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When using netboot, the boot rom will pull the files it needs from the tftp server. It will first look for them in a subdirectory with the Pi’s serial number as
by notanote 6y ago
When using netboot, the boot rom will pull the files it needs from the tftp server. It will first look for them in a subdirectory with the Pi’s serial number as its name.
If you’re netbooting without any sdcard installed, I’d suggest disabling sd polling.
- buggeryorkshire 6y agoPXE uses the MAC address doesn't it?
- jedieaston 6y agoIt does, but I think what the Pi does is connect to the TFTP server handed out by PXE and then look for a folder named serial-number. If it doesn't exist in the path PXE gave it it just boots whatever is in the tftproot.
- vetinari 6y agoMight or might not. It does DHCP request and server-side, you can do decision on what it returns on any tag you want, often client architecture (0x93); you can then point to the right tftp server, or if you have UEFI client, you can also use http.