[syslinux] pxelinux doesn't start boot some kernels

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Tue Sep 5 15:34:36 PDT 2006


Lefti wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm playing with this issue several days and can't find why pxelinux boots  
> kernels without problems and some doesn't start booting at all. It's not 
> depend on kernel size or version, probably on kernel config or some magic. 
> But there are kernels which boot anytime and kernles which boot never. How 
> can i set debug/verbose mode in PXELINUX?
> This computer is based on dual pentium pro and PXE is used via 3com 
> 3c905-TX-M,
> server is running debian stable with thttpd-hpa and i tried several versions 
> of pxelinux.  
> Thanks for your replies. 
> 

How far does it get before it dies?

Without you finding a common denominator it's unlikely we'll be able to 
help you.

	-hpa




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