[syslinux] Problems with old hardware

abo2 abo2 at awalis.com
Wed Nov 20 11:12:56 PST 2002


Thanks to all it works ;-))


On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:46:24 -0800
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:

> 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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