Ahh as a side point, CoLo 1.10 does not give me the option of selecting Installation (Serial) after selecting Network (NFS) (off the LCD panel). It seems to be at the point that I select Network (NFS) that it seems to go horribly wrong.
On 7 March 2012 15:54, Andy Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have 2 almost identical Cobalt Qube 2's that I am trying to set up > with Debian. The first one works a charm following Martin's tutorial > (http://www.cyrius.com/debian/cobalt/install.html). The second one > fails. > > Here is my dhcpd.conf: > > option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.0; > > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.100; > } > > host cobalt { > hardware ethernet 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d; > fixed-address 192.168.1.77; > option routers 192.168.1.0; > next-server 192.168.1.0; > option root-path "/nfsroot"; > filename "default.colo"; > option host-name "cobalt"; > } > > host qube { > hardware ethernet 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d; > fixed-address 192.168.1.78; > option routers 192.168.1.0; > next-server 192.168.1.0; > option root-path "/nfsroot"; > filename "default.colo"; > option host-name "qube"; > } > > This is what the working system outputs just before starting the > debian installer on the serial console (I selected Network (NFS) from > the first menu, and Install (Serial) from the second. > > Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it' > Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999 > > 1.LCD Test................................PASS > 2.Controller Test.........................PASS > 5.Bank 0:.................................64M > 6.Bank 1:.................................64M > 7.Bank 2:.................................16M > 8.Bank 3:.................................0M > 9.Serial Test.............................PASS > 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY** > 12.IDE Test................................PASS > 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS > 16.RTC Test................................PASS > BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1 > Decompressing done > Executing bootloader kernel... > Decompressing - done. > > [ "CoLo" v1.22 ] > stage2: 88fa0000-89000000 > cpu: clock 250.000MHz > pci: unit type <Qube2> > tulip: #0 device 21143 > tulip: #1 device 21143 > tulip: {00:10:e0:00:e1:3d} > ide: resetting > boot: running boot menu > 1> lcd 'Booting...' > 1> net > tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex) > net: interface up > dhcp: DISCOVER > dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.77 <-- 192.168.1.0 > dhcp: REQUEST > dhcp: ACK > net: interface down > tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex) > net: interface up > address 192.168.1.77 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.0 > name server 192.168.1.0 > 1> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address} > 1> tftp {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-boot-file} > no response > script aborted <1> >> ÿCobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it' > Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999 > > 1.LCD Test................................PASS > 2.Controller Test.........................PASS > 5.Bank 0:.................................64M > 6.Bank 1:.................................64M > 7.Bank 2:.................................16M > 8.Bank 3:.................................0M > 9.Serial Test.............................PASS > 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY** > 12.IDE Test................................PASS > 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS > 16.RTC Test................................PASS > BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1 > Decompressing done > Executing bootloader kernel... > Decompressing - done. > > [ "CoLo" v1.22 ] > stage2: 88fa0000-89000000 > cpu: clock 250.000MHz > pci: unit type <Qube2> > tulip: #0 device 21143 > tulip: #1 device 21143 > tulip: {00:10:e0:00:e1:3d} > ide: resetting > boot: running boot menu > 1> lcd 'Booting...' > 1> net > tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex) > net: interface up > dhcp: DISCOVER > dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.77 <-- 192.168.1.0 > dhcp: REQUEST > dhcp: ACK > net: interface down > tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex) > net: interface up > address 192.168.1.77 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.0 > name server 192.168.1.0 > 1> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address} > 1> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} {dhcp-boot-file} > nfs: