Hi Lorenzo: Did you enable multi-cast? It could be a bit tricky to get running. Try to disable it and give it another shot.
To disable it, go to the 'Setup Networking' window. Cheers, Bernard > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 3:13 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RE: [Oscar-users] Problem in download the image > from the master node > > > Hi Bernard, > thank you for your answer, new kernel I downloaded from FAQ > solved the problem, now it recognize the master node, but > later it apparently halts doing anything. Now the end part of > messages is: > > read_kernel_append_parameters > > ping_test > > Pinging your default gateway to ensure we have network connectivity. > > PING ATTEMPT 1: > PING 192.168.65.65 (192.168.65.65): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 192.168.65.65: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.1 ms > > --- 192.168.65.65 ping statistics --- > 1 packet transmitted, 1 packet received, 0% packet loss > round-trip min/avg/max = 0.1/0.1/0.1 ms > > We have connectivity to your default gateway! > > start_syslogd > > Using multicast... > > get_flamethrower_directory > > flamethrower_client(flamethrower_directory) > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > udp-receiver --interface eth0 --portbase 9000 ---nokbd --file > /tmp/multicast.tar > Udp-receiver 2004-05-31 > UDP receiver for /tmp/multicast.tar at 192.168.65.67 on eth0 > > and then does nothing, if I press Enter it simply shifts one > line. 192.168.65.65 is the master, and 192.168.65.67 is the > node (number 002) I'm trying to download the image on. My > motherboard (equal on master and nodes) is a GIGABYTE > 8I915PDuo i915P 2CHDDR-II 4SATARaid PCI-E, the Gigabit > ethernet card is integrated on, so I don't know exactly the name. > Any idea? > Thank you > Lorenzo > > > > >Hi Lorenzo: > > > > >What network adapter do you have in your node? Take a look > at this FAQ item, it > >might help with your problem: > >http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/faq.installation.sis-kernel > > > >Cheers, > > > >Bernard > > > >________________________________ > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 24/07/2005 1:11 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Oscar-users] Problem in download the image from > the master node > > > >Hi, I have the following problem: I'm trying to build a > linux cluster of 16 > >processors (Pentium 4 530, 3.00 GHz). Each node has 2 Gb of > RAM, 2 Hard Disks > >SATA (120 Gb each one), 1 CD-ROM driver, no floppy and a > Gigabit Network Card > >integrated in the motherboard (master node also has a 100 > Mbit ethernet card, > >not integrated). I installed Fedora Core 3 on the master and > I installed Oscar > >4.1. Everything were OK until the phase of Network Setup, > after the creation of > >the image of the operating system (I applied the patch for > Fedora Core 3 that I > >found on the home page of the Oscar website, following the > instruction). OSCAR > >correctly collected MAC addresses of all the nodes; the > problem is that when I > >network boot the nodes, they download the kernel boel and it > appears that it > >can't receive other data from the master. Here there is the > last part of the > >messages it writes on the screen: > > > >Checking for floppy diskette. YOU MAY SEE SOME "wrong magic" > ERRORS HERE, AND > >THAT IS NORMAL > > > >end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > end_request: I/O error, dev > >02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > >end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > >cramfs: wrong magic > >end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > >end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > >end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 > >FAT: unable to read boot sector > >No floppy diskette in drive. > > > >read_kernel_append_parameters > > > >start_network IP Address not set with pre-boot settings. > > > >sleep 0: This is to give your switch (if you're using one) > time to recognize > >your ethernet card before we try the network. Tip: You can > use <ctrl> + <c> to > >pass the time (pun intended). > > > >dhclient Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5 > >Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software > Consortium. > >All rights reserved. > > > >Please contribute if you find this software useful. For > info, please visit > >http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contibut.html > > > >Listening on LPF/lo/<null> Sending on LPF/lo/<null> > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20 > >DHCPDISCOVER on lo to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2 > >NO DHCPOFFERS received. > >No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. > > > >I couldn't configure the network interface using DHCP. > > > >Killing off running processes write_variables > ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > This is the SystemImager autoinstall system > > > >Then there is the "Your autoinstall has failed" message and > the prompt. From the > >prompt I saw that (apparently) there is no support for tg3 > module of the kernel > >(or better, there are no modules at all), also because it > seems to look for DHCP > >on loop ("DHCPDISCOVER on lo"). I tried to recompile the > kernel and substitute > >it in the tftpboot directory. I downloaded the SystemImager > 3.4.1 source code > >from sourceforge, I unzipped every tar.gz or .bz2 in the src > directory and I > >tried to recompile the kernel 2.4.25 in that directory after > applied all the > >patches, but the patches gave a lot of problems and building > failed (I changed > >in each .patch file every reference to directory in order to > let them match with > >the actual path of the source, but it still doesn't find > some file that, in > >fact, doesn't exist). Anyway, I guess that tg3 support is > native in boel, > >because I checked the linux.i386.config file and tg3 is in. > So, what is the > >problem? I also tried to recompile the original kernel > 2.4.25, but it gives the > >"unable to mount root fs on 01:00" error (that I found in > the manual), so I > >can't avoid to use patches in SystemImager /src directory > (that don't work). > >Could you suggest a solution? It is a problem of kernel boel > that can't > >recognize my ethernet card? Or something else, for example > that "cramfs: wrong > >magic" could indicate that there is some problem in > mantaining the ram disk? > >There is an alternative way to copy the image to the nodes? > For example, suppose > >I boot the node (one a time, obviously) with a Knoppix > release. If I copy the > >image under oscarimage/ directory of the master on a USB > device that I can mount > >under knoppix, it is possible to copy the image directly to > the hard drives? How > >exactly is it possible to copy an operating system image? I > guess a simple "cp" > >is not sufficient neither from master hard disk to USB and > from USB to node hard > >disk. If this is possible, this "simple" copy would create > the entire filesystem > >(that is, partitions, NFS home directory, etc...)? Thanks > >Lorenzo > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ Visita > >http://domini.interfree.it, il sito di Interfree dove trovare > >soluzioni semplici e complete che soddisfano le tue esigenze > in Internet, > >ecco due esempi di offerte: > > > >- Registrazione Dominio: un dominio con 1 MB di spazio > disco + 2 caselle > >email a soli 18,59 euro > >- MioDominio: un dominio con 20 MB di spazio disco + 5 caselle email > > a soli 51,13 euro > > > >Vieni a trovarci! > > > >Lo Staff di Interfree > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is > >sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > >from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > >informative Webcasts and more! 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