On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Blake Hodder wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> My apologies, and when I get to the prompt instead of having a "boot:"
> prompt I have a text menu that I have to select install by using my
> arrows and enter. It is almost like is trying to do a graphical install
> but I am using the netboot files with the console modifications.
Okay, I hooked up the serial cable and went through this again. I was trying
to remember if there could be another menu later, or if there were more
choices, but that I never saw them due to the 15 character width issue. When I
booted to the NIC, I got this (it's edited to show in lines, instead of short
15 column lines):
Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)
Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999 Intel Corporation
VIA Rhine III Management Adapter v2.43 (2005/12/15)
CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 CD 92 34.
DHCP.\\||//--\\||//--\\||
CLIENT IP: 172.16.7.205 MASK: 255.255.0.0 DHCP IP: 172.16.7.1
GATEWAY IP: 172.16.7.1
TFTP.
TFTP.-
PXELINUX 4.02 debian-20101014 Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al!
PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9DEE:0106 via plan A
UNDI code segment at 9DEE len 1966
UNDI data segment at 947D len 9710
Getting cached packet 01 02 03
My IP address seems to be AC1007CD 172.16.7.205
ip=172.16.7.205:172.16.7.12:172.16.7.1:255.255.0.0
BOOTIF=01-00-00-24-cd-92-34
TFTP prefix:
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/01-00-00-24-cd-92-34
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC1007CD
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC1007C
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC1007
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC100
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC10
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC1
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/AC
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/A
Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/default
ok
XELINUX 4.02 debian-20101014 Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al
boot:
Loading debian/squeeze/i386/linux.....
Loading debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz.........ready.
The "Trying to load:..." lines are the TFTP boot or PXE Linux searching for a
config file, then settling on the default config. After that, the "boot:" is
the only prompt I get. Once I hit <return>, I get the next two lines, followed
by some LONG lines, then a chance to pick the language, which is the start of
the installer.
So what you're saying is that you don't get "boot:", you get a choice of which
type of install to do instead?
Could you post the contents of your /tftpserv/pxelinux.cfg/default file?
Hal
> Blake
>
> On 11-03-08 10:06 PM, Hal Vaughan wrote:
>> Okay -- remember, please, to respond to the list, since whatever goes wrong
>> and whatever fixes it could help a lot of people.
>>
>> It also means I'm not the only one helping out, in case someone else finds
>> something wrong that I miss.
>>
>> Okay, then is the prompt where things go wrong the first prompt from PXE
>> Linux, after it boots to Linux? The one where you get "boot:" and can just
>> press<enter>? If so, when you get that prompt, what are you doing?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hal
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Blake Hodder wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> That is the wiki page that I did follow and I did set ConSpeed to 19200 as
>>> well as my minicom console.
>>>
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> On 11-03-08 09:22 PM, Hal Vaughan wrote:
>>>> I don't know how it'll compare to installing on a Net5501, but I wrote
>>>> that up in the Soekris wiki just a few weeks ago. Here's the page:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.soekris.info/Debian_Squeeze_On_Soekris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (I don't know if that's the page you're talking about or not.)
>>>>
>>>> I was careful to pay attention to the issue of baudrate, since it can
>>>> really mess up your work. (I honestly feel if it had been better
>>>> documented in previous pages on installing Debian, it would have saved me
>>>> 5-10 hours of troubleshooting.)
>>>>
>>>> I'm not 100% clear, from what you're saying, if you mean you get to the
>>>> "boot:" prompt and then are having trouble (which is where you could
>>>> specify different options for booting), or if it's another point.
>>>> However, it is important to remember you have to specify the bad rate in
>>>> the /tftpserv/pxelinux.cfg/default file (where /tftpserv is your directory
>>>> path to the tftp/pxe setup). You will also have to specify the baud rate
>>>> at a few other points, as well. I mention that o the page I linked to
>>>> above.
>>>>
>>>> If that's the page you're following, let us know and also please tell us
>>>> exactly what the text for the last prompt you see before things go bad is.
>>>> Also, is it at the section where (for some reason), the output is limited
>>>> to only 15 characters wide? (That could also be a Net5501 thing, so I
>>>> don't know if you'll see that on other systems.)
>>>>
>>>> Also, at the bottom of that wiki page, there's another page to my blog
>>>> website, where I have an image I created on a Net5501. Off the top of my
>>>> head, I don't know how similar the hardware is, but I have info on how you
>>>> can copy that image and install it on another Net5501. It's possible that
>>>> image may work on a Net4521, but I don't know. If so, it might save you
>>>> some trouble and let you start with a basic Debian Squeeze image you can
>>>> then modify to your heart's content.
>>>>
>>>> Scott Newell pointed out the difference between baud and bps. Just for
>>>> clarity, is 19200 what you set ConSpeed to?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hal
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Blake Hodder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a Soekris net4521 and I am trying to install Debian Squeeze on it
>>>>> via tftp boot and serial console. However; I get to where I can select
>>>>> install from a menu list and then it sits at a blank screen. I am using
>>>>> the buadrate of 19200 8n1 no flow control. Does anyone know how to
>>>>> successfully install squeeze. I have tried using the wiki guide.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advanced,
>>>>>
>>>>> Blake
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