Unable to fetch tftp image: TFTP Error, start_image returned tftp error
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Description
When I boot my host from pxe server, pxe client download shim from tftp server successful, but shim failed to fetch netimage with error message like:
Unable to fetch tftp image: TFTP Error, start_image returned tftp error
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the PXE boot sequence described: confirm that the shim downloads successfully from the TFTP server, then capture the failure while fetching the netimage. Compare the resulting TFTP error and start_image message with the server and client logs. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and documenting or fixing the netimage-fetch failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100