On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Ulf Zimmermann <[email protected]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Devon Gleeson >> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 7:50 PM >> To: Ulf Zimmermann >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Soekris] net6501 pxe issues >> >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Devon Gleeson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Ulf Zimmermann <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:soekris-tech- >> >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Devon Gleeson >> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:21 PM >> >>> To: [email protected] >> >>> Subject: [Soekris] net6501 pxe issues >> >>> >> >>> Hello everyone, >> >>> >> >>> I just bought the 6501 and I'm having problems getting the device to >> >>> boot from pxe. The soekris is seeing my DHCP server and it's getting >> >>> the right ip address from it. Here is the boot sequence on my net6501: >> >>> Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.72 >> >>> Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Intel Corporation >> >>> >> >>> CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 CE 6E 04 >> >>> CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.15 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 192.168.2.1 >> >>> GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1 >> >>> TFTP.. >> >>> PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. >> >> >> >> Based on the output of "TFTP.." and then existing, it seems not to find >> >> the >> file it is expecting on the TFTP server. I had the same issue today (the . >> was >> not readable by the tftpd server). >> > >> > Thanks for your help. It turns out that ubuntu has a default service >> > that gets configured in /etc/default/tftp-hpa. Once I found that >> > config I was able to get past the initial failure. >> >> >> So I'm getting further, at least past the tftp bit: >> >> >> >> CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 CE 6E 04 >> CLIENT IP: 192.168.2.15 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 192.168.2.1 >> GATEWAY IP: 192.168.2.1 >> >> PXELINUX 3.63 Debian-2008-07-15 Copyright (C) 1994-2008 H. Peter Anvin >> UNDI data segment at: 0008F970 >> UNDI data segment size: 63B0 >> UNDI code segment at: 00085D20 >> UNDI code segment size: 5210 >> PXE entry point found (we hope) at 95D2:0106 >> My IP address seems to be C0A8020F 192.168.2.15 >> ip=192.168.2.15:192.168.2.2:192.168.2.1:255.255.255.0 >> TFTP prefix: >> Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/01-00-00-24-ce-6e-04 >> Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/C0A8020F >> b ot: to load: pxelinux.cfg/default >> >> but then it starts spitting random bits into the console. Does this >> mean there is a problem with the pxelinux.cfg? >> >> --Devon > > I assume this is your pxelinux.cfg file: > >> my ubuntu-installer/i386/boot-screens/text.cfg: >> default cli >> label install >> menu label ^Install >> menu default >> kernel ubuntu-installer/i386/linux >> append ks=http://192.168.2.2/ks.cfg vga=normal >> initrd=ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz -- quiet >> label cli >> menu label ^Command-line install >> kernel ubuntu-installer/i386/linux >> append ks=http://192.168.2.2/ks.cfg tasks=standard >> pkgsel/language-pack-patterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false >> vga=normal initrd=ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz -- quiet > > You need to tell the kernel that it's console is on serial port, add > something like "console=ttyS0,115200n8". Make sure that the serial speed > matches what you have in the bios set. >
Great advice, I've got it to boot into the installer now. This project got fun again! Thanks! --Devon _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
