[gPXE] [PATCH] Make gpxe report syslinux version 2.12

[Casey Dahlin]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 07:37:09PM -0400, Gene Cumm wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 16:29, Casey Dahlin <cdahlin at redhat.com> wrote:
> > Some versions of mboot.c32 shipped by VMWare fail because of a version check
> > (done with INT 22h with AX set to 0001h). gPXE appears to use an empty version
> > number (0.0). This patch makes it return 2.12
> 
> Which VMware product(s)/version(s) (ESXi, perhaps?) with what version
> of mboot.c32?
> 

Yes, ESXi, I'll have to relay the version question (John, if you're
reading, feel free to chime in).

> Have you considered using gpxelinux.0 (at gpxe/gpxelinux.0) and any
> needed modules (like com32/modules/mboot.c32) from the current
> Syslinux package?  gpxelinux.0 in Syslinux 4.02 is at gPXE 1.0.0.
> 

Again, I'll have to forward that.

> Why version 2.12?  Is that the exact minimum version your mboot.c32 wants?

As I understand, yes.

--CJD