# pxe

* [DHCP Options](#dhcp-options)
  * [Next Server](#next-server)
* [iso to USB](#iso-to-usb)
* [UEFI Editor](#uefi-editor)
  * [efibootmgr - Linux](#efibootmgr---linux)
  * [Windows GUI](#windows-gui)
* [iPXE](#ipxe)
* [iVentoy](#iventoy)
* [netboot.xyz](#netbootxyz)
  * [USB/ISO/GRUB/TFTP](#usbisogrubtftp)
  * [iPXE](#ipxe)
  * [Self Hosting](#self-hosting)
* [Windows](#windows)
  * [Remote install ISO](#remote-install-iso)
  * [Server - Windows](#server---windows)
* [Mikrotik](#mikrotik)
  * [Mikrotik + Windows](#mikrotik--windows)
* [Diskless](#diskless)
  * [Hive OS - Ubuntu](#hive-os---ubuntu)
  * [NetBSD](#netbsd)
  * [Windows](#windows)

<https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dominikheinz/2011/03/18/dhcp-pxe-basics/>

<https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Configuration-Manager-Blog/You-want-to-PXE-Boot-Don-t-use-DHCP-Options/ba-p/275562>

## DHCP Options

<http://www.iana.org/assignments/bootp-dhcp-parameters/bootp-dhcp-parameters.xhtml>

<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2132>

```
66: TFTP server name
67: Bootfile name
```

### Next Server

<https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-dhc-nextserver-02.txt>

## .iso to USB

* [ventoy](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases): copy .iso to flash drive directly
* [rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/): `WTG<v2.3` | `win7<=v3.22`
* [Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher): Windows images are not bootable without extra treatment
* Luobotou: <https://github.com/nkc3g4/wtg-assistant> : support 16G flash drive

## UEFI Editor

### efibootmgr - Linux

<https://github.com/rhboot/efibootmgr>

efibootmgr -v # Listing boot entries wget -P /boot/efi/EFI/arch <https://url\\_of\\_ipxe-arch.efi> # <https://archlinux.org/releng/netboot/> efibootmgr --create --disk /dev/sde --loader /EFI/arch/ipxe-arch.\_\_\_.efi --label "Arch Linux Netboot" --unicode # -p if ESP not 1st partition efibootmgr --bootorder

Boot0006\* debian HD(1,GPT,fcdf5171-643b-4f6d-8599-e2682b07e1bf,0x800,0x1e5000)/File(\EFI\debian\shimx64.efi) Boot000C\* BootSandisk PcieRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1f,0x2)/Sata(0,0,0)/HD(1,GPT,f4e334a7-3313-43b5-a074-e26d3374c63c,0x800,0x100000)/File(\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI)

### Windows GUI

under `Tools` menu: <https://www.diskgenius.com/editions.php>

## iPXE

<https://ipxe.org/cmd/chain>

Download and boot the iPXE demonstration image chain <http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php>

## iVentoy

<https://www.iventoy.com/en/doc\\_ext\\_dhcp.html>

* External : same LAN/VLAN | bootfile: iventoy\_loader\_16000
* ExternalNet : different LANs/VLANs

Docker: <https://hub.docker.com/r/thedrobe/iventoy-docker>

## netboot.xyz

<https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz>

OS list: <https://netboot.xyz/docs/faq/#what-operating-systems-are-currently-available-on-netbootxyz>

<https://netboot.xyz/downloads/> | Raspberry Pi 4 / ARM64 / i686, x86\_64, or aarch64

USB/ISO/iPXE/GRUB/QEMU/TFTP/VMWare: <https://netboot.xyz/docs/category/booting-methods>

WinPE: <https://netboot.xyz/docs/kb/pxe/windows/>

### USB/ISO/GRUB/TFTP

Combined Legacy and UEFI iPXE Bootloaders

```
https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.iso # GRUB/QEMU/VMware/etc
https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.img # creation of USB Keys
https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.kpxe  # for TFTP or iPXE PCBIOS DHCP
```

### iPXE

```
chain --autofree http://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.lkrn # Legacy (PCBIOS)/non-UEFI
chain --autofree http://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.efi # uses built-in iPXE NIC drivers
```

### Self Hosting

<https://netboot.xyz/docs/docker\\>
<https://netboot.xyz/docs/selfhosting>

## Windows

customize and modify wim files: <http://hello.wimbuilder.world>

```
# check build version： WinNTSetup or dism
dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:e:\sources\install.wim /index:2
```

### Remote install ISO

支持安装网络上的微软原版iso （win7/8/10/x64/x86): <https://github.com/zwj4031/netgrubfm/\\>
支持启动WIM、ISO、IMG、RAMOS、ISCSI的网启模板(BIOS/UEFI): <https://github.com/zwj4031/ipxefm>

### Server - Windows

<http://tftpd32.jounin.net/tftpd32\\_download.html>

## Mikrotik

```
add code=66 name=next-server value="'192.168.88.248'"
add code=67 name=boot-file value="'CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1810.iso'"
```

### Mikrotik + Windows

<https://gist.github.com/PatrickLang/d891d4ed4bdf1d23ec584c44df7b0478>

## Diskless

### Hive OS - Ubuntu

<https://hiveon.com/forum/t/hive-os-diskless-pxe/12319>

```
PXE Server: Debian + 2 Gb of RAM + 4 Gb of free disk
Diskless rig | BIOS with PXE (netboot, etc) option
    4Gb+ of system RAM for AMD GPU RX 4xx/5xx
    8Gb+ of system RAM for Nvidia cards (unsupported for now)
```

<https://github.com/minershive/hiveos-pxe-diskless>

```
./pxe-setup.sh && cd path_to_pxeserver && ./deploy_pxe # show_help() | ubuntu18 --build
```

### NetBSD

<http://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/>

### Windows

? <https://linbit.com/blog/booting-diskless-windows-clients-via-windrbd/>


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