Re: [Etherboot-users] Re: http://rom-o-matic.net updated with Etherboot-5.4.0

> It turns out that PXELINUX treats files ending in .bin specially, so you 
> have to actually rename the file:
> 
>     mv /tftpboot/memtest.bin to /tftpboot/memtestbin
> 
> Then, if you can change your /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file to look 
> like:
> 
>     default memtest
>     prompt 0
> 
>     label memtest
>       kernel memtestbin
> 
> Then it works.

Indeed this does work! I tried this with memtest from memtest.com and 
memtest.org and they both work with this described method.

> 
> Now, it turns out that you could just load PXELINUX from your Intel 
> EEPRO100 card's PXE, and it would likely work fine, but you do get extra 
> style points (and mad respect :) for doing the:
> 
>     PXE -> Etherboot -> PXELINUX -> memtestbin
> 
> route rather than just
> 
>     PXE -> PXELINUX -> memtestbin

YAY for style points! Unfortunately, I think I just discovered that 
pxelinux is probably what I've wanted all along. My main intent it to 
have a menu style interface (pxelinux does) that is pxe loadable (that 
too) that will load both DOS images as well as memtest (just proved that!)

I'll need to do some more exploring and looking, but I think I'm going 
to take a harder look at pxelinux over the next couple of days. If this 
means moving away from etherboot, I will of course not be happy, but I 
suppose thats the way of it sometimes. I cannot express enough how I 
appreciate all of your help and hard work.
   Many Thanks  -Sam



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