[syslinux] Unable to PXE boot

Lane
Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:02:23 -0000

Yes, that default file is actual content and working on my much older
master node which is using syslinux 3.86. On the new system with an updated
Gentoo install, it's not working. I have tried, 3.86, 4.07, 5.10, and 6.03.
All gave the same results w/ the posted pxelinux.cfg/default file. I'm
currently back at 5.10 on the new master.

Tomorrow when I get back in I will change that file to what you recommend
to see if that helps.



On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Ady via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com>
wrote:

> > /diskless/pxelinux.cfg/default
> > ---
> > DEFAULT /gentoo-x86_64/boot/kernel-3.14.14-gentoo
> > APPEND ip=dhcp ro rootfstype=nfs root=/dev/nfs
> > nfsroot=10.0.0.11:/diskless/gentoo-x86_64
> > init=/linuxrc
>
> That pxelinux.cfg/default seems "tolerable" for older versions,
but not
> for Syslinux 5+.
>
> Is this an inadequate copy of the actual content? Or is it really a
> trustworthy copy of your actual default config?
>
> If it is the latter, please report the correct content of the file.
>
> If it is the former, I would suggest something _similar_ to the
> following pxelinux.cfg/default:
>
> DEFAULT gentoo_3_14_14
> LABEL gentoo_3_14_14
> LINUX /gentoo-x86_64/boot/kernel-3.14.14-gentoo
> APPEND ip=dhcp ro rootfstype=nfs root=/dev/nfs
> nfsroot=10.0.0.11:/diskless/gentoo-x86_64 init=/linuxrc
>
>
> Note 1: The APPEND line should be in one row (i.e. no spanning, as it
> might be incorrectly displayed in this email).
>
> Note 2: The (absolute) path to the kernel might also be causing some
> problem.
>
> Note 3: There might be other problems, independent of this config.
>
> Regards,
> Ady.
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