Re: Option 66 tftp-server-name qemu debian-installer
On 2019-09-27, john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to use option 66 (tftp-server-name) as explain at (1) with
> the Debian installer in combination with Qemu.
>
> As I understand it, the following Qemu command should be used:
>
> boot -n -net user,tftp=<PATH>,tftp-server-name=qemutftp,bootfile=pxelinux.0
I know nothing about option 66; I did notice that in the man page it's
-boot n -net
not
-boot -n net.
Whether this solves everything, nothing, or somewhere in-between, I
really couldn't say.
> In the cfg file I would have something like:
>
> "append ... url=tftp://qemutftp/preseed.cfg ..."
>
> The Debian installer gives me an error that the preseed file can't be
> downloaded.
>
>
> What am I missing?
>
>
> 1) https://www.mankier.com/1/qemu
>
> --
> John Doe
>
>
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