[Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server

Gustin Johnson (spam-protected)
Thu Aug 4 04:05:27 HKT 2011 

I have had better luck with using IP addresses instead of DNS names.

Sent from my Android device.  Please excuse my brevity.
On Aug 3, 2011 12:49 PM, "John Schultz" <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>>>>> >>> >> > Voyage-linux at list.voyage.hk
>>>>> >>> >> > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
>>>>> >>> >> >
>>>>> >>> >> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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