[Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server

[John Schultz]

Definitely need to know what version you were able to do this on. I tried
this under 0.7.5 and it totally blew chuncks.

Thanks.,
John

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 07:26, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I tried that (unfortunately it did not work), Since, I posted this issue on
> experts exchange and thats where I found the two referenced links. Just for
> sake of argument, I will try this again and see if I can get it to work.
>
> Do you know off hand what version of Voyage you were using at the time this
> worked for you?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 06:04, Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> this is from some other thread a while a go...
>>
>> see the attached rar, but the files from the ISO are missing
>> this worked for me, at least it did with older voyage ISOs.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Michael Steinmann
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2011/7/16
>> Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server
>> To: John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> ignore the file mntfs.
>> see the attached rar, but the files from the ISO are missing
>>
>> /michael
>>
>>
>> 2011/7/16 Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>:
>> > no, not the ISO. open the ISO and you will find the files to copy to
>> > the PXE server. in this case these are the files:
>> >
>> > vmlinuz1
>> > initrd1.img
>> > filesystem.squashfs
>> >
>> > and according to the following two lines they are all in the voyage
>> directory:
>> >
>> > KERNEL     voyage/vmlinuz1 root=LABEL=ROOT_FS  console=ttyS0,38400n8
>> > APPEND  initrd=voyage/initrd1.img fs=voyage/filesystem.squashfs
>> > boot=live netboot=fs
>> >
>> > this is the tree:
>> > ¦   memdisk
>> > ¦   menu.c32
>> > ¦   mntfs
>> > ¦   pxelinux.0
>> > ¦
>> > +---pxelinux.cfg
>> > ¦       default
>> > ¦
>> > +---voyage
>> > ¦       vmlinuz1
>> > ¦       initrd1.img
>> > ¦       filesystem.squashfs
>> >
>> >
>> > /michael
>> >
>> >
>> > 614 at gmail.com>:
>> >> OK, so if I understand you correctly, this script goes on my PXE Server
>> >> along with the live ISO and that should do it? I thought you had to
>> have a
>> >> kernel image and an initrd image.
>> >>
>> >> FYI,.. my setup is as follows:
>> >> PXE/DHCP Server: Windows SBS 2003 Premium
>> >> Clients: multiple Alix.3D3 SBCs
>> >>
>> >> PXE Environment has been slightly modified to use isolinux derivative.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 07:53, Michael Steinmann <
>> mike.steinmann at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> that's true,
>> >>> for vga console change console=ttyS0,38400n8 to console=tty1
>> >>>
>> >>> /Michael
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> 2011/7/16 John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>:
>> >>> > This looks like a config file for a serial connection. Is that
>> intended?
>> >>> > The
>> >>> > systems I am using are the Alix 3D3 which uses a usb port for a
>> keyboard
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > a vga port for a console instead of a serial connection.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On the other hand, Ive been at this since 3am so I could be confused
>> >>> > :-p.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks again.
>> >>> > John
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 07:40, Michael Steinmann
>> >>> > <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> this is what my pxelinux.cfg\default looked like for v0.6.2,
>> >>> >> indicating the necessary files:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> SERIAL 0 38400
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> DEFAULT menu.c32
>> >>> >> ALLOWOPTIONS 0
>> >>> >> PROMPT 0
>> >>> >> TIMEOUT 0
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> MENU TITLE Server PXE Boot Menu
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> LABEL      Voyage
>> >>> >> MENU LABEL ^Voyage 0.6.2
>> >>> >> KERNEL     voyage/vmlinuz1 root=LABEL=ROOT_FS
>>  console=ttyS0,38400n8
>> >>> >> APPEND  initrd=voyage/initrd1.img fs=voyage/filesystem.squashfs
>> >>> >> boot=live netboot=fs
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> #Michael
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> 2011/7/16 John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>:
>> >>> >> > What files need to be copied to my PXE Server in order to install
>> >>> >> > Voyage
>> >>> >> > from the network?
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > My PXE Server is not the live CD.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Thanks in advance,
>> >>> >> > John
>> >>> >> >
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>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
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>> >>
>> >
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