RE:Fetching bootloader from network location

["markw-4" <user=5@nabble.blu.org>]

> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:32:41 -0400 
> From: "Jeffrey Finkelstein" <[hidden email]> 
> Subject: Fetching bootloader from network location 
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> I have been charged with the task of determining whether it is 
> possible to boot from a network location without using PXE, and I 
> would like to know if anyone else has any information on the subject. 
> 
> Essentially the task is this: Given a Mandriva boot.iso CD-ROM image, 
> is it possible to edit one of the isolinux.cfg entries so that when a 
> system boots from the disk, the isolinux bootloader fetches another 
> bootloader from a tftp server, essentially chainloading from a network 
> location? I can't seem to find a way to put this sort of thing into 
> action. 
> 
> The best resource I've found for this is a website describing the 
> automatic install process for Mandrakelinux: 
> http://members.shaw.ca/mandrake/drakx/HTML/section3.html
> 
> Has anyone seen anything like this?