[syslinux] Yukon NIC - again
Lindgren Daniel
daniel.lindgren at tullverket.se
Wed Apr 25 21:53:31 PDT 2007
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> Från: Lindgren Daniel
> Skickat: den 26 april 2007 06:37
> Till: 'H. Peter Anvin'
> Kopia: syslinux at zytor.com
> Ämne: SV: [syslinux] Yukon NIC - again
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> > Lindgren Daniel wrote:
> > >
> > > Could I be of assistance in finding the problem? I can't send any
> > > machines, but I'd be happy to run whatever tests needed
> to resolve
> > > this issue.
> > >
> >
> > Unlikely. It's like finding a needle in a haystack since I have no
> > way of reproducing the problem.
> >
> > Try reporting the problem to your vendor. It *might* cause some
> > activity, especially if you represent a sizable customer.
> >
> > -hpa
>
> OK, no point in trying debug builds? I have limited
> programming knowledge and there does not seem to be any debug
> builds included in the Syslinux distribution.
>
> I have already been in contact with Fujitsu, if I could prove
> that the problem is in the Yukon PXE firmware maybe I could
> convince them to send you a test machine, but it is unlikely
> without some further evidence that the problem isn't with PXELINUX.
>
> Daniel Lindgren
Found this on a Rembo Toolkit 4 forum, regarding Yukon and PXE problems:
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The fix IS to to use "disable enhanced PXE". This card does not follow full y the PXE specification. So we have to call PXE code in "real mode" (like do the bios) instead of "protected mode".
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Daniel Lindgren
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