[syslinux] PXE/Memdisk/bootimage having a fight

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Fri Aug 12 09:57:29 PDT 2005


Mr Tyrese wrote:
> 
> On 12 Aug 2005, at 17:48, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
>> Mr Tyrese wrote:
>>
>>> I have tried to get this working SO many times, everywhere I look  
>>> on  the web tells me i have this correct.
>>> I have the following stanza in my /tftboot/lts/pxelinux.cfg/default
>>> label Ghost
>>> kernel memdisk
>>> append initrd=netboot.img
>>> For some reason, it doesn't work - I get the error messages
>>> Missing parameter in config file
>>> Could not find kernel image: linux
>>> boot:
>>> The netboot.img is in the same directory as the linux kernel,  which  
>>> boots fine.
>>>
>>
>> They *should* be in the /tftboot/lts/ directory, together with the  
>> pxelinux.0 file.  Are they?
>>
>>     -hpa
>>
> yes they are.
> Also, i'm trying to get a menu system up, but that is failing me too.

My guess, based on the error messages, is that you have put "default" in 
your config file instead of "default Ghost".

	-hpa




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