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For me it was not enough with the /usr/src/linux/Documentati<wbr />on/nfsroot<wbr />.txt file.<br />
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The whole situation is described better in the packages:<br />
netboot-nfs.tar.gz<br />
etherboot-3.1.tar.gz<br />
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There it is also described how you can boot a diskless dos-bucket.<br />
I tried it on my old 286.<br />

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For me it was not enough with the /usr/src/linux/Documentation/nfsroot.txt file.

The whole situation is described better in the packages:
netboot-nfs.tar.gz
etherboot-3.1.tar.gz

There it is also described how you can boot a diskless dos-bucket.
I tried it on my old 286.


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I need to boot a 386 into Linux using only a floppy. &nbsp;I have a Linux server running Slackware and kernel 2.0.33. &nbsp;I have support for RARP compiled into the server's kernel. &nbsp;Does someone out there have a step by step guide to doing this? &nbsp;I need details b/c I have never worked a lot with the kernel and booting, I have normally just used lilo.
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I need to boot a 386 into Linux using only a floppy.  I have a Linux server running Slackware and kernel 2.0.33.  I have support for RARP compiled into the server's kernel.  Does someone out there have a step by step guide to doing this?  I need details b/c I have never worked a lot with the kernel and booting, I have normally just used lilo.

Diskless Linux workstation

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.