Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Nathanael Noblet
On Apr 21, 2005, at 6:46 PM, beneo wrote: I used a command like this to make the elf image.   mkelfImage --command-line=root=/dev/hda2 rw console=ttyS0,115200n8  \ --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8smp --ramdisk=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8smp.img \ --output=/root/elf/linuxImage   I think my root

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Ronald G. Minnich
I strongly recommend filo for people trying to boot off ide. It just plain works for me and etherboot, though it is wonderful, has not been as reliable. ron ___ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios@clustermatic.org

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 01:58:31PM -0700, beneo wrote: Does filo support ext3 file system? the intruduction say it supports ext2, but didn't say anything about ext3. If it doesn't support ext3, does it mean I have to re-install Linux to ext2? On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 04:09:53PM -0600, Ronald G.

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Ronald G. Minnich
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, beneo wrote: Does filo support ext3 file system? the intruduction say it supports ext2, but didn't say anything about ext3. If it doesn't support ext3, does it mean I have to re-install Linux to ext2? IIRC read-only ext3 can almost always be read by ext2 file system

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 10:51:37AM -0700, Nathanael D. Noblet wrote: If you ask me, you have two possible problems. 1) LinuxBIOS isn't setting up the IDE controller properly so that your kernel can't find it I agree. or 2) Something in the moving the kernel and initrd to the tftp

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread beneo
@clustermatic.org Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD I strongly recommend filo for people trying to boot off ide. It just plain works for me and etherboot, though it is wonderful, has not been as reliable. ron

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Nathanael Noblet
On Apr 22, 2005, at 11:05 AM, beneo wrote: Below is the dump from Console, starting from LinuxBIOS to Kenel Panic, If you see anything strange, please let me know. It seems good to me. Here is where my lack of knowledge tells me to stick with what I know. I don't know how the initrd is

RE: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread YhLu
Cc: LinuxBIOS Subject: Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD On Apr 22, 2005, at 11:05 AM, beneo wrote: Below is the dump from Console, starting from LinuxBIOS to Kenel Panic, If you see anything strange, please let me know. It seems good to me. Here is where my lack of knowledge

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Nathanael Noblet
On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Peter Stuge wrote: On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 09:23:40AM -0700, Nathanael Noblet wrote: I would suggest skipping the netboot portion and use FILO. It will load a kernel directly from the filesystem, if you are planning on using that as that root system, no point in

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread beneo
I changed the Config.lb as YhLu recommanded and payload to filo, after some struggle, I finally can boot Linux!!! Thanks! However, my ethernet connection with LinuxBIOS are still no good. I get a msg like this during boot: Applying iptables firewall rules: [ OK ] Setting network

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Nathanael D. Noblet
On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 10:40, beneo wrote: Thanks Peter and Nathanale for your reply. I will try the things you guys listed in the email and let you know. I have one more question on the comment Peter made, Peter Wrote: Indeed, this is another option. But a new kernel is still neccessary

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 06:46:51PM -0700, beneo wrote: Then my trouble starts, every time I get a Linux Kernel Panic during the boot. The message is like this. Loading ext3.o module Mounting /proc filesystem Creating block devices kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k

RE: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread Stephen.Kimball
Try turning the device on too: device pci 1.6 on end -Original Message- From: YhLu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 3:26 PM To: Nathanael Noblet; beneo Cc: LinuxBIOS Subject: RE: Booting Linux using netboot and HD AMD8111: IDE controller at PCI slot 01:04.1

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread beneo
loaded, Kernel would rely on Linux IDE driver and no longer make any BIOS hard drive service call, right? Thanks Beneo - Original Message - From: Peter Stuge [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LinuxBIOS linuxbios@clustermatic.org Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: Re: Booting Linux using

Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD

2005-06-15 Thread beneo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Peter Stuge [EMAIL PROTECTED]; LinuxBIOS linuxbios@clustermatic.org Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Booting Linux using netboot and HD On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 10:40, beneo wrote: Thanks Peter and Nathanale for your reply. I will try the things you guys