[syslinux] elf.c32 plus it's library

[Geert Stappers]

Op 20-09-2007 om 08:31 schreef Stéphane ARQUER:
> "previous"
> > [ 'elf.c32' booting a RTEMS ELF binary ]
> 
> - P4 2GHz 512M with a 3c905c PXE v2.20
> PXELINUX doesn't work with this one
> 
> - P4 3GHz 2048M with an Intel 82573L gigabit eth PXE
> PXELINUX works on this machine
> 
> - HP kayak P3 866MHz with PXE v2.20
> PXELINUX doesn't work with this one


I wonder if PXELINUX also fails to boot a Linux kernel.

Or should the 'works/works not' be read
for 'KERNEL elf.c32' and 'APPEND rtems_executable' combination?

In other words:
  There might be a "elf.c32 plus it's library" problem
  and _not a BIOS_ problem ...

I suggest to start[1] a network install from
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
and begining with the working 3GHZ computer. When seeing the "select a
language" dialog from Debian-Installer, one knows that PXELINUX did
succesfull download the kernel and initial ramdisk, plus starting the kernel.


Cheers
Geert Stappers

[1] just start, no need to do an actual install.