From 001c957652e5a7287d9dea40d78c6b7f6f910d73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antony Messerli Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:34:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update faq --- docs/faq.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index bef08604..be9e9bcf 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ ### Frequently Asked Questions +#### What is this? +netboot.xyz is tool that allows you to boot your favorite Operating System's installer or various utilities over the network with minimal overhead and all from a single menu system. It's similar to various tools netbooting tools of the past like boot.kernel.org with a lot more flexibility. The boot loader is very light weight being under 1MB in size which translates into a very quick time to create a USB key. + #### How does this work? netboot.xyz uses an open source tool called iPXE. The bootloader used calls to a webserver that hosts that the iPXE source files. The iPXE source files contain menus and logic that understand how the various Linux installers operate. When you select an Operating System, netboot.xyz retrieves the images from the project directory when possible or known and trusted performant mirrors. The location the file is pulled from is always displayed during retrieval.