[syslinux] Re: pxelinux kernel fails vaio c1mzx

[H. Peter Anvin]

Felix Groebert wrote:
> hi peter,
> 
> i have the same problem as the guy below this message, i boot over dhcp 
> (of testing in debian, 2.0pl5-14), and tftpd-hpa (0.28-2.1, 
> /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -s /tftpboot -r blksize -v -v -v) the pxelinux.0 
> (syslinux version 1.75-1) with a subnotebook. a sony vaio c1mzx, with a 
> transmeta crusoe cpu ( :D ) and a sony realtek 8139(c?) chipset. 
> pxelinux loads very well and downloading files from the tftpd works, 
> for example i try to download the the 2.4.18 vmlinuz (i type vmlinuz), 
> it uncompresses the file and says, ...Ok, booting the kernel. and stops.
> but when i try to load linux.bin initrd=root.bin it loops prinit 0108 
> and newline.
> 

Once again, WITH FEELING...

	DON'T NAME YOUR KERNEL SOMETHING ENDING IN .bin

This is getting to be such an FAQ it's silly.  Anyone want to maintain a
FAQ for this mailing list?

	-hpa