Syslinux - Mar 2014 - pxelinux.0 not fully booting in EFI 64 mode...not requesting ldlinux.e64 via TFTP...

There are no pre-compiled binaries (official or otherwise) on kernel.org.

I assume what is meant is
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
At least, that is where the "downloads" page of syslinux.org directs
you.
 Under there are the various source tarballs (tar.gz format, tar.bz2
format).  Also a directory called RPMS/.  But that
kernel.org RPMS/ directory is devoid of any content.

Secondly, I realize mixing binaries/executables during a given boot session
would be a problem.  but I don't think that's the situtation here, not
even
getting to apscp TFTP request of ldlinux.e64.

However, your answer got me further along.

It's not clearly spelled out, but the PXE NBP (network bootstrap program --
i.e., what's in your dhcpd.conf file)  for efi32 should be
efi32/core/syslinux.efi and for efi64, it should be
efi64/core/syslinux.efi.  You said this.

The syslinux "Common Problems" page *sort of* says this. This link:
      http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems

"Multi-Arch" section sort of says this -- if you understand that
"core
binary" means PXE NBP.  (I did not).

At least I get further -- syslinux.efi loads, then TFTP errors in loading
ldlinux.e64.

I'm trying again with 6.0.3-pre6.  (Another suggestion).  If someone finds
the pre-compiled binaries in kernel.org, I'll try with that.

Spike




Gene Cumm wrote:

Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 19:59:24 -0400
From: Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com>
To: For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa <syslinux at zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [syslinux] pxelinux.0 not fully booting in EFI 64
        mode...not requesting ldlinux.e64 via TFTP...
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On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Don Cupp <doncuppjr at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Spike,
>
> There are multiple binaries that come with syslinux. I would highly
recommend that you start with the official syslinux pre-built's of pre-7 on
kernel.org. You will find inside an syslinux.efi in a 64 bit folder and one
in an 32 bit folder.

1) DO NOT use 6.03-pre7 on EFI64; PLEASE use 6.03-pre6.

2) BIOS binaries/executables are in bios/; EFI x86 (32-bit IA32) in
efi32/; EFI x86-64 (64-bit IA32; aka x64) in efi64/.  Don't mix fix
that are fed to a client during a given boot session.

Note that IA64 is associated with Intel Itanium and none of the
non-Itanium systems.

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:50 PM, Spike White <spikewhitetx at gmail.com>
wrote:
> There are no pre-compiled binaries (official or otherwise) on kernel.org.
The Syslinux archives at kernel.org are source and binary.  Extract
them and you'll see.
> I assume what is meant is
> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
> At least, that is where the "downloads" page of syslinux.org
directs you.
>  Under there are the various source tarballs (tar.gz format, tar.bz2
> format).  Also a directory called RPMS/.  But that
> kernel.org RPMS/ directory is devoid of any content.
Yes, tarballs and zips.
> Secondly, I realize mixing binaries/executables during a given boot session
> would be a problem.  but I don't think that's the situtation here,
not even
> getting to apscp TFTP request of ldlinux.e64.
>
> However, your answer got me further along.
>
> It's not clearly spelled out, but the PXE NBP (network bootstrap
program --
> i.e., what's in your dhcpd.conf file)  for efi32 should be
> efi32/core/syslinux.efi and for efi64, it should be
> efi64/core/syslinux.efi.  You said this.
>
> The syslinux "Common Problems" page *sort of* says this. This
link:
>       http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems
>
> "Multi-Arch" section sort of says this -- if you understand that
"core
> binary" means PXE NBP.  (I did not).
Good feedback.
> At least I get further -- syslinux.efi loads, then TFTP errors in loading
> ldlinux.e64.
>
> I'm trying again with 6.0.3-pre6.  (Another suggestion).  If someone
finds
> the pre-compiled binaries in kernel.org, I'll try with that.
See above.

