[ipxe-devel] Windows having problems parsing iBFT from recent iPXE versions?

Floris Bos bos at je-eigen-domein.nl
Thu Oct 30 18:00:06 UTC 2014


On 10/30/2014 06:50 PM, Steve Cross wrote:
> Alright, i'm all caught up on the email chin. A few differences 
> between our setup:
>
> -- I am running an older series Intel NUC / BOXDCCP847DYE
> -- I am running Windows 7 on my NUCs but would be willing to try 2012 
> if I can get my hands on a copy.
> -- I think the biggest difference between our setups is the fact that 
> I am running a copy of iPXE from a few years ago (chainloading 
> undionly.kpxe dated 07/01/2013).
>
> If I can find the time tonight after work, I will try upgrading that 
> to the latest version of iPXE and see if it breaks my setup or not. I 
> will let you know what I find.
>

Actually, last month's testing was with CentOS, instead of Windows.

Does your iPXE outputs "463kB free base memory after PXE unload" on boot 
like I have with my newer NUC?
Or is it a much higher number?
If the last, your BIOS does not have the same problem as mine.


Yours sincerely,

Floris Bos




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