tftpboot/scripts/README.md

Scripts

1. Description
2. Scripts list
   • Download Debian
   • Download Ubuntu
   • Make Debian Initrd with Firmware

Description

Set of scripts to download and generate necessary files to allow differents GNU/Linux distributions to boot through the network.

Scripts list

download_debian.sh

The script will :

• Store the files to /var/lib/tftpboot (default).
• Download Debian Linux kernel and initrd files for all Debian distributions (Stable : Jessie; Testing : Stretch; Unstable : Sid) and for i386 and amd64 architectures.
• Offer an example menu file to use with a TFTP server (default_path/installer/debian/menu.cfg.example).

download_ubuntu.sh

The script will :

• Store the files to /var/lib/tftpboot (default).
• Download Ubuntu Linux kernel and initrd files for the two lasts Ubuntu distributions (LTS-16.04 : xenial; 15.10 : wily) and for i386 and amd64 architectures.
• Make a symlink to access to the LTS (default_path/installer/ubuntu/lts) instead of it's codename.

make_debian_initrd_with_firmware.sh