Mastodawn

So it turns out #FreeBSD via #PXE only uses #TFTP for the initial boot but expects `/boot/lua/loader.lua` to be loaded via #NFS, the root of which it expects to get via #DHCP but #dnsmasq won't supply this when in proxy mode.

Joy.

0x0 May 7

So neither .iso nor .img will boot #FreeBSD off of a USB thumbdrive or another, ventoy or raw.
The #ThinkCentre M73 freezes at installer boot screen.

#PXE it is. Weirdly #dnsmasq changes the boot file (#wireshark showed me it appends `.0`) in the proxy ACK, but not in the original offer. Whatever, `cp`.

But now it seems like the file size is erroneously transfered, and therefore the #TFTP transfer gleefully halts mid-file.

At least now it's stalled at a blinking cursor instead of freezing.

Sigh...

#homelab #selfhosting #bsd

N-gated Hacker News May 7

🎉 In the latest episode of "Things No One Asked For", our hero bravely attempts to boot #Linux #diskless using #ZFS, #iSCSI, and #PXE just to avoid messing with Windows. Because clearly, the only logical solution to not wanting to clutter your #gaming PC with toolchains is to summon the unholy trinity of ancient network boot protocols. 🥳 Honestly, why not just run Doom on your fridge while you're at it? 😂
https://aniket.foo/posts/20260505-netboot/ #HackerNews #ngated

Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI & PXE

Diskless Linux Boot

Syncopated Pandemonium

Hacker News May 7

Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI and PXE

https://aniket.foo/posts/20260505-netboot/

#HackerNews #DisklessLinux #ZFS #iSCSI #PXE #Boot #Technology

Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI & PXE

Diskless Linux Boot

Syncopated Pandemonium

Fuxle

🔜EF30 Apr 13

#PXE over #DSL wäre auch irgendwie eine Fancy Idee :3

DrScriptt Mar 22

I picked up an #EMC #Celerra / #VNX Control Station with drive and an EMC VNX 5500 without vault drives yesterday.

The control station seems to be fully functional. The drive is happy and has been imaged (to file and ZFS zvol for me to poke at).

One VNX storage processor is halting with a “DIMM 1” error on boot.

The good storage processor is currently recovering from some #FLARE OS / vault drives I had.

The guy I bought the goodies from has another VNX 5500 that he is going to pull a DIMM from and swap for the bad DIMM.

I think that I might be able to use the control station to recover the #DART OS for Data Movers (X-Blades) I have.

All the reading that I’ve done suggests that the Data Mover can net (#PXE) boot from the control station and do an OS install to boot / control LUNs.

TheTomas Feb 24

Wie viele #Admins braucht man zum Deployment von 150 Client-PCs an einem Vormittag? Viel zu viele! Dieser Beitrag thematisiert den Massenrollout mit #PXE und #FAI, viel Spaß beim Lesen!

https://blog.jakobs.systems/blog/20260224-fai-linux-rollout/

#Deployment #GitOps #Automatisieren #Linux #Debian #Operations #Prozess #Reifegrad