[syslinux] pxelinux+memdisk experience & problem..

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Tue Nov 4 08:58:19 PST 2003


tbsky at annsky.com wrote:
> 
>    vmware is ok to boot pxelinux. just memdisk can not release
> memory. i try other tree real PC with different PXE stack, none can
> let memdisk release memory (via internal lan, sis internal lan &
> intel internal lan). i will try 3com and intel nic later...
> 

Internal LAN = main BIOS is responsible.

The Intel on-card stack can definitiely release memory (and it's 
PXELINUX, not MEMDISK, that needs to release memory.)

	-hpa




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