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README.md: add how-to get PXE files from .deb

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## Overview
All needed files to set up a PXE servers.
All needed files to set up a PXE server.
## Description
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* reboot.c32
* vesamenu.c32
To get those files from the packages of APT repositories :
``` sh
mkdir -p temp_pxe_files
cd temp_pxe_files
aptitude download pxelinux syslinux-common
ar p pxelinux*.deb data.tar.xz | tar xJ -C . --strip-components=4 ./usr/lib/PXELINUX/{g,}pxelinux.0
ar p syslinux-common*.deb data.tar.xz | tar xJ -C . --strip-components=6 ./usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/{chain,menu,reboot,vesamenu}.c32
```
The MD5 checksum can mismatch between the files from this repo and those from Debian's packages.
### Configuration files
Contains the files which defines the PXE menu. The [first one][main menu.cfg] will :
* Call all others menu.cfg from subdirectories (debian/, clonezilla/,…) as an entry.
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* [Wheezy preseed file][preseed wheezy] to download the postinstall script from your TFTPD server (**in-target /usr/bin/tftp SRV.IP.AD.DR**)
## TODO
* Add a tiny preseed file that could be load for a manual install.
* Add a tiny preseed file that could be loaded for a manual install.
* Download the latecommand archive from this repository instead of the TFTPD server ?