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| ===== Pre-built binaries ===== | ===== Pre-built binaries ===== | ||
| - | You can download a prebuilt binary version of iPXE as an ISO image from [[http://boot.ipxe.org/ipxe.iso]]. This image allows you to experiment with iPXE for the first time. To use iPXE fully, you will need to build an appropriate image from source. | + | You can download a prebuilt binary version of iPXE as an ISO image from [[https://boot.ipxe.org/ipxe.iso]]. This image allows you to experiment with iPXE for the first time. To use iPXE fully, you will need to build an appropriate image from source. |
| ===== Source code ===== | ===== Source code ===== | ||
| - | The iPXE source code is maintained in a git repository at [[http://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git]]. You can check out a copy of the code using: | + | The iPXE source code is maintained in a git repository at [[https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe]]. You can check out a copy of the code using: |
| - | git clone git://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git | + | git clone https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe.git |
| and build it using: | and build it using: | ||
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| You will need to have at least the following packages installed in order to build iPXE: | You will need to have at least the following packages installed in order to build iPXE: | ||
| - | * gcc (version 3 or later) | + | * gcc |
| - | * binutils (version 2.18 or later) | + | * binutils |
| * make | * make | ||
| * perl | * perl | ||
| - | * syslinux (for isolinux, only needed for building .iso images) | ||
| * liblzma or xz header files | * liblzma or xz header files | ||
| + | * mtools | ||
| + | * mkisofs or genisoimage or xorrisofs (needed only for building .iso images) | ||
| + | * syslinux (for isolinux, needed only for building .iso images) | ||
| ===== Choosing what to build ===== | ===== Choosing what to build ===== | ||
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| ==== Chainloading from an existing PXE ROM ==== | ==== Chainloading from an existing PXE ROM ==== | ||
| - | {{ :clipart:chain.jpeg?200x96|A chain}} | + | {{ :clipart:chain.jpeg?200x120|A chain}} |
| You can chainload iPXE from an existing PXE ROM. This is useful if you have a large number of machines that you want to be able to boot using iPXE, but you do not want to reflash the network card on each individual machine. | You can chainload iPXE from an existing PXE ROM. This is useful if you have a large number of machines that you want to be able to boot using iPXE, but you do not want to reflash the network card on each individual machine. | ||
