Hi Michael,

> Hi, folks.  In SL 4.x there is a package:
> 
>     system-config-netboot
> 
> that contains, among other things, the pxelinux stuff:
> 
>     /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.0
>     /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg
>         etc.
> 
> This seems to be missing in both SL 5.0 and TUV 5.0, so far as I can
> tell.  Is the pxelinux stuff now packaged elsewhere?  Thanks.

It's a good point you raise as I myself as migrating the pxe boot setup from
SL4.5 to SL5 currently, and have just run into this obstacle.

Here:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhelv5-list/2007-April/msg00123.html

seems to suggest that TUV couldn't include it in el5, but also that installing
the FC6 package:

http://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/fedora/core/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/system-config-netboot-0.1.41-1.FC6.noarch.rpm

will work, or even recompiling the el4 package:

http://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/system-config-netboot-0.1.40-1_EL4.src.rpm

as a workaround.

Well, I've tried the first way on SL5:

# rpm -Uvh
http://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/fedora/core/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/system-config-netboot-0.1.41-1.FC6.noarch.rpm
Retrieving
http://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/fedora/core/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/system-config-netboot-0.1.41-1.FC6.noarch.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.1tCEzJ: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:system-config-netboot  ########################################### [100%]

and:

# rpm -ql system-config-netboot
/etc/pam.d/system-config-netboot
/etc/security/console.apps/system-config-netboot
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/expert.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/general.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/param.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/rescue.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/snake.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.0
/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg
/usr/bin/system-config-netboot
/usr/sbin/pxeboot
/usr/sbin/pxeos
/usr/sbin/system-config-netboot
/usr/share/applications/system-config-netboot.desktop
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/ch-diskless.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/ch-pxe.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/diskless
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/diskless/add-host.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/pxe
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/pxe/netboot-add-host-dialog.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/pxe/netboot-add-hosts.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/pxe/network-install-setup.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/figs/pxe/temp.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/index.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/legalnotice.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/netboot-performing.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/rhdocs-man.css
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-diskless-booting.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-diskless-dhcp.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-diskless-hosts.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-diskless-netboot.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-diskless-nfs.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-netboot-add-hosts.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-netboot-dhcp.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-netboot-pxe-config.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s1-netboot-tftp.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/s2-netboot-custom-msg.html
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images/caution.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images/important.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images/note.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images/tip.png
/usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/stylesheet-images/warning.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/system-config-netboot.png
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/cy/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ku/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/lo/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/system-config-netboot.mo
/usr/share/man/man8/pxeboot.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pxeos.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/system-config-netboot.8.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/system-config-netboot.xpm
/usr/share/system-config-netboot
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless.gif
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/diskless.init
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/disklessrc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/files
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/fstab
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/halt.patch
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/mkdiskless
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/netfs.patch
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/rc.sysinit.patch
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/syncfiles
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/updateDiskless
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/xfs.patch
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/firsttime.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/firsttime.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/firsttime.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/install.gif
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/boot.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/expert.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/general.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/param.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/rescue.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/msgs/snake.msg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_gtk.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_gtk.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_gtk.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_util.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_util.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/netboot_util.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeboot.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeboot.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeboot.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxelinux.cfg
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeos.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeos.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeos.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeosdialog.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeosdialog.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/pxeosdialog.pyo
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/system-config-netboot.glade
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/system-config-netboot.py
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/system-config-netboot.pyc
/usr/share/system-config-netboot/system-config-netboot.pyo

or more importantly:

# rpm -ql system-config-netboot|grep linux-install
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/expert.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/general.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/param.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/rescue.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/snake.msg
/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.0
/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg

I was then able to see it in the "KDE -> System -> Network Booting Service"
and was able to successfully run it using system-config-netboot.

If/when TUV eventually releases the system-config-netboot package for SL5, I'd
suggest just removing the FC6 RPM and installing the SL5 one.

Regards,

Michael.

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> Michael Hannon            mailto:[log in to unmask]
> Dept. of Physics          530.752.4966
> University of California  530.752.4717 FAX
> Davis, CA 95616-8677
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