[syslinux] PXELINUX, pxechain.com and Etherboot

[Joyce Yu]

Michael,

The Disk error is from S11_112_pxegrub
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# strings S11_112_pxegrub | grep Disk
Disk read error
Disk write error
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But Etherboot and all other Intel NIC have no problem with it.

Thanks,
Joyce


On 05/18/09 08:24 PM, Michael Brown wrote:
> On Tuesday 19 May 2009 01:22:26 Joyce Yu wrote:
>   
>> When I used Etherboot 5.4, I never got any problem to load Solaris in my
>> lab setup. But I got "Error 25, Disk read Error" when gPXE was used. the
>> following is the output messages:
>> ==========================
>> Boot 'Solaris No Jumpstart'
>>
>> kernel /solaris/S11_112/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -v -m  verbose install
>> -B install_mdeia=xx.xx.xx.xx:/images/solaris/S11_112/
>>
>> Error 25: Disk read error
>> ===========================
>> ps; xx.xx.xx.xx is the ip address of the lab PXE server
>>
>> In the same setup, Etherboot has no problem to load the same image.
>>     
>
> What software are you using in addition to gPXE/Etherboot in order to attempt 
> your network boot?  (The "Error 25: Disk read error" is not a message that 
> either gPXE or Etherboot can produce.)
>
> It would be helpful if you could describe the setup that you are using.
>
> Michael
>   


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