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  1. {% extends "base.html" %}
  2. {% load staticfiles %}
  3. {% block title %}{{ BRANDING_DISTRONAME }} - Netboot{% endblock %}
  4. {% block content %}
  5. <div id="arch-netboot" class="box">
  6. <h2>{{ BRANDING_DISTRONAME }} Netboot</h2>
  7. <h3>About Netboot</h3>
  8. <p>Netboot images are small (&lt;1MB) images that can be used to download the latest {{ BRANDING_DISTRONAME }} release on the fly upon system boot.
  9. It is unnecessary to update the netboot image, the newest release will be available automatically.</p>
  10. <p>Netboot uses customized <a href="http://ipxe.org">iPXE</a> builds.
  11. The Linux kernel, initramfs and squashfs files for the live system are downloaded from an {{ BRANDING_DISTRONAME }} mirror.
  12. The integrity of all downloaded files is verified with cryptographic signatures.</p>
  13. <h3>Requirements</h3>
  14. <p>To use netboot, the following requirements must be met:
  15. <ul>
  16. <li>Wired (ethernet) internet connection with DHCP autoconfiguration</li>
  17. <li>Sufficient memory to store and run the live system</li>
  18. </ul>
  19. </p>
  20. <h3>Download</h3>
  21. <h4>BIOS</h4>
  22. <ul>
  23. <li><a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.lkrn" %}">ipxe.lkrn</a> (<a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.lkrn.sig" %}">PGP signature</a>) - Linux kernel-like image that can be started with any Linux bootloader</li>
  24. <li><a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.pxe" %}">ipxe.pxe</a> (<a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.pxe.sig" %}">PGP signature</a>) - PXE image for chainloading from a PXE environment</li>
  25. </ul>
  26. <h4>UEFI</h4>
  27. <ul>
  28. <li><a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.efi" %}">ipxe.efi</a> (<a href="{% static "netboot/ipxe.efi.sig" %}">PGP signature</a>) - x86_64 UEFI executable</li>
  29. </ul>
  30. <p>You can build your own iPXE images compatible with netboot.
  31. For details, check out the <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ipxe-netboot">ipxe-netboot AUR package</a>.</p>
  32. <h3>More information</h3>
  33. <p>For detailed usage instructions, check out the <a href="{% wiki_url 'Netboot' %}">netboot wiki page</a>.
  34. </div>
  35. {% endblock %}