[syslinux] RH8.0 kernel lockup with PXELinux on x440

[H. Peter Anvin]

Aaron Burt wrote:
>> 
> VGA output (hand-copied) looks like:
> PXELINUX 2.04 2003-04-16  Copyright (C) 1994-2003 H. Peter Anvin
> UNDI data segment at:   00094B80
> UNDI data segment size: 3DE0
> UNDI code segment at:   00098960
> UNDI code segment size: 5020
> PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9896:00D6
> My IP address seems to be AC140518 172.20.5.24
> ip=172.20.5.24:172.20.1.2:172.20.0.1:255.255.0.0
> TFTP prefix:
> Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC140518
> .
> &f;G2w[male-symbol]&f.
> 
> What's interesting is that the last bit of linenoise is the same each time
> I boot the RH 8.0 kickstart kernel.  It doen't exist in the kernel image,
> but does in pxelinux.0.
> 

Sounds like it's jumping off into hyperspace.  What happens if you
remove the commend line?

	-hpa