Update PXE boot to Debian Trixie #2641
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- Update mirror URL and parameterize Debian distro name - Parameterize arch and change default from i686 to amd64 - Replace linux-image-686-pae with linux-image-amd64 and remove firmware-linux-nonfree - Replace dnsmasq with tftpd-hpa for ~10x faster client boot in testing - Change TFTP pathing to tftpd-hpa standards (bios/efi32/64 need help) - Echo comments to aid in troubleshooting - Add ninja to source build - Kick interfaces again in dhcp_client.sh Tested and confirmed working on VMs, but needs confirmation on hardware.
oznogon
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Dec 18, 2025
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Filing as draft since this needs more extensive testing than I can provide at the moment. I used this to successfully netboot two x86_64 systems from a server.