Re: [Etherboot-developers] gPXE/Bootix incompatibility

[Michael B. <mb...@fe...>]

On Friday 26 Mar 2010 14:06:34 Miller, Shao wrote:
> I would be curious to see if overwriting both DHCPACK and BINL cached
> packets' filenames with "bar" at each set_cached_filename() call passes
> your tests, if you'd care to.

Tests so far:

Unmodified gPXE : RIS seems to work (reaches graphical setup)

Skipping pxe_set_cached_filename() completely : RIS still seems to work

Setting both DHCPACK and BINL filenames to "bar" : RIS dies before reaching the 
"Windows Setup" text-mode screen

Setting both DHCPACK and BINL filename to "" : RIS dies before reaching the 
"Windows Setup" text-mode screen

Setting only DHCPACK to "" : RIS seems to work

Setting only BINL filename to "" : RIS dies before reaching the "Windows Setup" 
text-mode screen


Note that this testing involves a Windows DHCP server with no explicitly-
configured filename, relying on ProxyDHCP to provide the correct boot filename.  
In earlier tests (many years ago, when the "overwrite filename" logic was first 
added and tested), I think I was using an explicitly-configured filename.

I'm going to try removing pxe_set_cached_filename() completely, and check that 
RIS proceeds right through to an installed and working Win2k3 system.

Michael