Hi list
I'm in the process of working through the initial boot of a new box, a
new os (coreos), and a new (to me) iPXE.
It is a trial and error process for me - my coding is a bit sloppy and I
don't read all of the instructions the first time around.
Wireshark has been very helpful as the boot process is between the new
box and a host (Fedora31) I can see all of the successes and failures
that hit the net.
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To increase my visibility, rather than using a boot script, I am keying
in the boot steps by hand (kernel, initrd, ...) and then observing the
results on my minicom screen and on wireshark.
This is a long process (given my errors..).
I can copy the lines on my minicom screen and copy the lines from
wireshark for subsequent inspection with a cup of coffee.
It would really be nice if I could mouse over to the Wireshark window
during my actions and click on a special BUTTON, which would enter a
blank (or default or TBD text) into a new line on the Wireshark packet
transcript window. The SPLAT.
Then, when I look at the minicom save, and the wireshark save, I can see
roughly what I did at various places in time without having to ponder
the Time column in wireshark.
Thanks for your attention, keep safe, wash hands
Bob Gustafson