mounted "/nfsroot" > nfs: lookup "default.colo" > nfs: mode <0100644> > 1KB loaded > 00000316 790t > nfs: unmounted "/nfsroot" > 1> -script > 2> var args "" > 2> select 'BOOT SELECTION' 50 'install SSH' 'install serial' 'rescue > SSH' 'rescue serial' > 2> goto {menu-option} > 2> var title1 'Starting the' > 2> var title2 'installer (ttyS)' > 2> var initrd "serial_initrd.gz" > 2> goto 3 > 2> lcd "{title1}" "{title2}" > 2> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} vmlinux-2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt > {initrd} > nfs: mounted "/nfsroot" > nfs: lookup "serial_initrd.gz" > nfs: mode <0100644> > 2761KB loaded (920KB/sec) > nfs: lookup "vmlinux-2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt" > nfs: mode <0100644> > 5728KB loaded (954KB/sec) > 00597ef7 5865207t > 002b23c2 2827202t > nfs: unmounted "/nfsroot" > 2> relocate > elf32: 00080000 - 0053d3af (80084280) (ffffffff.80000000) > 2> execute rd_start=0x{initrd-start} rd_size=0x{initrd-size} > console=ttyS0,{console-speed} {args} > elf32: 00080000 - 0053d3af (80084280) (ffffffff.80000000) > exec: relocating initrd (8053e000) > elf32: 80080000 (80080000) 4500176t + 469216t > net: interface down > [ 0.120000] Cobalt board ID: 5 > [ 0.128000] Switching to clocksource MIPS > [ 0.160000] NET: Registered protocol family 2 > [ 0.168000] IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes) > [ 0.180000] TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 > bytes) > [ 0.188000] TCP bind hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes) > [ 0.196000] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192) > [ 0.204000] TCP reno registered > [ 0.208000] NET: Registered protocol family 1 > [ 0.216000] pci 0000:00:09.0: Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds > [ 0.220000] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs... > [ 2.132000] Freeing initrd memory: 2760k freed > [ 2.144000] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) > [ 2.148000] type=2000 audit(2.151:1): initialized > [ 2.184000] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.2 > [ 2.192000] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) > [ 2.204000] msgmni has been set to 274 > [ 2.216000] alg: No test for stdrng (krng) > [ 2.224000] Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 > loaded (major 253) > [ 2.232000] io scheduler noop registered > [ 2.236000] io scheduler anticipatory registered > [ 2.240000] io scheduler deadline registered > [ 2.248000] io scheduler cfq registered (default) > [ 2.304000] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled > ê[ 2.348000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled 21) is a > ST16650V2 > [ 2.348000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled > [ 2.388000] brd: module loaded > [ 2.396000] scsi0 : pata_via > [ 2.404000] scsi1 : pata_via > [ 2.408000] ata1: PATA max UDMA/33 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x1420 irq 14 > [ 2.416000] ata2: PATA max UDMA/33 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x1428 irq 15 > [ 2.424000] physmap platform flash device: 00080000 at 1fc00000 > modprobe: FATAL: Could not load > /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No such file or > directory > > [ 2.480000] Found: AMD AM29F040 > [ 2.484000] physmap-flash.0: Found 1 x8 devices at 0x0 in 8-bit bank > [ 2.492000] number of JEDEC chips: 1 > [ 2.496000] cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to > code brokenness. > modprobe: FATAL: Could not load > /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No such file or > directory > > [ 2.548000] cmdlinepart partition parsing not available > modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6[ 2.588000] > ata1.00: ATA-5: ST38410A, 3.03, max UDMA/66 > .32-5-r5k-cobalt[ 2.592000] ata1.00: 16841664 sectors, multi 0: LBA > /modules.dep: No such file or directory > > [ 2.612000] RedBoot partition parsing not available > [ 2.616000] Using physmap partition information > [ 2.624000] Creating 1 MTD partitions on "physmap-flash.0": > [ 2.628000] 0x000000000000-0x000000080000 : "firmware" > [ 2.636000] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33 > [ 2.640000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST38410A > 3.03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 > [ 2.652000] Linux Tulip driver version 1.1.15 (Feb 27, 2007) > [ 2.660000] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:07.0 (0041 -> 0043) > [ 2.672000] tulip0: Old format EEPROM on 'Cobalt Microserver' > board. Using substitute media control info. > [ 2.684000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 