[Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server

[John Schultz]

OMG!!!,.. I must have been very tired this morning, because it does work
after all and the squashfile is loading and decompressing :-p. The only
issue now is that it gets to a certain point and then complains with:

*nfsmount: need a path*

Then it goes to what looks like a generic debian screen titled "BOOT
FAILED!" with the following information:

*live-boot will now start a shell. The error message was:
Unable to find a live file system on the network

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
(initramfs)
*
and then a flashing cursor.



On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 14:05, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ive followed http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/WDSLINUX in regards
> to having WDS load a squashfile using PXELinux with a minor change to the
> default menu as follows (from your last email)
>
> KERNEL      linux/voyage/vmlinuz root=LABEL=ROOT_FS console=ttyS0,38400n8
>> APPEND      initrd=linux/voyage/initrd.img fs=voyage/filesystem.squashfs
>> boot=live netboot=fs vga=normal
>>
>
> When the system runs a netboot, I get the following:
>
>> *Loading linux/voyage/vmlinuz
>> Loading linux/voyage/initrd.img
>>
>> Decompressing Linux... Parsing ELF... done.
>> Booting the Kernel.*
>>
>
> And then nothing.
>
> Thanks again,
> John
>
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 08:17, Michael Steinmann <mike.steinmann at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> 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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