Re: [Ltsp-discuss] pxe boot error

[Jim M. <jam@McQuil.com>]

Varun wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using ltsp 4.2 on Mandriva 2008.
> 
> My client is a via based MB with onboard lan with pxe boot
> option which I have enabled.
> 
> While booting I get the following error :
> 
> 
> " PXE - E79 : NBP is too big to fit in free base memory "
> 
> 
> Can anybody explain me first what is this error.


Sounds like you are trying to load a kernel with PXE.  Instead, you need 
to load pxelinux.0, which is a 2nd-state bootloader, which will then go 
and load the kernel.

Check the LTSP wiki for examples of how to setup the 'filename' 
parameter in your dhcp config file.

Jim McQuillan
jam@Ltsp.org



> 
> And how do I fix this error.
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> 
> Varun
> 
> 
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