pxe boot ubuntu 20.04.4 using iso

[robertkwild]

hi all,

trying to get the iso to boot from the ram disk on the client pc but im struggling

im trying this method as ubuntu now uses cloud init instead of the old legacy debian installer

reading this

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/netbooting-the-live-server-installer/14510

but theres no link to

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.0

so i thought focal would have one but they dont, i just see there legacy images ie debian images

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/

any help in this would be greatly appreciated

thanks,
rob

[george1421]

@robertkwild There is someone else working on the same problem in this thread: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/16109/pxe-booting-ubuntu-desktop-21-10

The OP of that thread’s last post looks very similar to my debian 10.7 post here: https://forums.fogproject.org/post/140720

I have to admit that I haven’t had time to figure out ubuntu netbooting since they moved away from DBI

[robertkwild]

@george1421 thanks george, this is a post i posted on another board about just installing bloody ubuntu with no internet!!!

issue solved, just disabled the NIC on the vm and then it installed no problem

once it installed i enabled the NIC and in netplan i gave it a static ip

this was the problem where it was getting the error

it got stuck or gave me error after curtin

tbh i dont like this new ubuntu aproach ie cloud-init, not impressed

[george1421]

@robertkwild All I can say is same, I walked away from Centos, disliked the direction Ubuntu was taking so I picked Debian and have been happy since (Its like ubuntu without the BS since its based on debian anyway).

[robertkwild]

@george1421 is debian free to use

[george1421]

@robertkwild said in pxe boot ubuntu 20.04.4 using iso:

is debian free to use

Free as beer

[robertkwild]

@george1421 cool, im going to download this one

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso

will this require internet to install as i dont want that, i think it doesnt as its the cdrom min install version?

[robertkwild]

@george1421 i downloaded the dvd iso instead and followed your awesome guide into how to pxe boot into debian 11.2 and it works!!!

im going to create another menu with a kickstart option like i did with my normal centos 7 2009 one with a normal boot and one with a kickstart file

thanks George again, you rock

[george1421]

@robertkwild I can’t say about v11. I use 10.7 at the moment and install from DVD (kind of). It does prompt you to sync with an internet repository but will just use the DVD if you say no to the internet. Understand that your install will be out of date on patches but Debian will run just fine.