<p>I have had better luck with using IP addresses instead of DNS names.</p>
<p>Sent from my Android device. Please excuse my brevity.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 3, 2011 12:49 PM, "John Schultz" <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> OK,.. I have tried the suggestions you suggested in your first email today<br>
> and I get the following:<br>> <br>>> *Loading linux/voyage/vmlinuz1<br>>> Loading linux/voyage/initrd1.img<br>>> early console in setup code<br>>> early console in decompress_kernel<br>>><br>
>> Decompressing Linux... Parsing ELF... done.<br>>> Booting the kernel.<br>>> *<br>> <br>> <br>> and then nothing - no network activity whatsoever.<br>> <br>> Here is my menu section config:<br>
> <br>>> *LABEL Voyage<br>>> MENU DEFAULT<br>>> MENU LABEL Voyage<br>>> KERNEL linux/voyage/vmlinuz1<br>>> APPEND initrd=linux/voyage/initrd1.img boot=live fetch=<br>>> <a href="http://jsch-svr-01/linux/pxe/voyage/filesystem.squashfs">http://jsch-svr-01/linux/pxe/voyage/filesystem.squashfs</a> live-getty<br>
>> noautologin all_generic_ide debug console=ttyS0,38400n8<br>>> *<br>> <br>> <br>> I then tried taking off the ttyS0 param, rebooted and I got the following<br>> output:<br>> <br>>> *Bunch of linux load crap*<br>
>><br>>> *BusyBox v1.17.1 (Debian 1:1.17.1.-8) Built-in shell (ash)<br>>> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.<br>>><br>>> /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off<br>
>> (initranfs)<br>>> *<br>> <br>> <br>> That became evident that my console settings are not correct. What is the<br>> correct tty console setting for a regular console setup (no serial<br>> connectivity)?<br>
> <br>> This is by far the closest Ive been to a solution in 3 weeks then I ever<br>> have been.<br>> <br>> If this works, I owe you a pizza from the pie (:p)<br>> <br>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 07:57, Michael Steinmann <<a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
> <br>>> that probably was version 0.6.5 stable, actually I just tried it and it<br>>> still works :-)<br>>> this is the PXE menu entry:<br>>><br>>> LABEL Voyage<br>>> MENU LABEL ^Voyage 0.6.5<br>
>> KERNEL voyage-0.6.5.stable/vmlinuz1<br>>> APPEND initrd=voyage-0.6.5.stable/initrd1.img boot=live fetch=tftp://<br>>> <a href="http://192.168.100.1/voyage-0.6.5.stable.filesystem.squashfs">192.168.100.1/voyage-0.6.5.stable.filesystem.squashfs</a> live-getty<br>
>> noautologin all_generic_ide debug console=ttyS0,38400n8<br>>><br>>> and here is uname -a output:<br>>> Linux voyage 2.6.30-voyage #1 PREEMPT Wed Dec 30 18:39:44 GMT 2009 i586<br>>> GNU/Linux<br>
>><br>>> I could put the whole thing for download somewhere, if you can't get it<br>>> working.<br>>> how far do you get? what's the error message?<br>>><br>>> michael<br>>><br>
>><br>>><br>>> 2011/8/3 John Schultz <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>><br>>><br>>>> Definitely need to know what version you were able to do this on. I tried<br>
>>> this under 0.7.5 and it totally blew chuncks.<br>>>><br>>>> Thanks.,<br>>>> John<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 07:26, John Schultz <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>>><br>>>>> I tried that (unfortunately it did not work), Since, I posted this issue<br>>>>> on experts exchange and thats where I found the two referenced links. Just<br>>>>> for sake of argument, I will try this again and see if I can get it to work.<br>
>>>><br>>>>> Do you know off hand what version of Voyage you were using at the time<br>>>>> this worked for you?<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 06:04, Michael Steinmann <<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>>> Hi John,<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> this is from some other thread a while a go...<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> see the attached rar, but the files from the ISO are missing<br>>>>>> this worked for me, at least it did with older voyage ISOs.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> Michael Steinmann<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
>>>>> From: Michael Steinmann <<a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>>> Date: 2011/7/16<br>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Different PXE Server<br>
>>>>> To: John Schultz <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> ignore the file mntfs.<br>>>>>> see the attached rar, but the files from the ISO are missing<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> /michael<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> 2011/7/16 Michael Steinmann <<a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>>>>> > no, not the ISO. open the ISO and you will find the files to copy to<br>>>>>> > the PXE server. in this case these are the files:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > vmlinuz1<br>
