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Swmmrman
January 7th, 2008, 05:17 AM
I want to boot a machine off of my main box. I dont want to do a full install just want it to boot from this comp. Is this possible under ubuntu. Or impossible.

If its possible what will i need to get this working.

amo-ej1
January 7th, 2008, 05:44 AM
Yes it is possible using dhcp/pxe/tftp you can load a kernel and a ramdisk and boot your system this way.
But what exactly do you want to do ?

Swmmrman
January 7th, 2008, 06:41 AM
I want to be able to boot ubuntu without having to use a physical hard drive in the machine