Hi Tim, Tim Gebbett wrote: > Hi All, > > Does anyone know if passing static ip details to the initramfs via a > syslinux/pxelinux menu entry works? > > The line in question reads (line split for easier reading): > > append initrd=http://193.189.140.120/otw/cz/live/initrd1.img > > console=ttyS1,57600n8 boot=live union=aufs noprompt > > ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general" ocs_live_extra_param="" ocs_live_keymap="" > > ocs_live_batch="no" ocs_lang="" nolocales > > ip=x.x.x.x::x.x.x.x:255.255.255.0:clonezilla:eth0:off > > vga=normal fetch=http://x.x.x.x/otw/cz/live/filesystem.squashfs > > > Is that necessary to use fetch here ? Did you boot clonezilla live via CD, USB flash drive or PXE ?
Steven. > The official way from Debian Live is: > > > ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] > > [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]* > > > I have found various pages explaining how to deal with the AUTOCONF field, > putting none, off, <blank> all to no effect. Also I am guessing that if > you are providing static ip and loading squash_fs via a fetch: line you > would leave the SERVER_IP field blank (I have also tried it with the > target ip). Every combination I have tried ends up with initramfs issuing > bootp requests regardless: > > IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 00:1e:c9:f7:56:27 mtu 1500 DHCP RARP > [ 20.146038] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. > [ 20.146038] tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. > > > I do not have the ability to implement a dhcpd setup since the machines > are based on live public connections at the datacentre. > > Could anyone help with the correct syntax or any reports of being able to > boot via static? > > Many thanks, > > Tim > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Clonezilla-live mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live > -- Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Clonezilla-live mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live
