[ipxe-devel] Black screen on Intel NUC after wimboot

[Michael Brown]

On 06/11/14 10:22, Ivan Krutskikh wrote:
> Thanks for the IPXE project. So far I had no problems with it in various
> san boot scenarios.
>
> Until I tried http://ipxe.org/howto/winpe deploy scenario with a couple
> of first generation intel nuc pc's
> (http://ark.intel.com/products/71484/Intel-NUC-Kit-DCCP847DY).
>
> I launch the latest ipxe.lkrn from syslinux on a local usb key:
>
> label wimboot
>      kernel /boot/ipxe.lkrn
>      append initrd=/boot/boot.ipxe
>
> boot.ipxe :
>
> #!ipxe
>
> dhcp
> set netX/gateway 0.0.0.0
> sanhook  iscsi:192.168.0.242:::1:iqn.2014-06.bootup.mtt:winpe
> kernel http://192.168.0.242:8080/boot/wimboot
> initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/bcd BCD
> initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/boot.sdi boot.sdi
> initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/boot.wim boot.wim
> boot
>
> This boot option worked on almost any other pc in my office, but on
> nuc's it downloads all the defined images, flashes black screen and reboots.
>
> What am I doing wrong here and what can be done to get it fixed?

I would suggest trying to simplify the setup to try to narrow down what 
might be causing the problem.

For example, you could try eliminating syslinux and iSCSI by building 
bin/ipxe.usb with an embedded script containing

   #!ipxe
   dhcp
   kernel http://192.168.0.242:8080/boot/wimboot
   initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/bcd BCD
   initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/boot.sdi boot.sdi
   initrd http://192.168.0.242:8080/media/boot.wim boot.wim
   boot

Also, are you using the current version of wimboot (v2.3.0)?

Michael