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| ===== Synopsis ===== | ===== Synopsis ===== | ||
| - | kernel [--name <name>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] | + | kernel [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] |
| or | or | ||
| - | imgselect [--name <name>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] | + | imgselect [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] |
| or | or | ||
| - | imgload [--name <name>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] | + | imgload [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri|image> [<arguments>...] |
| ===== Examples ===== | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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| === Download and boot a Linux kernel with an initrd === | === Download and boot a Linux kernel with an initrd === | ||
| - | kernel http://192.168.0.1/vmlinuz | + | kernel http://192.168.0.1/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img |
| initrd http://192.168.0.1/initrd.img | initrd http://192.168.0.1/initrd.img | ||
| boot | boot | ||
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| ===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
| - | Download and select an executable image from the specified URI. A name for the downloaded image can be specified using the ''%%--name%%'' option. Any remaining arguments will be passed directly to the image. | + | Download and select an executable image from the specified URI. A name for the downloaded image can be specified using the ''%%--name%%'' option. A download progress timeout can be specified (in milliseconds) using the ''%%--timeout%%'' option. Any remaining arguments will be passed directly to the image. |
| The image will become the selected image to be used as the default image for the [[:cmd:boot]] command. | The image will become the selected image to be used as the default image for the [[:cmd:boot]] command. | ||
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| ===== Backwards compatibility ===== | ===== Backwards compatibility ===== | ||
| - | In older versions of iPXE, you must use ''kernel'' when you want to download and select a new image from a URI, and you must use ''imgselect'' or ''imgload'' when you want to select an image that has already been downloaded. | + | In very old versions of iPXE, you must use ''kernel'' when you want to download and select a new image from a URI, and you must use ''imgselect'' or ''imgload'' when you want to select an image that has already been downloaded. |
