Fwd: [Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server

Gustin Johnson (spam-protected)
Wed Aug 17 01:26:17 HKT 2011 

Forgot to CC the list.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server
To: Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com>
Cc: voyage linux Mailing List <voyage-linux at voyage.hk>, Tim Thayne
<timthayne at hotmail.com>, Gustin Johnson <gustin at meganerd.ca>


Got an answer from Experts-Exchange:

> it looks like I should be doing a NFS mapping instead
> we said this 50 posts ago...
>
> NFS is in everywhere but you dedided to go with DSL that its no much more than a kernel and 2 commands then what do you expect..
> mounting a remote iso, as an ISO? well for those things you have NFS...

My reply is as follows:
>
> I know about the NFS mounting from awhile back, at the time, some of the things I learned by this process hadn't come to light yet.
>
> Also, Im still not aware of doing an NFS mapping via the actual PXE environment. Im only aware of the mapping after you have a prompt up and running. If this is not the case, sorry I did not realize that before. If it IS possible with out having to have to go through the trouble of specifying a rootfs, kernel and/or initrd, I have no idea how to do that. So for now, the DSL environment is the closest Ive come to a solution.
>
> Anyway, at least I learned a few things along the way.


On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 08:16, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK,... slight setback... Looks like samba is not the best idea for linux to linux (who knew ;p). Anyway, it looks like I should be doing a NFS mapping instead, however it also looks like an nfs client is not installed on DSL vs 2, 3 or 4. Unless I am missing something. Anyway, when I issue "mount -t nfs4 -o proto=tcp,port=2049 debian:/voyage-one-current /mnt/voyage", I get an error message stating that the module nfs4 is missing (also tried nfs2 and nfs3).
>
> Is there an easy way to mount a remote share, nfs or samba (at this point I will take ANYTHING), where I can "mount" a resource in order to run some scripts?
>
> For that matter, is it possible to mount a remote ISO?
>
> Thanks guys,
> John
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 20:00, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> WHOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!
>>
>> Alright.... Here is where I stand....
>>
>> 1. I have DamnSmallLinux PXE loading and I am able to get a bash shell.
>>
>> 2. I have a 212MB squash (Voyage One Current v0.7.5) file that I need access to and can not package the DSL image with, so I am going to need to Samba share it from my Debian Server
>>
>> 3. Install Voyage from the Samba share to the CF card on the Alex 3D3 running DSL PXE.
>>
>> 4. Reboot and in theory, this issue can FINALLY be closed.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> And that will be worked on tomorrow.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 08:45, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, Michael....
>>>
>>> Thanks for the sample boot files, however those did not work for me either. I also tried to use the parameters with those initrd and vmlinuz files from 0.6.5 stable from you with 0.7.5 release.
>>>
>>> Ive noticed all along that the error message is "can't access tty; job control turned off" Does this mean that the live setup is in fact meant for a serial connection? If so, I am up the creek as I do not have a serial cable (nul modem cable) to connect to this board, hence the reason Ive been using console all along.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to compile my existing debian box setup in a network boot image?
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>> John
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 20:12, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>> >>> >> > Voyage-linux at list.voyage.hk
>>>>>>>>>> >>> >> > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
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