How To Share Netboot Image For Mac

How To Share Netboot Image For Macbook Pro

What you are showing is not really an error. All we are seeing in the bootp/dhcp exchange between the client and the server (your netboot server is obviously also the dhcp server). The real way to tell what is going wrong is to boot the workstation into verbose mode. The error is manifesting on the client, not on the server. Let's assume that you've created a valid netboot image (I know, large assumption). If the image is valid, then there is a problem with the client system, perhaps the build or specific driver support. Try this...
1: Boot the macbook holding down the N key
2: As soon as you see the system acquire the server, hold down the V key for verbose logging
3: When the system kernel panics, with luck, you will see the reason why
Since you are booting from a locked volume, there will be no way to record the kernel panic as with normal panics. This is likely the only way to gather information.
Side questions... What hardware did you build the boot image on? How did you capture it? Can you boot from other hardware with the same image? You are not trying to do this over wireless, right?
Hope this helps.

Netboot Image

How To Share Netboot Image For Mac Windows 10

So, WDS is not going to work at all, even if you could bootp to it, is can't host a netinstall image or a netboot image and you'll need apple tools to even attempt to block copy an OS image to it. I also wouldn't invest much in imaging a Mac either, it is likely going away. This action forces the Mac to look for a server with the NetBoot/NetInstall image. Release the N key when a globe icon appears onscreen. If you have a NetInstall or NetRestore image, the Mac starts from the image on the server and begins the installation process. Launce Disk Utility and click the Convert icon at the top of the window (picture 1). Select the Install.dmg file located in your nbi folder (Should be located in /Library/NetBoot/NetBootSP0) (picture 2). Change the name to InstallRW and set the Image Format popup menu to read/write (picture 3. The NetBoot server will filter a NetBoot image from the list returned to the client if: The client's MAC address is specifically forbidden from accessing images on the server (NetBoot filters) The NetBoot image does not support the architecture of the client machine; The NetBoot image is not enabled for the machine model.

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