[syslinux] Pxelinux Image size restriction?
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Wed Feb 4 12:08:30 PST 2004
Erik Dykema wrote:
> Hi-
> Is there any size restriction (maximum?) on the size of kernels or
> initrd.gz images that pxelinux can fetch over the network and load?
> We are currently loading a 730k kernel, and a 2.1 megabyte initrd.gz
> image, and everything is working fine. It would be nice, however, to
> load larger images that have more stuff on them. Is there any inherent
> maximum (other than system ram) to how large of an image we could load?
> For example, we could compile more drivers into the initrd.gz image,
> and it would become 6 megabytes. Is this too large for pxelinux, the
> PXE protocol, or typical hardware to handle?
>
The only limit is that if the image is compressed, the compressed *plus*
the uncompressed image needs to fit in system RAM.
That being said, I have successfully downloaded images over 512 MB in size.
-hpa
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