[syslinux] SYSLINUX 3.10-pre20 menu.32 hang in SIS900 bootrom

[steven at nchc.org.tw]

Hi HPA:
As for the simple menu, it never works in SIS900 chips.
If running without the menu.c32 system, it works. Actually I can do
now for sis900 client is just to change the "default menu.c32" to something like "default memtest" as:
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default menu.c32 -> change to "default memtest"
timeout 70
prompt 0
label local
  # MENU DEFAULT
  # MENU HIDE
  MENU LABEL Local operating system (if available)
  localboot 0

label memtest
  # MENU DEFAULT
  # MENU HIDE
  MENU LABEL Memory test using Memtest86+
  kernel memtest86

label ...
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I have tried a lot of sis900 chips, all got the same problem. Others also confirmed that they have the same problem.

Thanks.
Steven.


On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 08:52:52AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Steven Shiau wrote:
> >Hi, HPA:
> >Thanks for the nice new features, appreciate that. Syslinux is always a
> >nice program.
> >For the new version, 3.10-pre20, I encountered a problem now, my client 
> >machine uses sis900 chip, and it still can not run simple menu with 
> >pxelinux in this version (3.10-pre20).
> >It's same situation as I encountered when I used syslinux 3.07, 3.08 and 
> >3.09.
> 
> Has *any* version worked on this system?  What about running without the 
> menu system, and instead loading from the command line?
> 
> 	-hpa

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