[syslinux] UEFI/EFI booting and constantly asking for ldlinux.e64

Nelson, Ryan M. (ARC-TI)[SGT, INC] ryan.m.nelson at nasa.gov
Wed Jul 1 15:00:12 PDT 2015


On 7/1/2015 12:56 PM, Ady via Syslinux wrote:
> Dell Server PowerEdge BIOS R730/R730-xd Version 1.3.6
> 23 Jun 2015
>
> It includes several updates; among them:
>
> _ Removed unused setup options.
> _ Fixed an issue where Mellanox network card would not commit PXE boot in UEFI mode
> on Port 2.
>
>
> I am not saying updating this firmware (still being call "BIOS" by Dell) will solve
> any particular problem. It is just intended to show, once again, that checking for
> firmware updates might be relevant when regards to booting.
>
> Regards,
> Ady.

You are correct the version was checked with Dell's Lifecycle Management 
tool however that is not in sync with the latest they have on their 
downloads.  BIOS is version 1.3.6, problems still persist.



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