>>>>> > initrd1.img<br>>>>>> > filesystem.squashfs<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > and according to the following two lines they are all in the voyage<br>>>>>> directory:<br>
>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > KERNEL voyage/vmlinuz1 root=LABEL=ROOT_FS console=ttyS0,38400n8<br>>>>>> > APPEND initrd=voyage/initrd1.img fs=voyage/filesystem.squashfs<br>>>>>> > boot=live netboot=fs<br>
>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > this is the tree:<br>>>>>> > ¦ memdisk<br>>>>>> > ¦ menu.c32<br>>>>>> > ¦ mntfs<br>>>>>> > ¦ pxelinux.0<br>
>>>>> > ¦<br>>>>>> > +---pxelinux.cfg<br>>>>>> > ¦ default<br>>>>>> > ¦<br>>>>>> > +---voyage<br>>>>>> > ¦ vmlinuz1<br>
>>>>> > ¦ initrd1.img<br>>>>>> > ¦ filesystem.squashfs<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > /michael<br>>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > <a href="mailto:614@gmail.com">614@gmail.com</a>>:<br>>>>>> >> OK, so if I understand you correctly, this script goes on my PXE<br>>>>>> Server<br>
>>>>> >> along with the live ISO and that should do it? I thought you had to<br>>>>>> have a<br>>>>>> >> kernel image and an initrd image.<br>>>>>> >><br>
>>>>> >> FYI,.. my setup is as follows:<br>>>>>> >> PXE/DHCP Server: Windows SBS 2003 Premium<br>>>>>> >> Clients: multiple Alix.3D3 SBCs<br>>>>>> >><br>
>>>>> >> PXE Environment has been slightly modified to use isolinux<br>>>>>> derivative.<br>>>>>> >><br>>>>>> >> Thanks,<br>>>>>> >> John<br>
>>>>> >><br>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 07:53, Michael Steinmann <<br>>>>>> <a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>>> >> wrote:<br>
>>>>> >>><br>>>>>> >>> that's true,<br>>>>>> >>> for vga console change console=ttyS0,38400n8 to console=tty1<br>>>>>> >>><br>
>>>>> >>> /Michael<br>>>>>> >>><br>>>>>> >>><br>>>>>> >>><br>>>>>> >>> 2011/7/16 John Schultz <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>>>>> >>> > This looks like a config file for a serial connection. Is that<br>>>>>> intended?<br>>>>>> >>> > The<br>>>>>> >>> > systems I am using are the Alix 3D3 which uses a usb port for a<br>
>>>>> keyboard<br>>>>>> >>> > and<br>>>>>> >>> > a vga port for a console instead of a serial connection.<br>>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >>> > On the other hand, Ive been at this since 3am so I could be<br>
>>>>> confused<br>>>>>> >>> > :-p.<br>>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >>> > Thanks again.<br>>>>>> >>> > John<br>
>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >>> > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 07:40, Michael Steinmann<br>>>>>> >>> > <<a href="mailto:mike.steinmann@gmail.com">mike.steinmann@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>> >>> > wrote:<br>>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> this is what my pxelinux.cfg\default looked like for v0.6.2,<br>>>>>> >>> >> indicating the necessary files:<br>
>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> SERIAL 0 38400<br>>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> DEFAULT menu.c32<br>>>>>> >>> >> ALLOWOPTIONS 0<br>
>>>>> >>> >> PROMPT 0<br>>>>>> >>> >> TIMEOUT 0<br>>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> MENU TITLE Server PXE Boot Menu<br>
>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> LABEL Voyage<br>>>>>> >>> >> MENU LABEL ^Voyage 0.6.2<br>>>>>> >>> >> KERNEL voyage/vmlinuz1 root=LABEL=ROOT_FS<br>
>>>>> console=ttyS0,38400n8<br>>>>>> >>> >> APPEND initrd=voyage/initrd1.img fs=voyage/filesystem.squashfs<br>>>>>> >>> >> boot=live netboot=fs<br>
>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >> #Michael<br>>>>>> >>> >><br>>>>>> >>> >><br>
>>>>> >>> >> 2011/7/16 John Schultz <<a href="mailto:jschultz0614@gmail.com">jschultz0614@gmail.com</a>>:<br>>>>>> >>> >> > What files need to be copied to my PXE Server in order to<br>
>>>>> install<br>>>>>> >>> >> > Voyage<br>>>>>> >>> >> > from the network?<br>>>>>> >>> >> ><br>>>>>> >>> >> > My PXE Server is not the live CD.<br>
>>>>> >>> >> ><br>>>>>> >>> >> > Thanks in advance,<br>>>>>> >>> >> > John<br>>>>>> >>> >> ><br>
>>>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________<br>>>>>> >>> >> > Voyage-linux mailing list<br>>>>>> >>> >> > <a href="mailto:Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk">Voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk</a><br>
>>>>> >>> >> > <a href="http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux">http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux</a><br>>>>>> >>> >> ><br>>>>>> >>> >> ><br>
>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >>> ><br>>>>>> >><br>>>>>> >><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>
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