Error: No configuration methods succeeded (http://ipxe.org/840ee186) PXE-E99: Unexpected error (6).

Products

• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

When booting a Dell Latitude 3450 to IPXE the laptop will contact the NBS server but when configuring net0 it gives the following error:

No configuration methods succeeded (http://ipxe.org/840ee186) PXE-E99: Unexpected error (6).

Environment

Deployment Solution 8.7.1273

Resolution

Disabling DMA in the BIOS for both pre-boot and the OS resolved this issue.

Additional Information

Some OEM manufactures BIOS will not allow for machine to boot to PXE or iPXE

Kernel DMA Protection:

Black or blank screen after attempting to boot to a properly installed Automation Folder or PXE config

Microsoft: About DMA protection: 

Kernel DMA Protection (Memory Access Protection) for OEMs

Additional DS (Deployment Solution) and GSS (Ghost Solution Suite) files:

Note:
It is not pointfix but a new version available that you may want to consider for an updated 64-bit ipxe.efi (ipxe v1.21.1+) binaries signed by Microsoft:
updated 64-bit ipxe.efi (ipxe v1.21.1+) binaries