Centos 6.1 uefi and pxe boot support

denmat · Post by **denmat** » 2011/08/01 07:49:20

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out if you can install centos 6.1 via pxe boot using uefi. I can use pxe to boot to the grub prompt but I can't seem to get further.

Is this installation method supported in 6.1?

Thanks,
Den

pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/08/01 14:43:06

Welcome to the CentOS fora. Please see the recommended reading for new users linked in my signature.

Since CentOS 6.1 has not been released no installation methods are supported. :-)

In CentOS 6.0 testing there was a lack of available hardware to test [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface]UEFI[/url]. I'd try a normal DVD or network install first before jumping to PXE.

Try a google on [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=uefi+rhel6+OR+%22red+hat+enterprise+linux+6%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active]uefi rhel6 OR "red hat enterprise linux 6"[/url] for more information.

denmat · Post by **denmat** » 2011/08/03 04:13:44

Ah, where was my mind :)

Alright, I've got a host that runs uefi of course and have a short time before it has to be built, but I'm happy to test any upstream install media - can you point me to it?

pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/08/03 13:34:34

The way CentOS core developers run the process 6.1 test media is only available to the [url=http://qaweb.dev.centos.org/qa/dashboard]QA team[/url]. I'd suggest trying CentOS-6.0 and/or [url=http://www.scientificlinux.org/download/]SL-6.1[/url] in the interim.

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