[syslinux] Is there a howto for using redboot to kickoff a pxelinux boot?

[H. Peter Anvin]

Maes Rich wrote:
> 
> I'm using rocks cluster software to startup a small blade cluster in my
> lab.  The blades I have redboot installed on them.  I am able to boot
> any client that has pxeboot capability using my setup, except for these
> blades.  My thoughs were using redboot commands to do the following:
> 
> 1.	load -v -r -b 0x8000000 -h 10.1.1.1 pxelinux.0
> 2.	start
> 
> This however caused my blade to reboot spontaneously.  Should have known
> it couldn't be that easy.  
> 
> Has anyone attempted this before?  Thanks in advance.
> 

Have you asked on the Redboot mailing lists?

FWIW, pxelinux.0 would have to be loaded at 0x7c00, and a PXE API needs
to be presented.  Otherwise you have to load Etherboot/gPXE as an
intermediate stage in order to provide the PXE stack.

	-hpa