Boot ipxe.efi to shell without using embedded script and Ctrl-B

[ccy]

Hi,

My machine has multiple network interfaces.

When I execute ipxe.efi from UEFI built-in shell manually, the ipxe.efi will perform DHCP for all network interface automatically.

The Ctrl+B prompt flashing too fast, I have tried several times and never get into the prompt successfully. It direct start DHCP command after I press Ctrl-B.

Is that a way to ipxe.efi and direct go into shell without using embedded script?

[NiKiZe]

You can open the shell with the shell command, so you need:

#!ipxe
shell

[ccy]

So this is embedding a script? I would like to use the ipxe.efi in multiple cases and trying to avoid making ipxe.efi for each use case.

[Feng-zero]

I also encountered the same problem. In uefi mode, when entering ipxe boot on the bootoveride interface, although it displayed the need to input ctrl-b, I was unable to enter the ipxe shell and instead started auto boot. Is there any restriction on UEFI mode?

[mcb30]

Check that you are using an up-to-date iPXE. There is a UEFI design defect that prevents the Ctrl key from working properly: we worked around this in commit a08244ecc

[Feng-zero]

Thank you for your reply. I will update the code and try it out