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| Etherboot |
| Component programs | mkQNXnbi,atftp,Wake-On-LAN,tftp,ppmtoansi,mkffwnb,tftp-hpa + |
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| Computer languages | C,Perl,x86 assembly + |
| Documentation note | User manual available from http://etherboo … User manual available from http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/doc/html/userman/t1.html; User tutorial available from http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/doc/html/diskless/t1.html; Developers manual available in HTML format from http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/doc/html/devman/t1.html ot.sourceforge.net/doc/html/devman/t1.html |
| Full description | Etherboot is a free software package for m … Etherboot is a free software package for making boot ROMS for booting Linux and other operating systems on x86 PCs over a network using Internet Protocols, i.e. bootp/DHCP and tftp. Etherboot is normally used for for booting PCs diskless, which is particularly usefule with clusters, routers, remote servers, and machines working in environments that are unfriendly to disks. Etherboot usually boots computers faster than from a disk because there are no delays in spinning up disks, etc. It can work with RAM disks, NFS filesystems, or even local disks. Compared to booting from solid-state devices, it has the advantage of centralising maintainance. The tradeoff is dependence on a server, but this can be partly alleviated by having redundant servers. See the home page for a complete list of hardware and configuration needed to run Etherboot. and configuration needed to run Etherboot. |
| Homepage URL | http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | boot disk + , start + , boot up + , etherboot + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 17 November 2004 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 26 April 2001 + |
| Name | etherboot + |
| Prerequisite description | binutils + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to build + |
| Real name | Ken Yap + , Georg Baum + , Klaus Espenlaub + , Marty Connor + |
| Related projects | LTSP + |
| Resource URL | http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=4233 + , mailto:etherboot-developers@users.sourceforge.net + , mailto:etherboot-users@users.sourceforge.net + , http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=4233 + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Support + , Bug Tracking + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + , Homepage + |
| Revisionid | 1,578 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 12:54:44 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Makes boot ROMS + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | system-administration + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 5.2.6 stable released 2004-11-17 |
| Version date | 17 November 2004 + |
| Version download | http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/etherboot/etherboot-5.2.6.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 5.2.6 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:05:35 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | ken_yap@users.sourceforge.net + , gbaum@users.sourceforge.net + , espenlaub@users.sourceforge.net + , marty_connor@users.sourceforge.net + |
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