Re: [Xen-users] Pxe boot of xen image via a pxe menu

[Bas van der Vlies <basv@xxxxxxx>]

I am now using 3.1.1 and do not experience this problem anymore, just to 
inform the list.

Bas van der Vlies wrote:
> Xen version used: 3.1.0
>
> When we when create a xen image it first does a pxe boot. So we can
> instruct a xen image what todo, eg install debian via systemimager. When
> the install finish it will fetch the default pxe config file. The default
> pxe config file will display a menu system and the user can select an
> action, default is to boot from local hardisk.
>
> Our problem is that the xen image does a pxe boot and crashes in displaying
> the menu structure. Can the rtl8139 network driver handle this?
>
> Regards
>
> default.menu:
> =============================================================
> DEFAULT menu.c32
> # You can also load a background image if you use
> # DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
> # MENU BACKGROUND Logo.jpg
>
> PROMPT 0
>
> # Wait 5 seconds unless the user presses a button, but always boot after
> 900 seconds.
> TIMEOUT 50
> TOTALTIMEOUT 9000
>
> MENU TITLE PXE menu from TFTP server
>
> label harddisk
>          menu label Boot from local harddisk
>          kernel chain.c32
>          append hd0
>
> # Remember: Config files (such as centos.conf) are relative to /tftpboot/
> #
>
> label SystemImagerMenu
>          menu label SystemImager Linux cloning menu
>          kernel menu.c32
>          append SystemImager/menu.conf
>
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*  Bas van der Vlies                     e-mail: basv@xxxxxxx      *
*  SARA - Academic Computing Services    phone:  +31 20 592 8012   *
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