | + | If that doesn't work, try substituting genisoimage for mkisofs. |
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| + | If you aren't planning on using the disk on a windows machine, feel free to use the "-r" flag rather than "-J" | ||
| You should now have an iso image gPXEimage.iso in the current directory, which you can write to a disk using your favourite CD-burning software. You should then be able to both boot gPXE and read files from the CD. | You should now have an iso image gPXEimage.iso in the current directory, which you can write to a disk using your favourite CD-burning software. You should then be able to both boot gPXE and read files from the CD. | ||
