[syslinux] Here we go - SYSLINUX 2.00 released

[Jim Wright]

I tried the test version (sorry for the delay) and it too locks up
the system.  I haven't had this problem with any other version of
pxelinux.0 that I've tried.


On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Jim Wright wrote:
> > 2.00-pre14 worked with the "local" rule defined as
> > 
> > LABEL local
> >     LOCALBOOT 0
> > 
> > 2.00 hangs for at least one of my systems.  The system that fails is a
> > Supermicro 370DER with dual onboard Intel Ethernet Pro 100.  It displays
> > the message "Booting from local disk..." and then hangs.  No "PXE-M0F:
> > exiting" message.  The keyboard LEDs are responsive, and I can reboot
> > with ctrl-alt-del.
> > 
> 
> Hmmm... I looked through the code I thought might be a problem and 
> didn't find anything.  It's pretty clear where this error is happening, 
> but I can't understand *how* it's happening.  I will send you a test 
> version under separate cover... it may or may not do any good :-/
> 
> > Another system which works fine with both 2.00-pre14 and with 2.00 has
> > an old single PIII Supermicro board with a 440BX chipset and an old
> > Intel Ethernet Pro 100 pci network card.
> 
> Was this broken at some other time?
> 
> 	-hpa