Re: Network booting with PXE
Did you recompile your kernel with options: options BOOTP # Use BOOTP to obtain IP address/hostname options BOOTP_NFSROOT # NFS mount root filesystem using BOOTP info options BOOTP_COMPAT # Workaround for broken bootp daemons. Yes, I did. How else would the other machines work fine. By the way, how much RAM do you have in those machines? I have found that I get by fine with no swap at all using as little as 32MB - though I am using Linux diskless terminals, but this shouldn't matter. At least 64 MB, but up to 256 MB depending on usage/purpose of machine. The main reason I wanted to add swap was because when the machines aren't in heavy use they run MPI programs. As most people know at heavy usage they almost always need swap! Don't focus on the swap as it isn't the issue. My problem is that FBSD won't mount root over NFS if a local hard drive is present. All I want to know is how to bypass the check! ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Network booting with PXE
I've succesfully put up 4 diskless machines to boot up 4.9-release thru PXE. They all work almost flawlessly. But when I connected an old 1GB hard drive into one of them for swap, as NFS swap is a bit slow, it hangs for some reason at trying to mount the hard drive as / at boot up. Dmesg reports on all diskless machines: Adjusted interface xl0 Shutdown interface faith0 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a no such device 'ad' setrootbyname failed ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp Root mount failed: 6 Mounting root from nfs: NFS ROOT: 10.0.10.1:/var/diskless But on the machine I added disk for swap it never gets past no such device 'a0' because it exists and calls reset of ata0 and something and hangs there until reset button is pressed. I'd like to know if there is a way to not try to mount root on local disks and only NFS. Should this be done in kernel or loader ...? Since the machine simply sits there I'd appreciate any suggestions. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Network booting with PXE
On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 08:27:38PM +0200, User Mike wrote: I've succesfully put up 4 diskless machines to boot up 4.9-release thru PXE. They all work almost flawlessly. But when I connected an old 1GB hard drive into one of them for swap, as NFS swap is a bit slow, it hangs for some reason at trying to mount the hard drive as / at boot up. Dmesg reports on all diskless machines: Adjusted interface xl0 Shutdown interface faith0 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a no such device 'ad' setrootbyname failed ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp Root mount failed: 6 Mounting root from nfs: NFS ROOT: 10.0.10.1:/var/diskless But on the machine I added disk for swap it never gets past no such device 'a0' because it exists and calls reset of ata0 and something and hangs there until reset button is pressed. I'd like to know if there is a way to not try to mount root on local disks and only NFS. Should this be done in kernel or loader ...? Since the machine simply sits there I'd appreciate any suggestions. Did you recompile your kernel with options: options BOOTP # Use BOOTP to obtain IP address/hostname options BOOTP_NFSROOT # NFS mount root filesystem using BOOTP info options BOOTP_COMPAT # Workaround for broken bootp daemons. By the way, how much RAM do you have in those machines? I have found that I get by fine with no swap at all using as little as 32MB - though I am using Linux diskless terminals, but this shouldn't matter. Nathan -- gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Network booting?
Hello all, I looked in the handbook, and didn't see anything about doing a network boot on a PC from a freebsd server. Is this at all a possibility? Eric F Crist President AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc (612) 998-3588 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Network booting?
On 16 Dec, Eric F Crist wrote: Hello all, I looked in the handbook, and didn't see anything about doing a network boot on a PC from a freebsd server. Is this at all a possibility? Besides the handbook there are a lot of useful books and articles: http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html#articles search for the PXE Booting article and look at all the available articles ;) Phil. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Network booting?
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 10:13:18AM -0600, Eric F Crist wrote: Hello all, I looked in the handbook, and didn't see anything about doing a network boot on a PC from a freebsd server. Is this at all a possibility? A member of our local Unix users group presented a talk on this subject not too long ago. You may find the slides useful. http://www.chuug.org/talks/20030722/netboot.pdf Eric F Crist President AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc (612) 998-3588 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Michael Galvez http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mrg8n Information Technology Specialist Office: 434-982-2975 Financial AnalysisE-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of VirginiaMessenger Mail: Carruthers Hall Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. -- Lily Tomlin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
