Sundaram,
I don't think it would be easy to convert from a normal Red Hat
installation to a OSCAR node, as there are a number of extra RPMs
installed, and a few other, non-standard setups.
The only thing I can suggest is to create a custom kernel, for the
initial boot with everything you require compiled in (i.e. not as a
module) and then either network boot that or use use a CD boot with it.
Aside from network booting and floppy booting, there is now that ability
within SIS to create a CD to boot from. I have not used it, but noticed
the program mkautoinstallcd. You will probably need to look this up, as
most kernels you make will probably be too big for a floppy.
However, as Jeremy mentioned, we need to know what is coming out on the
node's console during booting to try and diagnose the problem.
Frank
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 10:58, Sundaram A wrote:
> Dear Frank Crawford,
>
> I have tried but still it is nor working, is there any other method to
> install except using either auto install floppy nor network install.
>
> I thing the SCSI AIC79xx was not loaded properly in all the installation
> methods. If I install the node using RedHat Installation disk what are
> the things we have to do manually. I hope we need to manually edit some
> configuration files in /etc/ and some other files please refer them to
> me it will really helps me a lot to fix this issue.
>
> Thanks & Best Regards
> Sundaram. A
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:21 AM
> To: Sundaram A
> Subject: RE: FW: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
>
>
> Sundaram,
> Yes, NAK means that tftpd didn't find the file, and it looks
> like pxelinux.0 found everything it needed. So, the problem does lie
> with the kernel it downloaded. (The NAKs are for a range of
> configuration files, which all mean different things, but it eventually
> finds `default').
>
> Can you plug a monitor into the slave and see what messages come
> up during the boot. Hopefully it will give a better idea of why it
> can't load the image, e.g. corrupt binary, truncated, etc.
>
> Frank
>
> On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 11:50, Sundaram A wrote:
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > I have checked the refered folders, I do have all the files you
> > mentioned. As well I noticed the log file is shows bellow. What does
> > means NAK (1, file not found) from 192.168.168.4. I this due to this
> > only I am not able to add the node. Please view the attached file
> > messages.txt for my log file output.
> >
> > Thanks & Best Regards
> > Sundaram. A
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Frank Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 7:49 AM
> > To: Sundaram A
> > Subject: RE: FW: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
> >
> >
> > Sundaram,
> > In /usr/share/systemimager/boot/i386/standard you should have:
> >
> > boel_binaries.tar.gz
> > config
> > kernel
> > initrd.img
> >
> >
> > In /tftpboot you should have:
> >
> > kernel (same as in the systemimager directory)
> > initrd.img (again the same one)
> > pxelinux.0
> >
> > plus the directories
> >
> > pxelinux.cfg (contains the files default and message.txt) rpm
> > (contains all the RPMs, but isn't used during booting)
> >
> >
> > The thing to look at is /var/log/messages and check for both
> dhcpd
> > and tftpd entries related to the client boot. It will probably show
> > what is missing. In particular, if you don't have pxelinux.0, then
> > you would get the image failure message you saw. That file comes out
> > of the syslinux package and the original can be found in
> > /usr/lib/syslinux
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 19:17, Sundaram A wrote:
> > > Hi Frank Crawford,
> > >
> > > I am booting using network boot and I have the following files in
> > > /usr/share/systemimager/boot/i386/standard
> > >
> > > boel_binaries.tar.gz and
> > > config
> > >
> > > And in /tftpboot/ folder I have all the rpms from the RH 9.0 disks
> > > and
> >
> > > the files you sent to me earlier is kernel and initrd.img.
> > >
> > > Thanks & Best Regards
> > > Sundaram. A
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Frank Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:44 PM
> > > To: Sundaram A
> > > Subject: RE: FW: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sundaram,
> > > First off, are you doing a CD or a network boot? Secondly, what
> >
> > > files do you have in /var/systemimager/boot/i386/standard directory?
> > > Also, what files are in /tftpboot (if you are using network
> booting)?
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 14:34, Sundaram A wrote:
> > > > Dear Frank Crawford,
> > > >
> > > > I have tried and now I am unable to boot the slave at all. At the
> > > > boot
> > >
> > > > prompt it give unable to find image error.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks & Best Regards
> > > > Sundaram. A
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Frank Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:04 AM
> > > > To: Sundaram A
> > > > Subject: RE: FW: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ***********************
> > > > Warning: Your file, newPXEboot.tgz, contains more than 20 files
> > > > after
> > > > decompression and cannot be scanned.
> > > > ***********-***********
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sundaram,
> > > > Attached is a tar file, which you should extract to
> > > > /usr/share/systemimager/boot/i386/standard/ (maybe backing up the
> > > > things there before hand).
> > > >
> > > > Also, you should copy kernel and initrd.img to /tftpboot.
> > > >
> > > > If these work, then just use it, if not, let me know and we can
> > > look
> > > > at it further.
> > > >
> > > > Frank
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 11:01, Sundaram A wrote:
> > > > > Hi Frank Crawford,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your information if it is a kernel issue how to
> > > > > update the kernel, Can you send me the updated kenel as well
> > > > > some notes to
> > > update
> > > >
> > > > > it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks & Best Regards
> > > > > Sundaram. A
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Frank Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:02 PM
> > > > > To: Sundaram A
> > > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Re: FW: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sundaram,
> > > > > The problem is most likely the boot kernel and modules,
> used
> > > > > for
> > > > the
> > > > > tftpboot, etc, doesn't support your current hardware. If you
> > > > > want,
> > > > > I
> > > > > can send you an updated kernel, etc, that may work for you.
> > > > >
> > > > > Frank
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 18:52, Sundaram A wrote:
> > > > > > Dear All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here is the detailed error message while booting,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > kmod : failed to execute /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-8,
> > > > > > errno=2 VFS : cannot open root device "806" or 08:06 please
> > append
> > >
> > > > > > a correct
> > > >
> > > > > > "root=" boot option kernel panic : VFS : unable to mount root
> > > > > > fs on 08:06
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is this due to the incompatible of SCSI mod for my Ultra SCSI
> > > > > > 320 card
> > > > >
> > > > > > ? when I try with Ultra SCSI 160 is working fine as well as
> > > > > > with IDE machines. Please help me to solve this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks & Best Regards
> > > > > > Sundaram. A
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > > > > > Sundaram
> > > > >
> > > > > > A
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:15 PM
> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > Subject: [Oscar-users] Node Installation Failure.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have installed my cluster with OSCAR-2.3 with Zeon Processor
>
> > > > > > + Adaptec AIC 79xx SCSI. The master node working fine without
> > > > > > any
> > > > issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > > When I add a slaves using the auto install floppy it gives an
> > > > > > error message as bellow.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > partition table for /dev/sda:
> > > > > > Error : Could not stat device /dev/sda - No such file or
> > > > > > directory
> > >
> > > > > > Parted -s --/dev/sda mklabel msdos || shellout Error : Could
> > > > > > not
> > > > stat
> > > > > > device /dev/sda - No such file or directory
> > > > > >
> > > > > > after this error it goes to bash shell.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From the shell I have loaded the scsi module using insmod,
> > > > > > after
> >
> > > > > > that I have executed the oscarnodexx.sh from the scripts
> > > > > > directory. It
> > > > went
> > > > >
> > > > > > everything fine. After the completion when I reboot the node
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > gives an VFS Kernel panic message.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As well I have tried to boot the machine using LAN, here it
> > > > > > gives
> > > > > > tftpboot timeout. Have anyone had same kind of problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks & Best Regards
> > > > > > Sundar
> > > > > >
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