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| As stated [[removable | here]] you can place gPXE on a USB drive, unfortunately, the standard procedure will render your USB device unusable for any other purpose. The intention of this guide is to walk you through the process of deploying gPXE to a USB device and be able to still use it as storage media. | As stated [[removable | here]] you can place gPXE on a USB drive, unfortunately, the standard procedure will render your USB device unusable for any other purpose. The intention of this guide is to walk you through the process of deploying gPXE to a USB device and be able to still use it as storage media. | ||
| - | **Note:** ''This guide is a walkthroug for Mac OS X 10.5, also it uses BKO instead of gPXE, still I believe the process would be similar in Linux and/or for gPXE.'' | + | **Note:** ''This guide is a walkthrough for Mac OS X 10.5, also it uses BKO instead of gPXE, still I believe the process would be similar in Linux and/or for gPXE.'' |
| **__Important:__** Backup the data on your USB drive, as you **WILL** lose it in this process. | **__Important:__** Backup the data on your USB drive, as you **WILL** lose it in this process. | ||
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| If you're deploying a generic gPXE, just follow the instructions under [[removable|Using removable media]] | If you're deploying a generic gPXE, just follow the instructions under [[removable|Using removable media]] | ||
| ==== 4. Recovering your storage space ==== | ==== 4. Recovering your storage space ==== | ||
| - | At the moment, your BKO/gPXE should be up and ready, feel free to try it out. Nevertheless you will find that you're using your whole USB drive for a tool that uses barely 2MB of espace. We will be redefining the partition table so we can use the remaining espace. | + | At the moment, your BKO/gPXE should be up and ready, feel free to try it out. Nevertheless you will find that you're using your whole USB drive for a tool that uses barely 2MB of space. We will be redefining the partition table so we can use the remaining space. |
| There is a screenshot of this process below. | There is a screenshot of this process below. | ||
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| - Issue the print command to get a preview of the partition table. | - Issue the print command to get a preview of the partition table. | ||
| * <code>fdisk: 1> print</code> | * <code>fdisk: 1> print</code> | ||
| - | * BKO is installed on the forth partition, note the size of the partition, for you will need that number afterwards. | + | * BKO is installed on the forth partition, note the size of the partition for you will need that number in the next step. |
| - Edit the first partition to be able to use it for storage. | - Edit the first partition to be able to use it for storage. | ||
| * <code>fdisk: 1> edit 1</code> | * <code>fdisk: 1> edit 1</code> | ||
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| ==== 5. Give format to your new partition ==== | ==== 5. Give format to your new partition ==== | ||
| - | Now you will have your BKO/gPXE working and a separate partition for your storage, but Leopard still won't recognize the new partition, you need to give format to it. | + | Now you will have your BKO/gPXE working and a separate partition for your storage, but Leopard still won't recognize the new partition, you need to format it. |
| - Launch Disk Utility. | - Launch Disk Utility. | ||
| - Select disk1s1 under the USB device on the left menu. | - Select disk1s1 under the USB device on the left menu. | ||
