[Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server
John Schultz
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Thu Aug 4 02:47:47 HKT 2011
OK,.. I have tried the suggestions you suggested in your first email today
and I get the following:
> *Loading linux/voyage/vmlinuz1
> Loading linux/voyage/initrd1.img
> early console in setup code
> early console in decompress_kernel
>
> Decompressing Linux... Parsing ELF... done.
> Booting the kernel.
> *
and then nothing - no network activity whatsoever.
Here is my menu section config:
> *LABEL Voyage
> MENU DEFAULT
> MENU LABEL Voyage
> KERNEL linux/voyage/vmlinuz1
> APPEND initrd=linux/voyage/initrd1.img boot=live fetch=
> http://jsch-svr-01/linux/pxe/voyage/filesystem.squashfs live-getty
> noautologin all_generic_ide debug console=ttyS0,38400n8
> *
I then tried taking off the ttyS0 param, rebooted and I got the following
output:
> *Bunch of linux load crap*
>
> *BusyBox v1.17.1 (Debian 1:1.17.1.-8) Built-in shell (ash)
> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
>
> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
> (initranfs)
> *
That became evident that my console settings are not correct. What is the
correct tty console setting for a regular console setup (no serial
connectivity)?
This is by far the closest Ive been to a solution in 3 weeks then I ever
have been.
If this works, I owe you a pizza from the pie (:p)
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 07:57, Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>wrote:
> that probably was version 0.6.5 stable, actually I just tried it and it
> still works :-)
> this is the PXE menu entry:
>
> LABEL Voyage
> MENU LABEL ^Voyage 0.6.5
> KERNEL voyage-0.6.5.stable/vmlinuz1
> APPEND initrd=voyage-0.6.5.stable/initrd1.img boot=live fetch=tftp://
> 192.168.100.1/voyage-0.6.5.stable.filesystem.squashfs live-getty
> noautologin all_generic_ide debug console=ttyS0,38400n8
>
> and here is uname -a output:
> Linux voyage 2.6.30-voyage #1 PREEMPT Wed Dec 30 18:39:44 GMT 2009 i586
> GNU/Linux
>
> I could put the whole thing for download somewhere, if you can't get it
> working.
> how far do you get? what's the error message?
>
> michael
>
>
>
> 2011/8/3 John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>
>
>> 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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