[syslinux] Re: Problems with PXE booting linux

[Steve Waldbusser]

I still haven't solved this problem and I've search the archives 
extensively with no clue. Here is a more complete boot screen:

PXELINUX 3.11 2005-09-02 Copyright (C) 1994-2005 H. Peter Anvin
UNDI data segment at:   0009DC00
UNDI data segment size: 1000
UNDI code segment at:   0009EC00
UNDI code segment size: 0AB0
PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9EC0:0680
My IP address seems to be C0A80132 192.168.1.50
ip=192.168.1.50:192.168.1.10:192.168.1.1:255.255.255:0
[Stops dead here. Requires hardware reset to reboot]

This is a DFI 855GME-MGF board, with r8169 on-board ethernet
Etherboot 5.4.1 is run from a DOS floppy
Does anyone have any ideas about what the problem is?

Thanks,
Steve


P.S. For what it's worth, here's a tcpdump log of the DHCP sequence. 
This is followed by an uneventful TFTP transfer of pxelinux.0 and then 
complete silence:

17:33:50.469078 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps:  xid:0x290bcc39 
vend-rfc1048 DHCP:DISCOVER MSZ:1500 
VC:69.116.104.101.114.98.111.111.116.45.53.46.52 PR:SM+DG+HN+VO 
T150:175.5.1.16.236.129.105.177.2.3.0
17:33:50.469868 192.168.1.10.bootps > 192.168.1.50.bootpc:  
xid:0x290bcc39 Y:192.168.1.50 S:192.168.1.10 file "pxelinux.0" 
vend-rfc1048 DHCP:OFFER SID:192.168.1.10 LT:43200 SM:255.255.255.0 
DG:192.168.1.1 VO:1.4.0.0.0.0 [tos 0x10]
17:33:55.026454 192.168.1.50.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps:  
xid:0x290bcc39 vend-rfc1048 DHCP:REQUEST SID:192.168.1.10 
RQ:192.168.1.50 MSZ:1500 
VC:69.116.104.101.114.98.111.111.116.45.53.46.52 
PR:SM+DG+HN+VO+RP+T-128+T-127+T-126+T-106 
T150:175.5.1.16.236.129.105.177.2.3.0
17:33:55.027280 192.168.1.10.bootps > 192.168.1.50.bootpc:  
xid:0x290bcc39 Y:192.168.1.50 S:192.168.1.10 file "pxelinux.0" 
vend-rfc1048 DHCP:ACK SID:192.168.1.10 LT:43200 SM:255.255.255.0 
DG:192.168.1.1 VO:1.4.0.0.0.0 [tos 0x10]





On 10/4/2005 9:23 AM, Steve Waldbusser wrote:

>
> Config: DFI 855GME-MGF board, r8169 on-board ethernet
> Etherboot 5.4.1 run from a floppy
> Downloads pxelinux.0 version 3.11 via TFTP
> Stops dead after:
>
> ...
> My IP address seems to be C0A80132 192.168.1.50
> ip-192.168.1.50:192.168.1.10:0.0.0.0:255.255.255.0
>
>
>
> If I change it to pxelinux.0 version 2.13, it continues and loads 
> pxelinux.cfg/C0A80132, linux and
> rootfs.gz and then stops dead after:
>
> ...
> Loading 
> rootfs.gz..........................................................
> Ready.
>
> This combination of DHCP server, pxelinux, linux and rootfs.gz has 
> been successfully loading a couple of different types of motherboards 
> (from BIOS, not floppy) for a few months.
>
> Any ideas on what is wrong?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
>
>