[syslinux] pxelinux vesamenu.c32/menu.c32 localboot freeze

[Jan Schneider]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jan Schneider wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > we encounter problems with pxelinux in combination with
> > menu.c32/vesamenu.c32 on various computers.
> > We are using syslinux 3.71 with the following configuration:
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > default vesamenu.c32
> > timeout 30
> >
> > label hd
> >   menu label Boot from local disk
> >   localboot 0x80
> >
> > label net
> >   menu label Boot from network
> >   kernel vmlinuz
> >   append initrd=initrd.gz
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > The network boot works, but when selecting "boot from local disk" the
> > system freezes displaying the message "booting from local disk".
>
> "localboot 0x80" is bogus for PXELINUX.  You want "localboot 0".
>
> 	-hpa

"localboot 0" does not work either...

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