[syslinux] PXELINUX booting delays with dual Ethernet ports
Ole Holm Nielsen
Ole.H.Nielsen at fysik.dtu.dk
Sat Sep 2 13:12:25 PDT 2006
>> Interesting observation ! This, however, contradicts the FAQ
>> http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php which says:
>> On PXELINUX, specifying "LOCALBOOT 0" instead of a "KERNEL" option
>> means
>> invoking this particular label will cause a local disk boot instead of
>> booting a kernel.
...
> On a properly working BIOS "localboot 0" should boot the next device in
> the BIOS boot priority list.
>
> To boot a specific device, use chain.c32:
>
> label harddisk
> kernel chain.c32
> append hd0
>
> -hpa
Thanks a lot for your advice, I'll test this. However, the above mentioned
FAQ leads naive(?) users such as myself to expect differently, so perhaps
the FAQ ought to be updated ?
Thanks,
Ole
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