[syslinux] testing out 6.03 network booting...

[Andrew Rae]

(SNIP)
> > 6.03-pre11 EFI64: fails - gets stuck in a loop downloading files -
> > differs each boot
> > 6.03-pre12 EFI64: fails - downloads /pxelinux.e64 & /ldlinux.e64 -
> > then continually retries to download ldlinux.e64
> > 6.03-pre13 EFI64: boots OK TFTP & HTTP
> > 6.03-pre14 EFI64: fails - downloads /pxelinux.e64 & /ldlinux.e64 -
> > then continually retries to download ldlinux.e64
> > 6.03-pre15 EFI64: fails as per pre14
> > 6.03-pre16 EFI64: fails as per pre14
> > 6.03-pre17 EFI64: fails - downloads /pxelinux.e64 & /ldlinux.e64, also
> > then tries to download /syslinux/ldlinux.e64,
> > /boot/isolinux/ldlinux.e64, and /syslinux/ldlinux.e64 - then boot
> > fails
> > -------------------


> Please pardon my ignorance; what is "pxelinux.{c32,e64}"?

Apologies - I renamed syslinux.efi (for efi32) to pxelinux.e32, and syslinux.efi for efi64 to syslinux.e64...... to keep them all in the same folder. Please see my other detailed reply to this post (reply to Gene Cumm).
I realise when I typed out my notes, I've put /pxelinux.c32 - I DID mean /pxelinux.e32 ...... well spotted (but only a typo in the notes!)

> Are you testing pre-compiled official upstream binaries? Or are you compiling
> you own binaries (and from which source)?

They are from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/Testing/6.03/

> I should guess you are also using (replacing) the c32/e32/e64 files each time,
> according to the Syslinux bootloader version too, right?
> (sorry to ask, but this is a too-common mistake, and very easy to miss / mess /
> get mixed, specially when testing several versions.)

Yes - all files replaced from the correct version with each test.

> I wonder if some difference in debugging options when compiling (whether
> your own binaries, or even the ones HPA made for official
> pre-release) could be part of the reasons for the different resulting behaviors.

I've not compiled them myself yet.

Cheers
Andrew