Syslinux - Oct 2015 - {syslinux} Hyper-V Gen 2 waiting for ldlinux.e64

> Hello James,
>
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Geert Stappers via Syslinux
> <syslinux at zytor.com> -----
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> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 01:24:26 +0200
> From: Geert Stappers via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com>
> To: "Clements, James" <James.Clements at
affiliate.oliverwyman.com>
> Cc: "syslinux at zytor.com" <syslinux at zytor.com>
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] Hyper-V Gen 2 waiting for ldlinux.e64
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15)
>
> On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 05:58:51PM -0500, Clements, James wrote:
> > James Clement
> > > Geert Stappers
> > > > On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 05:06:41PM -0500, Clements, James
wrote:
> > > > > The screen displays the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > PXE Network Boot using IPv4
> > > > > ....
> > > > >    Station IP address is 192.168.205.50
> > > > >    Server IP address is 192.168.205.1
> > > > >    NBP filename is efi64/syslinux.efi
> > > > >    NBP filesize is 200096 Bytes
> > > > >    Downloading NBP file...
> > > > >    Successfully downloaded NBP file.
> > > > > Getting cached packet
> > > > > My IP is 192.168.205.50
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > So nothing with "disable UseDefaultAddress"
> > > > No signs of any repeating / any loops  on the console of the
booting
> VM.
> > > >
> > > > IIRC can
> > > >
> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Development/Debugging#Sysli
> > > > nux_Dynamic_Debugger only be used after ldlinux being loaded
...
> > > >
> > >
> > > Nope, nothing like that. I'm not really sure how to proceed,
but I
> > > notice on your IRC channel that you advertise a 'devel
6.04-preN'
> > > verion. Is it worth me trying that?
>
> The binaries that Gene asked the to test in the begin of this thread are
the
> newest. That are fresher as 6.04-preN.
>
> > Correct me if I am wrong but if I understand correctly, syslinux.efi
> > is what drives the request for ldlinux.e64. Is there a way we can
> > enable some debug somehow to see why the request for ldlinux.e64
> > includes the tsize option? Or even disable the tsize option (as it
> > appears it may be causing the UEFI to hang)?
> >
> --- a/efi/main.c
> +++ b/efi/main.c
> @@ -1371,7 +1371,9 @@ EFI_STATUS efi_main(EFI_HANDLE image,
> EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE *table)
>          */
>         efi_setcwd(DevicePathToStr(info->FilePath));
>
> +       Print(L"fs_init start\n");
>         fs_init(ops, (void *)&priv);
> +       Print(L"fs_init done.\n");
>
>         /*
>          * There may be pending user input that wasn't processed by @@
-
> 1383,8 +1385,10 @@ EFI_STATUS efi_main(EFI_HANDLE image,
> EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE *table)
>                 status = uefi_call_wrapper(in->ReadKeyStroke, 2, in,
&key);
>         } while (status == EFI_SUCCESS);
>
> +       Print(L"load_env32 start\n");
>         if (!setjmp(load_error_buf))
>                 load_env32(NULL);
> +       Print(L"load_env32 done.\n");
>
>         /* load_env32() failed.. cancel timer and bailout */
>         status = cancel_timer(timer_ev);
>
>
> Untested
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>
> I wonder if you have "screen output" like:
>
>    Station IP address is 192.168.205.50
>    Server IP address is 192.168.205.1
>    NBP filename is efi64/syslinux.efi
>    NBP filesize is 200096 Bytes
>    Downloading NBP file...
>    Successfully downloaded NBP file.
> Getting cached packet
> fs_init start
> My IP is 192.168.205.50
> fs_init done.
> load_env32 start
> load_env32 done.
>
>
>
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
> --
> Leven en laten leven
Hi Geert, are there any binaries available that contain your untested code
above? Or would I have to compile this myself?

Thanks,

James

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