>I don't think I'm the first one on the quest for the holy grail, eh, I mean -
>a flexible booting s
ystem for your PC's.
>
>Anyway, has anyone set up a nice GRUB "menu.lst" file for a network booting
>(pxegrub) that allows
the users to select between:
>
> 1. Boot the installed operating system on the local hard disk
> 2. Jumpstart-install Solaris 10
> 3. Jumpstart-install Solaris Nevada
> 4. Kickstart-install Linux (Fedora Core 5)
> 5. Boot memtest86
> 6. Install Windows... (Yuk, I know .-)
>
>(with a default of the first one so that it'll by default boot from the hard
>disk (be it solaris,
linux or windows)
>
>Anyone got a snazzy file I could copy? I have a pxelinux-based setup that
>works for everything
>but the Solaris parts so I'm thinking of switching over to pxegrub since that
>one is much more fle
xible...
Here's a small example of what I use (offers 6 choices:
jumpstart (no windows)
jumpstart (X windows)
install (so you get the menu)
for both S11 and S10u1.
default=0
timeout=10
title Solaris_11 nvx (jumpstart)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_11/multiboot kernel/unix -k -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/nvx - nowin install
module /I86PC.Solaris_11/x86.miniroot
title Solaris_11 nvx (jumpstart - X windows)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_11/multiboot kernel/unix -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/nvx - install
module /I86PC.Solaris_11/x86.miniroot
title Solaris_11 nvx (choice)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_11/multiboot kernel/unix -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/nvx
module /I86PC.Solaris_11/x86.miniroot
title Solaris_10u1 (jumpstart)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10/multiboot kernel/unix -k -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/s10x - nowin install
module /I86PC.Solaris_10/x86.miniroot
title Solaris_10u1 (jumpstart - X windows)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10/multiboot kernel/unix -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/s10x - install
module /I86PC.Solaris_10/x86.miniroot
title Solaris_10u1 (choice)
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10/multiboot kernel/unix -B
install_media=192.168.123.1:/export/install/s10x
module /I86PC.Solaris_10/x86.miniroot
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