Syslinux - Apr 2005 - memdisk and smb

I am trying to get pxe, memdisk, win98 floppy image, 3com universal, 
net.exe to map a drive.  I get to the NET LOGIN command and get

Error 8: There is not enough memory available.

mem.exe shows "Largest exe size" 413K

I have tried varsious loadhigh things, not help.

Here are the configs I am using:

Memdisk 3.07

# pxelinux.cfg/default
kernel memdisk
append initrd=smb/pxesmbboot.IMA keeppxe pause

files=30
DEVICE=\dos\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=\dos\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
device=\net\ifshlp.sys

#AUTOEXEC.BAT
\net\net initialize
\net\netbind.com
\net\umb.com
\net\tcptsr.exe
\net\tinyrfc.exe
\net\nmtsr.exe
\net\emsbfr.exe
\net\net logon carl xxx /yes

I found ping.exe for dos, and I can ping my other boxes, so the 3com 
thing is working.

The ultimage goal is to use this setup to run ghost.exe on anything I 
can pxe boot.

So, any tips on how to make this work?

Carl K

Hi carl,
> files=30
changeit by fileshigh=30
and add
BUFFERSHIGH=30
> DEVICE=\dos\HIMEM.SYS
> DEVICE=\dos\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
> DOS=HIGH,UMB
> device=\net\ifshlp.sys
changeit each DEVICE call by a DEVICEHIGH one.
> #AUTOEXEC.BAT
> \net\net initialize
> \net\netbind.com
> \net\umb.com
> \net\tcptsr.exe
> \net\tinyrfc.exe
> \net\nmtsr.exe
> \net\emsbfr.exe
> \net\net logon carl xxx /yes
Please add "loadhigh " before each call in autoexec.com. 

This small changes should free more conventional memory.
Hope it helps,

fileshigh=30
buffershigh=30
DEVICEHIGH=\dos\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=\dos\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=\net\ifshlp.sys

path=\dos;\net
loadhigh \net\net initialize
if errorlevel 1 pause
\net\netbind.com
loadhigh \net\umb.com
loadhigh \net\tcptsr.exe
loadhigh \net\tinyrfc.exe
loadhigh \net\nmtsr.exe
loadhigh \net\emsbfr.exe

How odd, now I only have 394K.  I think some of those commands 
automaticaly use himem - loadhigh may be confusing them.

I think NET START is what I need to run - anyone know how much mem it 
really needs?

Carl K


Velu Erwan wrote:
> Hi carl,
> 
> 
>>files=30
> 
> changeit by fileshigh=30
> and add
> BUFFERSHIGH=30
> 
> 
>>DEVICE=\dos\HIMEM.SYS
>>DEVICE=\dos\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
>>DOS=HIGH,UMB
>>device=\net\ifshlp.sys
> 
> changeit each DEVICE call by a DEVICEHIGH one.
> 
> 
>>#AUTOEXEC.BAT
>>\net\net initialize
>>\net\netbind.com
>>\net\umb.com
>>\net\tcptsr.exe
>>\net\tinyrfc.exe
>>\net\nmtsr.exe
>>\net\emsbfr.exe
>>\net\net logon carl xxx /yes
> 
> 
> Please add "loadhigh " before each call in autoexec.com. 
> 
> This small changes should free more conventional memory.
> Hope it helps,
> 
>

Carl Karsten wrote:
> I am trying to get pxe, memdisk, win98 floppy image, 3com universal, 
> net.exe to map a drive.  I get to the NET LOGIN command and get
> 
> Error 8: There is not enough memory available.
I dug up qemm386.sys, and it says

"Cannot load because No room for Page Frame" on one box (toshiba 6100)
and on a Dell V333, it thew a CPU excpetion.

I tried "a bunch" of qemm settings, nothing worked.

I guess it is w98 that is crashing, that is what is being booted from 
floppy.

Any sugestions on how to get this to work?

Carl K