Changes in 1.47: * PXELINUX: RFC 1123 states that a TFTP implementation MUST use adaptive timeout, "at least an exponential backoff of retransmission timeout is necessary." Implement a very simple exponential backoff for retransmits. * PXELINUX: Updated documentation, including pointer to new TFTP server. * PXELINUX: When sending ERROR due to bad OACK, use the proper destination port number (why are TFTP port numbers so odd?) * PXELINUX: If the boot dies in the middle somewhere, eventually give up and reset the machine (unattended operation.) Begin3 Title: syslinux Version: 1.47 Entered-date: 21SEP99 Description: SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which operates off MS-DOS floppies. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, rescue disks, and other uses for boot floppies. A SYSLINUX floppy can be manipulated using standard MS-DOS (or any other OS that can access an MS-DOS filesystem) tools once it has been created; and requires only a ~ 7K DOS program or ~ 13K Linux program to create in the first place. Starting with version 1.46 it also includes PXELINUX, a program to boot off a network server using a boot PROM compatible with the Intel PXE (Pre-Execution Environment) specification. Keywords: syslinux pxelinux msdos boot loader floppy install network pxe Author: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin) Maintained-by: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin) Primary-site: ftp.kernel.org /pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux 174402 syslinux-1.47.tar.gz 196465 syslinux-1.47.zip Alternate-site: metalab.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders Platforms: DOS or Linux to install. Linux, perl and nasm 0.97 or later required to build from source. Copying-policy: GPL End