[syslinux] efi mboot xen linux problem

[Ady]

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to get xen booted on a new mainboard I bought using 
> efi-syslinux/mboot. No success so far. When I choose the xen menu entry 
> except from some characters being wiped from the bottom of the screen 
> nothing is happening.
> 
> I have made a typo in the xen kernel filename. Nothing changed, no 
> errors about wrong a filename were displayed
> 
> Initially I compiled syslinux 6.03 (slackware64, gcc 4.8.2). After this 
> I used the efi64 files from a debian package 
> (syslinux-common_6.03+dfsg-10_all.deb)
> 
> Nothing changed.
> 
> It looks like the system stops after loading mboot.c32
> 
 
 
In addition to possible regressions and limitations (and suggested 
patches pending for several years) in/for mboot.c32, I am not sure 
mboot.c32 is really in a working / useful / usable status for UEFI.
 
 
> grub.efi is able to boot the same xen and vmlinux files.
> 
 
Unfortunately, the pace of development for Syslinux is very slow. I 
would suggest for you to use whatever suits you.

> 
> The bios:
> Version 2.16.1243. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
> V.NF9N A01 10-24-2014
> 
> The console can be redirected/duplicated to a serial port.
> 
> -- 
> Hans
 
Regards,
Ady.
 
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