Hello all, I have a 4801 and a 4501. I started with the 4801, tearing my hair out over getting it to complete pxeboot. After a few days I realized I should try the 4501, and with everything else equal, the 4501 boots nicely, and I was able to install a version of Debian onto a CF card.
Using minicom on linux, the 4801 gets a DHCP address just fine, and contacts the TFTP server (which I watch by tailing syslog on the TFTP system). The 4801 requests splash.rle and then kind of hangs ... no splash screen, no boot/install information. After watching the 4501 boot I knew I had to prod it by hitting enter, which I saw (from the TFTP log) caused it to grab initrd.gz. After 10 seconds or so, minicom goes offline (ie, loses connection with the console). I tried again with kermit, and got the exact same behavior. I have tried with two different USB/serial adaptors, one from Radio Shack which I would expect to be flaky ;) and one from Belkin ... okay, which I would also expect to be flaky. Still, since the 4501 works with both of them, and I'm not clear on how the hardware is different between the 4501 and the 4801 ... ? Anyone have any ideas? Tips? Anything would be helpful ... Cheers, Robert
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