[syslinux] pxelinux localboot

[Kevin Kobb]

Just download Syslinux 1.75 and set it up on my SuSE 7.3 box with latest ISC
3.x DHCP release. I am using the SuSE supplied in.tftp, and an IBM PC client
with a IBM EtherJet (actually an Intel Pro 100) nic. Everything was actually
quite straight forward to setup, and I got PXELinux working without too much
trouble.

I am booting several different DOS images without problem, and think my
Linux image will work fine once I make a small change. The only hangup is
when I try to boot off the local HD instead of one my images. I setup a
pxelinux.cfg file with a label for "localboot 0", but when I select it I get
the message that local boot is about to start, and my system locks up.

I've tried updating to the latest Intel boot agent (4.1.06 I think), and it
didn't make any difference. Tomorrow, when I get to work, I will try some
3Com cards and a different PC.

Just wondered if anyone had run into a similar problem, or had a suggestion.
I saw that there is a keeppxe command, and wondered if there might be
command to remove the pxe stack before a localboot, or if it all happens
automatically.

Thanks to all.