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Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 22 Apr 2015, 07:04
by fanthom
here you can read about PXE setup:
http://porteus-kiosk.org/pxe-server.html
regarding fail:
you may run 'modprobe e100' or 'modprobe r8169' and check if eth0 shows up once you run 'ifconfig' command. if yes then please run 'udhcpcd &' and check if you obtain IP address.
would be great if you could record a video showing the PXE boot process as some info are displayed on the screen.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 10:36
by chkchaitu
Hi, I too am having similar problem while trying to boot from PXE.
please find the error message that I get
I actually tried with multiple branded systems like acer, lenovo and hp, same error.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 13:51
by fanthom
@chkchaitu
'http_server=' cheatcode cant be empty.
please refer to documentation.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 28 Apr 2015, 05:59
by chkchaitu
Thank you for the reply. I have followed the document and modified the default file as below. let me know if I need to modify anything or missed something
timeout 0 prompt 0 default pxe label pxe kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.xz,pxelinux.cfg/initrdpxe.xz quiet http_server=192.168.1.11
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 28 Apr 2015, 08:21
by fanthom
@chkchaitu
you are still short of the port part. if your http server listens on port 80 then proper cheatcode syntax will be:
anyway - i have updated the ISO to accept also an IP without port:
so you have two options:
a) download 3.3.0 image once again
b) add port variable to your http_server= cheatcode (easier)
@Egor4eva
just realized that you are missing the http_server= cheatcode in your config. please add it and all will be good.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 29 Apr 2015, 04:38
by chkchaitu
Hi Thank you so much.
I have added port 80 to http_server cheatcode but still same problem.
I have download the new iso from
http://porteus-kiosk.org/download.html and used it as well. still same issue. http_server cheatcode is always blank no idea why.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 29 Apr 2015, 05:33
by chkchaitu
Ah Finally found what the issue is. I was editing the default file in Windows Notepad so while saving it was appending windows end of line character. Now I edited it in notepad++ and now I do not get that error anymore. Looks like it is to do with how windows and linux handles end of line characters.
Now I get http error. working on it will update with my findings.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 29 Apr 2015, 05:55
by chkchaitu
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 29 Apr 2015, 06:23
by chkchaitu
I think it is to do with mime settings in webserver.
finally I have added * as the file extension in IIS mime settings and voila Porteus-Kiosk booted like magic.
Now have to work on customizing Firefox, so that ctrl+i, ctrl+-, ctrl++, backspace etc would not work.
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 29 Apr 2015, 07:53
by fanthom
great - thanks for sharing
Re: PXE Boot error
Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 20:15
by chkchaitu
Hi, any idea what is working mime setting in Apache to PXE boot Porteus Kiosk. Currently I run Apache and IIS on same server with different ports. Apache for web application and IIS to load Porteus Kiosk and load the web application as homepage in full screen mode.