[syslinux] Dell problems with PXELINUX 3.62

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Mon Mar 1 10:35:10 PST 2010


On 03/01/2010 08:03 AM, Miller, Shao wrote:
> Good day Daniel,
> 
> As mentioned, the COMBOOT and COMBOOT32 modules should be matched with
> your version of Syslinux (PXELINUX).  MEMDISK is a Linux kernel format
> binary, and is not tied to the Syslinux version used, since it doesn't
> depend on Syslinux.  MEMDISK can be booted by other boot-loaders, for
> instance.
> 
> I have access to plenty of Dell Optiplex GX280s...  None of whom
> experience trouble with recent Syslinux versions.  You might consider
> the option of using a newer Syslinux version, if testing does not yield
> a regression for your other models.
> 

Keep in mind, too, that several different machines might have been sold
as "Optiplex GX280", or it might be a specific BIOS version, etc.

	-hpa




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