-- 
-Gene

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text,
especially the archives of mailing lists.
Q: Why is Top-posting such a bad thing?
> Gene Cumm wrote:
>
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 19:59:24 -0400
> From: Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com>
> To: For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa <syslinux at zytor.com>
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] pxelinux.0 not fully booting in EFI 64
>         mode...not requesting ldlinux.e64 via TFTP...
> Message-ID:
>         <CAD0RxenCLKsHRGkSuew+VrtOZQKxOv4Yz1ija4W0=XVNtz0qtA at
mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Don Cupp <doncuppjr at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> Spike,
>>
>> There are multiple binaries that come with syslinux. I would highly
> recommend that you start with the official syslinux pre-built's of
pre-7 on
> kernel.org. You will find inside an syslinux.efi in a 64 bit folder and one
> in an 32 bit folder.
>
> 1) DO NOT use 6.03-pre7 on EFI64; PLEASE use 6.03-pre6.
>
> 2) BIOS binaries/executables are in bios/; EFI x86 (32-bit IA32) in
> efi32/; EFI x86-64 (64-bit IA32; aka x64) in efi64/.  Don't mix fix
> that are fed to a client during a given boot session.

On Monday, March 10, 2014 6:27 PM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com>
wrote:
?
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:50 PM, Spike White <spikewhitetx at gmail.com>
wrote:
> There are no pre-compiled binaries (official or otherwise) on kernel.org.
The Syslinux archives at kernel.org are source and binary.? Extract
them and you'll see.
> I assume what is meant is
> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
> At least, that is where the "downloads" page of syslinux.org
directs you.
>? Under there are the various source tarballs (tar.gz format, tar.bz2
> format).? Also a directory called RPMS/.? But that
> kernel.org RPMS/ directory is devoid of any content.
Yes, tarballs and zips.
> Secondly, I realize mixing binaries/executables during a given boot session
> would be a problem.? but I don't think that's the situtation here,
not even
> getting to apscp TFTP request of ldlinux.e64.
>
> However, your answer got me further along.
>
> It's not clearly spelled out, but the PXE NBP (network bootstrap
program --
> i.e., what's in your dhcpd.conf file)? for efi32 should be
> efi32/core/syslinux.efi and for efi64, it should be
> efi64/core/syslinux.efi.? You said this.
>
> The syslinux "Common Problems" page *sort of* says this. This
link:
>? ? ? http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems
>
> "Multi-Arch" section sort of says this -- if you understand that
"core
> binary" means PXE NBP.? (I did not).
Good feedback.
> At least I get further -- syslinux.efi loads, then TFTP errors in loading
> ldlinux.e64.
>
> I'm trying again with 6.0.3-pre6.? (Another suggestion).? If someone
finds
> the pre-compiled binaries in kernel.org, I'll try with that.
See above.

-- 
-Gene

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text,
especially the archives of mailing lists.
Q: Why is Top-posting such a bad thing?
> Gene Cumm wrote:
>
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 19:59:24 -0400
> From: Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com>
> To: For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa <syslinux at zytor.com>
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] pxelinux.0 not fully booting in EFI 64
>? ? ? ?  mode...not requesting ldlinux.e64 via TFTP...
> Message-ID:
>? ? ? ?  <CAD0RxenCLKsHRGkSuew+VrtOZQKxOv4Yz1ija4W0=XVNtz0qtA at
mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Don Cupp <doncuppjr at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> Spike,
>>
>> There are multiple binaries that come with syslinux. I would highly
> recommend that you start with the official syslinux pre-built's of
pre-7 on
> kernel.org. You will find inside an syslinux.efi in a 64 bit folder and one
> in an 32 bit folder.
>
> 1) DO NOT use 6.03-pre7 on EFI64; PLEASE use 6.03-pre6.
>
> 2) BIOS binaries/executables are in bios/; EFI x86 (32-bit IA32) in
> efi32/; EFI x86-64 (64-bit IA32; aka x64) in efi64/.? Don't mix fix
> that are fed to a client during a given boot session.
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The tarballs on kernel.org contain both source and binarys
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/Testing/6.03/syslinux-6.03-pre6.tar.xz

Once downloaded and unarchived, you need only do a 

make install all_firmware