[syslinux] Problems with old hardware

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed Nov 20 09:46:24 PST 2002


abo2 wrote:
> Sorry all
> 
> I think it is juste a problem of understanding
> 
> 
> I use pxelinux (file = pxelinux.0)
> it is working since I have "Boot:" on the console
> Then I have a kernel image in the directory 
> this kernel image have a label named "pxe" 
> 
> So I type pxe to boot the choosen kernel
> 
> Then I saw in ethereal that only 35 packets are going though the tftp
> 
> Then on the console I have the digit explained in a previous mail scrolling
> 
> The computer is a Zenith N-Station (1997) with a intel eepro100 inside
> (directly on the motherboard) with a "LANDesk software version 0.98i"
> 
> ll /tftpboot/
> 
> -rw-rw-rw-    1 da      da       1263339 2002-11-16 22:44 linux.bin
> -rw-r--r--    1 root    root       10072 2002-11-16 20:34 pxelinux.0
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root    root        4096 2002-11-16 21:41 pxelinux.cfg
> -rw-rw-rw-    1 da      da       1439894 2002-11-16 20:30 rootfs.gz
> 
> dda at prony:/tftpboot$ more pxelinux.cfg/C0A80001 
> PROMPT 1
> LABEL pxe
> KERNEL linux.bin
> APPEND initrd=rootfs.gz flavor=bf2.4
> IPAPPEND 1
> 

Once again, with feeling...

DON'T NAME YOUR KERNEL IMAGE *.bin ...

	-hpa





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