[syslinux] pxelinux problem with HP xw4300
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Tue Nov 7 09:18:54 PST 2006
detlef oertel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we have a problem with pxelinux and a specific hardware.
>
> In short:
> PXE starts, get and start the pxelinux.0 but can't get the configuration file.
>
> This problem belongs only to one new client.
> Other clients work in this environment with out any problem.
>
This happens when the PXE UDP stack is "deaf"; it can send packets but
not receive them.
Check to see if there is a firmware upgrade available first, otherwise
you might have to bootstrap Etherboot/gPXE as an intermediate step.
This error is common with SiS900 controllers; this is the first time
I've heard of problems with HP hardware.
-hpa
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