discuss: [Proposal] PXE Server HOWTO
Subject:
Re: [Proposal] PXE Server HOWTO
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
24 Jan 2002 21:25:33 -0000
Message-Id: <20020124221646.GB32580@lupercalia.net>
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 05:35:55AM +1100, Keith Strachan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm in the process of writing a new HOWTO that explains the intricacies of
> using PXE and how to actually get it to work. After spending weeks
> searching the net, reading through various other howto's, not one explained
> how it hangs together, what makes it work as a default mechanism, most were
> tailored around a specific product or group of products, and even some of
> those, were not exactly "functional".
>
> None covered emerging technologies such as support for IA64 architecture
> hardware, let alone covered the various types of servers available from
> other vendors.
>
> I'm currently about a fifth of the way through writing this in DocBook.sgml
> book format, as article format didn't quite suit my needs, and apologies to
> the guys at LDP, but unless you guys can come up with a template for use
> that is a little more explanatory, and a little easier to use.... or someone
> write an application that can simplify doing documentation (there are a lot
> of people out there that would like to write doco, but the tools are
> extremely lacking). Sitting down writing code to write a document is not
> exactly what I enjoy when all I want to do is write doco. :)
See http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/WikiText-HOWTO/ and see if that
would suit your needs.
> anyway, back to my original subject, my PXE Server HOWTO... any comments,
> suggestions would be appreciated.... should I continue ?? :)
I don't even know what PXE *is*. :-/
But if it's used on Linux, we're interested in the document.
--
David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project ####@####.####
Collection Editor & Coordinator http://www.linuxdoc.org
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