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| ====== wimboot ====== | ====== wimboot ====== | ||
| - | ''wimboot'' is a boot loader for Windows Imaging Format (''.wim'') files. It enables you to boot a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment|Windows PE (WinPE)]] environment from a RAM disk, without wasting the memory used for the RAM disk image. | + | ''wimboot'' is a boot loader for Windows Imaging Format (''.wim'') files. It enables you to boot a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment|Windows PE (WinPE)]] environment from a RAM disk, without wasting the memory used for the RAM disk image. |
| You can use ''wimboot'' with [[:start|iPXE]] to [[:howto:winpe|boot Windows PE via HTTP]]. With a Gigabit Ethernet network, a typical 200MB WinPE image should download in less than two seconds. | You can use ''wimboot'' with [[:start|iPXE]] to [[:howto:winpe|boot Windows PE via HTTP]]. With a Gigabit Ethernet network, a typical 200MB WinPE image should download in less than two seconds. | ||
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| ===== Download ===== | ===== Download ===== | ||
| - | You can download the latest version from [[http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip]]. | + | You can download the latest version from [[https://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip]]. |
| - | Older versions are available from [[http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot]]. The source code is maintained in a ''git'' repository at [[http://git.ipxe.org/wimboot.git]]. | + | Older versions are available from [[https://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot]]. The source code is maintained in a ''git'' repository at [[https://git.ipxe.org/wimboot.git]]. |
| ===== Getting started ===== | ===== Getting started ===== | ||
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| ==== Download wimboot ==== | ==== Download wimboot ==== | ||
| - | Download the [[http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip|latest version of wimboot]] and extract the file ''wimboot'' to the same directory on your web server. | + | Download the [[https://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip|latest version of wimboot]] and extract the file ''wimboot'' to the same directory on your web server. |
| ==== Create the iPXE script ==== | ==== Create the iPXE script ==== | ||
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| ===== Licence ===== | ===== Licence ===== | ||
| - | ''wimboot'' is free, open-source software licensed under the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html|GNU GPL]]. | + | ''wimboot'' is free, open-source software licensed under the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html|GNU GPL]]. |
| {{ :clipart:smile.png?100x100 |A smile}} | {{ :clipart:smile.png?100x100 |A smile}} | ||
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| + | ==== Disabling debug messages ==== | ||
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| + | ''wimboot'' will display some debug messages by default, to assist in diagnosing problems that may occur during booting. | ||
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| + | You can disable these debug messages by using the ''quiet'' command-line option. For example: | ||
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| + | kernel wimboot quiet | ||
| ==== Displaying graphical boot messages ==== | ==== Displaying graphical boot messages ==== | ||