16841664 512-byte logical blocks: > (8.62 GB/8.03 GiB) > [ 2.696000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off > [ 2.704000] tulip0: EEPROM default media type Autosense. > [ 2.708000] tulip0: Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a > 21142 MII PHY (3) block. > [ 2.720000] tulip0: MII transceiver #1 config 1000 status 7809 > advertising 01e1. > [ 2.732000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: > enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA > [ 2.748000] sda: > [ 2.756000] eth0: Digital DS21142/43 Tulip rev 65 at MMIO > 0x12080000, 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d, IRQ 19. > [ 2.764000] sda1 sda2 sda3 <PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:0c.0 (0005 -> > 0007) > [ 2.780000] tulip1: Old format EEPROM on 'Cobalt Microserver' > board. Using substitute media control info. > [ 2.788000] tulip1: EEPROM default media type Autosense. > [ 2.796000] tulip1: Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a > 21142 MII PHY (3) block. > [ 2.808000] tulip1: MII transceiver #1 config 1000 status 7809 > advertising 01e1. > [ 2.820000] sda5 > > [ 2.832000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk > [ 2.840000] eth1: Digital DS21142/43 Tulip rev 65 at MMIO > 0x12080400, 00:10:e0:00:dc:e2, IRQ 20. > [ 2.852000] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > [ 2.860000] rtc_cmos rtc_cmos: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0 > [ 2.868000] rtc0: alarms up to one day, 242 bytes nvram > [ 2.872000] Registered led device: qube::front > [ 2.884000] TCP cubic registered > [ 2.888000] NET: Registered protocol family 17 > [ 2.896000] registered taskstats version 1 > [ 2.900000] rtc_cmos rtc_cmos: setting system clock to 2012-03-07 > 15:33:18 UTC (1331134398) > [ 2.908000] Initalizing network drop monitor service > [ 2.932000] Freeing unused kernel memory: 176k freed > FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No > such file or directory > Starting system log daemon: syslogd, klogd. > > At this point the Debian installer started up and everything went as > expected. I now have a working Debian 6 Cobalt Qube 2. Great lets get > the second one done: > > Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it' > Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999 > > 1.LCD Test................................PASS > 2.Controller Test.........................PASS > 5.Bank 0:.................................64M > 6.Bank 1:.................................64M > 7.Bank 2:.................................16M > 8.Bank 3:.................................0M > 9.Serial Test.............................PASS > 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY** > 12.IDE Test................................PASS > 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS > 16.RTC Test................................PASS > BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1 > Decompressing done > Executing bootloader kernel... > Decompressing - done. > > [ "CoLo" v1.10 ] > stage2: 88fb0000-89000000 > pci: unit type <Qube2> > tulip: {00:10:e0:00:bf:04} > ide: resetting > boot: running boot menu >> lcd 'Booting...' >> net > net: interface up > dhcp: DISCOVER > dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.78 <-- 192.168.1.0 > dhcp: REQUEST > arp: sent request for 192.168.1.0 > arp: resolved 192.168.1.0 > dhcp: ACK > net: interface down > net: interface up > address 192.168.1.78 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.0 > name server 192.168.1.0 >> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address} >> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} {dhcp-boot-file} > mount failed (permission denied) > script aborted >> > > And it fails. I have tried editing the dhcpd.conf file and just > changed the MAC address's round incase of an undetectable typo or > something and the same results. The only thing I have noticed is that > the failing Cobalt has CoLo 1.10 and the working one has 1.22. > > Does anyone have any idea what is going on here, or how I can get my > second Cobalt up and running? I thought at first it must be the > 'installed' version of CoLo but from what I understand it loads that > from the dhcp server, not the local flash. > > It does have a borked sarge install on it currently, I did try and run > an upgrade but it broke horribly. > > Any help or advice appreciated. Have also cc'd to the CoLo author in > case he has any insight and Martin who wrote the installation guide! > > Regards > Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALRDe2Zy0aeU=_b9557okeonlsji5opubfmjzaw3zdvu8p2...@mail.gmail.com
