On 04-08-10 21:57, Patrick Nolan wrote: > Tristam MacDonald wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Patrick Nolan >> <patrick.no...@stanford.edu<mailto:patrick.no...@stanford.edu>> wrote: >> >> I tried capturing the boot messages by echoing them out a serial port. >> (The AMI BIOS allows that.) It works up to a point, but the output >> quits when the kernel boots. >> >> >> Did you also tell your *kernel* to output over the console? If my memory >> serves correctly, you need to add something like console=ttyS0,57600 to >> the APPEND line in your pxelinux.cfg/<whatever>. >> > Aha! That did the trick. I'm constantly learning new things. > > Now I can get down to debugging. The relevant messages are below. > This appears to confirm my suspicion that the kernel doesn't have the > necessary ethernet driver (igb for Intel 82576 controller) in place. > Is it necessary to compile a custom kernel, or can this be done by > configuration? If the latter, is it an OSCAR configuration or a System > Imager configuration? >
You can try the kernel/initrd from https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali. It should support the old systemimager scripts. igb is supported by this setup. > :::::::::: Boot messages: > > <snip>---------------------------------- > > Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.20-k2-NAPI > Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation. > Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Network Driver - version 1.0.126-k2 > Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation. > dgrs: SW=$Id: dgrs.c,v 1.13 2000/06/06 04:07:00 rick Exp $ FW=Build 550 > 11/16/96 03:45:15 > FW Version=$Version$ > pcnet32.c:v1.33 27.Jun.2006 tsbog...@alpha.franken.de > e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.17-k2-NAPI > e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation > ns83820.c: National Semiconductor DP83820 10/100/1000 driver. > sk98lin: driver has been replaced by the skge driver and is scheduled > for removal > forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.60. > myri10ge: Version 1.3.0-1.233 > dmfe: Davicom DM9xxx net driver, version 1.36.4 (2002-01-17) > winbond-840.c:v1.01-e (2.4 port) Sep-11-2006 Donald Becker > <bec...@scyld.com> > http://www.scyld.com/network/drivers.html > uli526x: ULi M5261/M5263 net driver, version 0.9.3 (2005-7-29) > > <snip>------------------------------------ > > init started: BusyBox v1.1.1 (2007.12.06-11:09+0000) multi-call binary > > switch_root_to_tmpfs > > Loading tmpfs... > Didn't load -- assuming it's built into the kernel. > > parse_tmpfs_opts > > mount_proc > > switching root to tmpfs... > > mount_proc > > mount_sys > > mount_pts > > get_arch > > adjust_arch > > ifconfig_loopback > > load_my_modules > > start_udevd > bin dev etc init lib lib64 linuxrc my_modules old_root proc root sbin > sys tmp usr var Starting kernel event manager... > ...done. > bin dev etc init lib lib64 linuxrc my_modules old_root proc root sbin > sys tmp usr var Loading hardware drivers... > ...done. > > start_hotplug > bin dev etc init lib lib64 linuxrc my_modules old_root proc root sbin > sys tmp usr var Starting hotplug subsystem... > ...done. > > variableize_kernel_append_parameters > > read_kernel_append_parameters > > read_local_cfg > skipping local.cfg: option SKIP_LOCAL_CFG=y has been specified > > read_kernel_append_parameters > > start_network > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device > SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device > > > BusyBox v1.1.1 (2007.12.06-11:09+0000) Built-in shell (ash) > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. > > sh: can't access tty; job control turned off > /my_modules # > I couldn't configure the network interface using your pre-boot settings: > DEVICE: eth0 > IPADDR: 192.168.0.101 > NETMASK: 255.255.255.0 > BROADCAST: 192.168.0.255 > > Killing off running processes. > > write_variables > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > This is the SystemImager autoinstall system > > Your autoinstall has failed. You can use the shell prompt to try and see > what happened. You may be able to use the<Shift>+<Page Up> keys to scroll > back and see the text that has passed off the top of the screen. You can use > <alt>+<f2>,<f3>, or<f4> to work at an alternate shell prompt and preserve > your messages on the main screen, which is on<alt>+<f1>. Then go back and > re-read the documentation to see if your problem is described there. > You have read the documentation, right? :-) > > If you absolutely cannot figure it out, visit the SystemImager support page > at http://systemimager.org. There you can search the email list archives, > ask your question on IRC, or even join a mailing list to ask your question. > There's a good chance someone else has experienced this very same issue and > can help answer your question. If you find the answer and it's not in the > documentation, or if you identify a bug, please submit a bug report at the > SystemImager support page. > > Have fun! http://systemimager.org > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > /my_modules > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the > Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share > of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. 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