[gPXE] gPXE debugging

[Gerry Reno]

On 05/03/2010 02:58 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Gerry Reno<greno at verizon.net>  wrote:
>    
>> I am just starting to use gPXE and I would like to know how you get some
>> debugging output?  I cloned the git tree and ran make and then burned
>> the gpxe.iso to a cd and tried booting it from my laptop but I do not
>> see any output at all.  It justs sits there for a while and then finally
>> my regular linux boot menu shows up.  How can I get gPXE to show me what
>> is happening?
>>      
> Normally you see something like this:
>
> gPXE initialising devices...
>
> gPXE 1.0.0+ -- Open Source Boot Firmware -- http://etherboot.org
> Features: AoE HTTP iSCSI DNS TFTP bzImage COMBOOT ELF Multiboot PXE PXEXT
>
> Does the light on your network port blink during the time when you
> suspect gPXE is running?
>
> Stefan
>
>    
I do not see any lights blink on my network card.  I tried downloading 
an iso from rom-o-matic and it does the same thing.  What I see is that 
the CD drive light is blinking for around 20-30 seconds but the screen 
is blank, no lights on the network card, and then finally my regular 
linux boot menu shows up.

-Gerry