Syslinux - Jul 2004 - Cannnot Load image

Hi there.

I'm new to syslinux, I've been readin all the documentation that I
could but had no luck..

My problem is that, I have a simple configuration dhcp.conf 3.01rc12
with this options

group
          next-server servidor
          filename "pxelinux.0"

hostname terminal-2
         hadrware ethernet  xxxxxxxx
         fixed address  xxxxx
         option root-path "clients/ip"


The pxelinux.cfg
label mylabel
kernel  mykernel

under /tftpboot I have the following files
mykernel -> a custom compile kernel
and pxelinux.cfg


I restart dhcpd, I tun on the terminal that boots up using PXE
It starts loading till it reads

Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/default
Could not find kernel image

What's wrong?


NOTE
If I delete the pxelinux.conf and I rename mykernel to the default name
that pxe spects to find ( linux ) , it boot the kernel.

Thanx 4 your time..

> under /tftpboot I have the following files
> mykernel -> a custom compile kernel
> and pxelinux.cfg
> Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/default
> Could not find kernel image
> 
> What's wrong?
pxelinux.cfg has to be a DIRECTORY!

> Now  I guess that inside that file ( default ) I can write the label and
> kernel options?
You are right. It is possible to use different configuration files for 
different IPs / IP ranges / MAC addresses.

Have a look at the documentation.

Cheers
Alex

if people just would start with an easy case.
Unfortunately no FAQ yet on the Syslinux page.

Let's consider a MEMTEST86 payload (very simplistic, just 1 file) for
PXELinux
following files are present (for mt86, no memdisk needed, no win98.img needed)
Notice that due to special extensen interpretation (.bin extension) the
"memtest.bin" has been renamed to "memtest"
see http://syslinux.zytor.com/errors.php

configuration file is called "default" here but can be a MAC address
filename somehow (no experience with that).

F:.
|   memdisk
|   memtest
|   pxelinux.0
|   win98.img
|
\---pxelinux.cfg
        default

contents of *my* file "default":
# entire compilation released under GPL; syslinux.zytor.com
# comments begin with #, and a space is required right after it: "#
comment"
prompt 0
default 3
ontimeout 3
timeout 150
label 0
    kernel memtest
label 1
    kernel memdisk
      append initrd=win98.img

setting up DHCP and TFTP is your own responsibility. I have just a little
knowledge about it and never succeeded in running a TFTP server on the same
network as my DHCP server (router, not a dedicated pc).

current VMware has a PXE boot-implementation. Otherwise, you'll need at
least 2 computers (1 DHCP/TFTP server, and 1 client with network with bootrom).

Bernd


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