Tryng to load: pxelinux.cfg/default ok

but then i get Boot failed: press a key to retry or wait for reboot

this is on the server i am trying to boot over the network.

Using server 2008 r2 x64 in Vm, windows booting works fine, but i need centos for an older server that only boots from floppies.

i am lost though, i am doing centos 5.5, and in the x86.conf file, in your example you have this line:

APPEND initrd=img/initrd-fedora9-x86.img ks=ftp://10.0.1.171//CentOS/86/ks.cfg

i am confused with the initrd-fedora9-x86.img part since i don’t recall such a file for CentOS or being asked to make one….

What am i overlooking?

Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/default
Unable to locate configuration file

I have the default file saved in the pxelinux.cfg directory. Any help to shed some light on this would be grateful!

DHCP Configuration:
DHCP service status: Running
DHCP option 60 configured: Yes

PXE Bind Policy:
Use DHCP ports: No
Rogue detection: Disabled
RPC port: 5040

Interface Bind Policy:
Policy: Exclude Registered
Registered interfaces:

Boot Program Policy:
Known client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
New client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
Allow N12 for new clients:
Architecture discovery: Enabled
Reset boot program: No
Default boot programs:
x86 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
x64 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
ia64 – boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi
Default N12 boot programs:
x86 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
x64 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
ia64 – boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi

Banned GUIDs list:

Boot Image Policy:
Default image type for x64 clients: Both
Default boot images:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -

WDS Client Policy:
Logging policy:
Enabled: No
Logging level: Info

Unattend policy:
Enabled: No
Command-line precedence: No
WDS unattend files:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -

OSChooser Policy:
Menu name:

Server Automatic Refresh Policy:
Refresh period: 900 seconds

BCD Refresh Policy:
Enabled: No
Refresh period: 60 minutes

Auto-Add Policy:
Policy: Disabled
Poll interval: 10 seconds
Max retry count: 2160 times
Message to pending clients:
Retention period:
Approved devices: 30 days
Other devices: 1 days
Defaults for x86:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for x64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for ia64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes

WDS PXE Providers:
Name: BINLSVC
Path: C:\Windows\system32\binlsvc.dll
Order: 1
Critical: Yes

WDS Transport Server Policy:
IPv4 source: Range
Start address: 239.0.0.1
End address: 239.0.0.254
IPv6 source: Range
Start address: FF15::1
End address: FF15::FF
Start port: 64001
End port: 65000
Network profile:
Multicast session policy:
Slow client handling policy: None
AutoDisconnect threshold: 256 KBps
Multistream stream count: 2
Slow client fallback: Yes

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The command completed successfully.

C:\Users\dcadmin>wdsutil /Get-Server /show:config

Windows Deployment Services Management Utility [Version 6.1.7600
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

SETUP INFORMATION FOR SERVER
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Server State:
OS version: 6.1
WDS operational mode: Native

Installation State:
RemoteInstall location: C:\RemoteInstall
RemoteInstall share up-to-date: Yes
Boot files installed:
x86 – Yes
x64 – Yes
ia64 – No

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CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR SERVER
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Server Authorization:
Authorization state: Not Authorized

Answer Policy:
Answer clients: No
Answer only known clients: No
Response delay: 0 seconds

Active Directory Use Policy:
Preferred DC:
Preferred GC:
Prestage devices using MAC: No
New computer naming policy: %61Username%#
Domain search order: Global Catalog Only
New computers join domain: Yes

New Computer OU:
OU type: Server Domain
OU: CN=Computers,DC=corp,DC=dchoc,DC=com

DHCP Configuration:
DHCP service status: Running
DHCP option 60 configured: Yes

PXE Bind Policy:
Use DHCP ports: No
Rogue detection: Disabled
RPC port: 5040

Interface Bind Policy:
Policy: Exclude Registered
Registered interfaces:

Boot Program Policy:
Known client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
New client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
Allow N12 for new clients:
Architecture discovery: Enabled
Reset boot program: No
Default boot programs:
x86 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
x64 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
ia64 – boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi
Default N12 boot programs:
x86 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
x64 – boot\x86\pxelinux.0
ia64 – boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi

Banned GUIDs list:

Boot Image Policy:
Default image type for x64 clients: Both
Default boot images:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -

WDS Client Policy:
Logging policy:
Enabled: No
Logging level: Info

Unattend policy:
Enabled: No
Command-line precedence: No
WDS unattend files:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -

OSChooser Policy:
Menu name:

Server Automatic Refresh Policy:
Refresh period: 900 seconds

BCD Refresh Policy:
Enabled: No
Refresh period: 60 minutes

Auto-Add Policy:
Policy: Disabled
Poll interval: 10 seconds
Max retry count: 2160 times
Message to pending clients:
Retention period:
Approved devices: 30 days
Other devices: 1 days
Defaults for x86:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for x64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for ia64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes

WDS PXE Providers:
Name: BINLSVC
Path: C:\Windows\system32\binlsvc.dll
Order: 1
Critical: Yes

WDS Transport Server Policy:
IPv4 source: Range
Start address: 239.0.0.1
End address: 239.0.0.254
IPv6 source: Range
Start address: FF15::1
End address: FF15::FF
Start port: 64001
End port: 65000
Network profile:
Multicast session policy:
Slow client handling policy: None
AutoDisconnect threshold: 256 KBps
Multistream stream count: 2
Slow client fallback: Yes

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The command completed successfully.