Andy- In your dhcpd.conf do both qube and cobalt have the correct, unique MAC addresses?
-Chris On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Andy Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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