some GPU machines fail to pxe-boot after update to iPXE 2.0.0 #47

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1. mwennrich

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   issue type on Jul 23, 2026
2. metal-robot

   added this to Developmenton Jul 23, 2026
3. mwennrich commented on Jul 23, 2026

   

   mwennrich

   on Jul 23, 2026

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   One option is to use snponly.efi (#48). But this has failed on dell-machines? (#42)

   Another option is to change the boot.ipxe, to not give up on the first device, like this (AI generated, not tested):

   #!ipxe
   
   set attempts:int32 10
   set try:int32 0
   set max_if:int32 32
   
   set user-class pixiecore
   
   echo metal-stack pixie
   echo Manufacturer: ${manufacturer}
   
   set console ttyS1
   set sp:hex 20 && set sp ${sp:string}
   iseq ${manufacturer} Dell${sp}Inc. && set console ttyS0 ||
   iseq ${manufacturer} Giga${sp}Computing && set console ttyS0 ||
   iseq ${manufacturer} QEMU && set console ttyS0 ||
   iseq ${manufacturer} FUJITSU && set console ttyS0 ||
   
   :outer
   echo ProxyDHCP scan (attempt ${try}/${attempts})
   set i:int32 0
   goto scan_if
   
   :scan_if
   iseq ${i} ${max_if} && goto retry ||
   
   set iface net${i}
   ifopen ${iface} || goto next_if
   
   clear filename
   dhcp ${iface} || goto next_if
   isset ${filename} && goto boot
   
   :next_if
   inc i
   goto scan_if
   
   :retry
   iseq ${try} ${attempts} && goto fail ||
   inc try
   goto outer
   
   :boot
   chain ${filename} || goto fail
   
   :fail
   echo Failed to get a ProxyDHCP response after ${attempts} attempts
   echo Rebooting in 5 seconds...
   sleep 5
   reboot
   
4. mwennrich commented on Jul 23, 2026

   

   mwennrich

   on Jul 23, 2026

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   One option is to use snponly.efi (#48). But this has failed on dell-machines? (#42)

   • tested with our Dell machines, seems to work just fine
5. Gerrit91

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   simcod

   on Jul 27, 2026
6. Gerrit91

   closed this as completedin #48on Sep 25, 2026
7. github-project-automation

   moved this to Done in Developmenton Sep 25, 2026