[syslinux] PXE menu file problem

[Geert Stappers]

On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 09:59:03PM +0330, behrad at rayavaran.com wrote:
> Hi everybody
>  
> Attached you will find a file pxe.mnu (encoded with mime). It is PXE menu file created by 3COM MBA IMGEdit.exe tool. It is very strange since:
>  
> 1) When I point DHCP bootfile to this file it loads with no problem and the menu is displayed.
> 2) When I point DHCP bootfile to pxelinux.0 and in pxelinux.cfg I put the command "KERNEL pxe.mnu" then system hangs. I wonder why this happens.
>  
> Can anybody help me?

Yes, but why?

You did a nice expriment.
You learned that the MBA can execute "pxe.mnu" and also "pxelinux.0"
You also learned that pxelinux does not execute "pxe.mnu".


Cheers
Geert Stappers