A little update to what’s brewing lately in the linux world..
Much talk about booting linux over http, ie the internet. However, some work needed as it’s not as simple as turning on the power.
A minimal USB image is needed as booting Linux over the internet. This mean it will still require plugging in a USB thumbdrive. Only the kernel is booted over the internet and sadly it doesn’t utilize the BIOS PXE aka Preboot Execution Environment support via the embedded LAN port on most recent mainboards.
Popular distros such as Ubuntu, DSL, Debian, Fedora and Knoppix are supported for gPXE booting
A howto guide here at howtoforge.com
Official boot kernel over http page at kerrnel.org
Source : H-Online.com
