Bug#571168: installation-reports: netboot archive cannot be used with Mac OS X 10.6.2 bootp/dhcp daemon for PXE boot due to menu configuration file

[Frans Pop]

reassign 571168 syslinux 2:3.71+dfsg-5
tags 571168 d-i
reassign 570273 syslinux 2:3.71+dfsg-5
tags 570273 d-i
thanks

On Wednesday 24 February 2010, Axel L. wrote:
 The netboot archive provided with Debian Etch installer works well with
 the Mac OS X 10.6.2 bootp/dhcp  tftp daemons. It allows to install
 Debian Etch without any problem. Switching to the Debian Lenny (or
 Squeeze) netboot installer fails to install Debian. In the file
 debian-installer/i386/boot-screens/menu.cfg the problem is at the line
 which include the txt.cfg file.

 With this line, the PXE boot process stop after having read the
 pxelinux.cfg/default file. Replacing the line include txt.cfg by the
 whole content of the txt.cfg file resolves the problems and allow the
 install to run from the PXE boot sequence. It seems that a kernel error
 message appears in the log file of the Mac OS X host :
 Feb 23 23:06:48 macbookpro kernel[0]: in_delayed_cksum_offset:
   ip_len 51456 (201) doesn't match actual length 215

 The problem might be resolved in a same way on squeeze.

Thank you for your report.

This does not look like something that can be fixed or even something that 
should be worked around in the installer.

I suspect it's a bug in syslinux. It looks like it does not work correctly 
with the Mac OS X TFTP server.

It may well be that this problem is related to the one reported in #570273. 
There we've seen that syslinux (also for both Lenny and Squeeze) works 
correctly with tftpd-hpa, but not with TFTP server from the tftpd package.

I'm reassigning both reports to the syslinux package.

Cheers,
FJP



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Bug#571168: installation-reports: netboot archive cannot be used with Mac OS X 10.6.2 bootp/dhcp daemon for PXE boot due to menu configuration file

[Axel L.]

Package: installation-reports
Severity: important


The netboot archive provided with Debian Etch installer works well with the Mac 
OS X 10.6.2 bootp/dhcp  tftp daemons. It allows to install Debian Etch without 
any problem.
Switching to the Debian Lenny (or Squeeze) netboot installer fails to install 
Debian.
In the file debian-installer/i386/boot-screens/menu.cfg the problem is at the 
line which include the txt.cfg file.

With this line, the PXE boot process stop after having read the 
pxelinux.cfg/default file.
Replacing the line include txt.cfg by the whole content of the txt.cfg file 
resolves the problems and allow the install to run from the PXE boot sequence.
It seems that a kernel error message appears in the log file of the Mac OS X 
host :
Feb 23 23:06:48 macbookpro kernel[0]: in_delayed_cksum_offset: ip_len 51456 
(201) doesn't match actual length 215

The problem might be resolved in a same way on squeeze.


-- Package-specific info:

Boot method: CD
Image version: 
Date: Date and time of the install

Machine: Virtualbox 3.1.4 VM

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:   [ ]
Detect network card:[ ]
Configure network:  [ ]
Detect CD:  [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Install base system:[ ]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:[ ]
Install tasks:  [ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Overall install:[ ]

Comments/Problems:

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==
Installer lsb-release:
==
DISTRIB_ID=Debian
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Debian GNU/Linux installer
DISTRIB_RELEASE=5.0 (lenny) - installer build 20090123lenny6
X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom

==
Installer hardware-summary:
==
umame -a: Linux debian 2.6.26-2-486 #1 Sat Dec 26 08:37:39 UTC 2009 i686 unknown
lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440FX - 82441FX PMC 
[Natoma] [8086:1237] (rev 02)
lspci -knn: 00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA 
[Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7000]
lspci -knn: 00:01.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 
IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: piix
lspci -knn: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: InnoTek Systemberatung 
GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef]
lspci -knn: 00:03.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 
79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] [1022:2000] (rev 40)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcnet32
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: pcnet32
lspci -knn: 00:04.0 System peripheral [0880]: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH 
VirtualBox Guest Service [80ee:cafe]
lspci -knn: 00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 
82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:2415] (rev 01)
lspci -knn: 00:06.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. 
KeyLargo/Intrepid USB [106b:003f]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
lspci -knn: 00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI 
[8086:7113] (rev 08)
lspci -knn: 00:0b.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 
82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
lsmod: Module  Size  Used by
lsmod: ufs63620  0 
lsmod: qnx47684  0 
lsmod: ntfs  180544  0 
lsmod: dm_mod 45384  0 
lsmod: md_mod 65940  0 
lsmod: xfs   446836  0 
lsmod: reiserfs  187264  0 
lsmod: jfs   148188  0 
lsmod: ext3  103688  1 
lsmod: jbd35092  1 ext3
lsmod: vfat8832  0 
lsmod: fat39964  1 vfat
lsmod: ext2   52744  0 
lsmod: mbcache 6656  2 ext3,ext2
lsmod: pcnet3227780  0 
lsmod: mii 4864  1 pcnet32
lsmod: nls_utf81664  2 
lsmod: isofs  27684  0 
lsmod: nls_base6528  6 ntfs,jfs,vfat,fat,nls_utf8,isofs
lsmod: zlib_inflate   13952  1 isofs
lsmod: rsrc_nonstatic  9344  0 
lsmod: pcmcia_core31760  1 rsrc_nonstatic
lsmod: ide_generic 2432  0 [permanent]
lsmod: usb_storage76352  0 
lsmod: scsi_mod  129548  1 usb_storage
lsmod: vga16fb11276  2 
lsmod: vgastate7552  1