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--- embed [2011/12/02 21:42]
mcb30
+++ embed [2013/05/15 20:50]
mcb30
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     title iPXE
-    kernel (hd0,0)/ipxe.lkrn dhcp \&\& chain http://bootserver/boot.php
+    kernel (hd0,0)/ipxe.lkrn dhcp && chain http://bootserver/boot.php
 This uses a standard version of the iPXE binary ''ipxe.lkrn''.  You can change the embedded script simply by editing the GRUB configuration file, with no need to rebuild the iPXE binary.
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 This method works only with iPXE binary formats that support a command line, such as ''.lkrn''.
-Note that you may need to escape some special characters (such as the "''\&\&''" in the above example) to allow them to be passed through to iPXE.
+Note that you may need to escape some special characters to allow them to be passed through to iPXE.
 {{ :clipart:disk.jpeg?240x186|A disk}}
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 ===== The "Press Ctrl-B" prompt =====
-When you embed a script, you will no longer see the "Press Ctrl-B for the iPXE command line" prompt at startup or if booting fails.
+When you embed a script, you will no longer see the "Press Ctrl-B for the iPXE command line" prompt at startup or if booting fails.((If you are using an iPXE ROM, then you will still see the initial "Press Ctrl-B to configure iPXE" prompt that appears during the power-on self-tests (POST).  If you want to disable this initial prompt, you can do so by editing the file ''config/general.h'' to include the line:<code>    #define BANNER_TIMEOUT 0</code>))
 If you would like to provide the user an opportunity to access the iPXE command line, then you can provide your own replacement prompt using the ''[[:cmd:prompt]]'' command.  For example:
     prompt --key 0x02 --timeout 2000 Press Ctrl-B for the iPXE command line... && shell ||
+{{ :clipart:bootrom.jpeg?120x96 |A boot ROM}}