[Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server

John Schultz (spam-protected)
Sat Aug 6 10:12:58 HKT 2011 

Unfortunately, I am using a Windows SBS 2003 Server with WDS installed for
my PXE Server.

An Idea that just occurred to me is to create a custom Debian Live ISO with
the voyage source package built in and then install from there.

I will have to play with some ideas and then report back my findings.

Thanks,
John

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 13:12, Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>wrote:

> if I remember correct this is the error message I got with newer Voyage
> versions (even with some newer daily v0.6.5):
>
> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
> (initramfs)
>
> the correct setting should be:
> * console=tty1
> *but I don't think this helps.
>
> I don't know why it's not working with newer versions anymore...
> have you really tried with all the files I provided in the rar with the
> same folder structure?
> don't put filesystem.squashfs in a subfolder like /pxe/voyage/. Try putting
> the Voyage files *vmlinuz1, **initrd1.img and filesystem.squashfs* in the
> tftp root folder.
>
> I have this setup on a pfSense for some reasons, but as Punky said PXE
> server should work straight forward on a Voyage installation.
>
> /michael
>
> *
>
> *
> 2011/8/3 John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>
>
>> 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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>>>>>> >>> >> > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
>>>>>> >>> >> >
>>>>>> >>> >> >
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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