[syslinux] boot hangs on DELL Inspiron 530 BIOS 10.0.12

[Geert Stappers]

Op 20081028 om 11:41 schreef Matthew Baldwin:
> Client System:
> 
> Dell inspiron 530
> Bios revision 10.0.12
> NIC Intel 82562V-2
> 
> 
> Server:
> 
> Ubuntu Server (hardy)
> Syslinux 3.72
> 
>  
> Description:
> 
> When falling into the boot: prompt (config file doesn't work either) if type
> menu.c32 the machine hangs. If I first type something that causes it to fail
> (blah for example) and then afterward type menu.c32 the machine loads the
> menu and everything appears to be normal.

That is wierd. One would expect never a fail or allways a fail.

In the archive of this mailinglist are more reports of broken (DELL) BIOSes.
I remember one report where a older version of the BIOS solved the problem.

Another workaround could be http://etherboot.org/wiki/pxechaining


Cheers
Geert Stappers
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