On Tuesday 12 September 2006 14:58, Gerry Duprey wrote: > Howdy, > > I've been trying to get my H2 to boot on a linux only network for weeks > now and have been thoroughly unsuccessful. I have used a windows laptop > running the Haupage stuff to verify the device works and I can load the > mvpmc (0.3.0) on the unit (works great), so I know the unit is > functional and can/will work with mvpmc > > I've read the most recent posting on getting Hx units to boot under > linux and it still won't boot. > > To confirm: I have dhcp setup to offer the fixed IP address and dongle > file. I'm confident this is OK (I also have other bootp based clients > that are on my network booting a different image for different hardware > and that has been working for a long time). > > I have to tftp servers -- one on port 69, one on port 16869 and using a > command line tftp client, have confirmed that a) they both can fetch > files and b) all fetch attempts show up in the system log. I've used > sym links so that any request for a file will succeed (dongle.bin, > dongle.bin.mvmpc, dongle.bin.ver and the attendant config files), though > as I point out below, we're not fetching anything over tftp yet). > > I'm running the mvprelay that came with the 0.3.0 distro and it appears > to be doing something (it keeps reporting that it's "Replying to > directory query from host 10.0.5.1" -- addr of my H2). I start it with > the command > > ./mvprelay 16881 5906 6337 10.0.0.1 > > I've gone through the process to boot a MVP specified in the wiki on the > page where it talks about booting from linux (power down for 120 > seconds, remove network cable, etc...). > > When the unit powers up, it requests and accepts the fixed IP address > I've defined for it in my dhcpd.conf. After few moments, it scans my > network, identifies my server and then puts up a blue screen with a > number (10ish) little empty white boxes and then proceeds to fill them > in while saying "Contacting server". At that point is there I see the > mvprelay program issuing it's "Replying to directory...", but there is > absolutely no tftp traffic around. > > Finally, after all the little boxes are filled in a few times, it says > error contacting GUI server. Then it goes back to the "Contacting > server" thing and repeats for ever. > > Any idea what the "GUI server" it is looking for is and what to do fake > it out? > > I've read everything I can find on these lists and the wiki about linux > booting and I keep getting the feeling there is a missing part -- like > folks don't realize there is still something running on a test windows > machine somewhere filling in parts of the boot process. I know there > are no windows machines on my network (only that laptop, and it's long > since been returned to the office). > > I'd really appreciate any pointers on this one. I've calmed myself down > (this has been a frustrating experience) so I'm willing to discount > anything I've done here.
Gerry, I sympathize with your plight - I'm also using an H2 unit, and I had considerable difficulty getting it to work with my Linux box. It sounds like you've done all the right things so far. One thing you might look at is the firewall settings on the Linux box - things didn't work right for me until I removed the firewall restrictions on my internal network. I tried poking holes for the appropriate port numbers and protocols, but for some reason, that didn't suffice. You don't want to mess with external network settings, of course. If that isn't it, then the standard procedure is to log into the MVP via telnet, identify the main mvpmc process with 'ps' and kill it, and restart it from the command line (with the appropriate options, of course). Then you can look for error messages that might provide some clues as to what's going wrong. If that doesn't pan out, capturing the ethernet traffic to/from the MVP on the Linux box using ethereal or tcpdump could be illuminating. Don't give up... I'm sure you're on the verge of making it work! Barry -- Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
