Hi,
Robin Kipp wrote:
> Hi all,
> I just got a SATA CD-drive for my Net5501. Now I've got some questions:
> is it possible to install Debian Linux from a Debian CD? (PXE boot won't
> work for me) If yes, do I need to enter any parameters so it'ss use the
>
I got Debian installed on my net5501 using PXE without any problem.
Quite simply (assuming you have a *nix box):
- install a TFT server.
For example on debian apt-get install tftpd-hpa, and make sure it runs
as /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -l -s /var/lib/tftpboot
I also symlinked /tftpboot to /var/lib/tftpboot in the old Sun tradition.
- install a DHCP server.
On Debian, 'apt-get install dhcp3-server' and edit
/etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf to add something like:
subnet 10.121.55.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option routers 10.121.55.10;
}
host net5501 {
hardware ethernet 00:00:24:xx:xx:xx;
fixed-address 10.121.55.228;
next-server 10.121.55.22; # the TFTP server address
filename "pxelinux.0";
}
- Download a Debian netinstall image. Choose your preferred mirror and
get everything from
/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot into your
/tftpboot . Untar netboot.tar.gz there. Under the newly created tree,
modify pxelinux.cfg/default to add "console=ttyS0,19200" at the end of
your kernel boot line.
Before installing the net5501, use a tftp client to test if tftpd works
- for some reason the debian package was broken when I used it and the
tftp daemon didn't start either standalone nor from inetd.
- Start the net5501, press CTRL-P on the serial console to interrupt
startup sequence, type "boot f0". It will show its MAC address while
requesting an IP. It should get an address from your DHCP server, then
retrieve pxelinux using TFTP, then you should see an absurdly narrow
screen with the PXELINUX boot prompt. Just type enter to proceed unless
you have special needs, and then the Debian installer should fire up.
Best regards,
> serial console for output? And last but not least, how do I make the CD
> drive the primary boot device? Thanks for any advice!
> Robin
>
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