Mark, You don't say what version of xCAT you are using. From a similar topic back in July 2.5.2 was OK, 2.6.0 was broken 2.6.1 fixed the issue again...
Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: MarkL POTTER [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 25 October 2011 15:55 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [xcat-user] genimage issues with CentOS 5.6: eth0 is not > recognized > > Greetings, > > I have been working on this issue for a few days now and can't seem to get > it figured out. I have run copycds and am attempting to create a stateless > image for CentOS 5.6 to boot IBM DX360M2 compute nodes. Genimage runs with > no errors and I have made sure the drivers are in the initrd created by > packimage. > > Genimage line: > genimage -i eth0 -n libphy,tg3,igb -o centos5.6 -p compute_cent56 > > Packimage line: > packimage -p compute_cent56 -a x86_64 -o centos5.6 -m squashfs > > Once init hits netboot the following is displayed: > > Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting > waiting for link... 0 seconds. > Sending request for IP information through eth0 > ERROR: Interface setup failed: pumpSetupInterface failed: get link - 19: No > such device. > > /lib from the initrd: > [root@master3 lib]# ls > firmware igb.ko libphy.ko tg3.ko > > Relevant bits from initrd's init: > insmod /lib/libphy.ko > insmod /lib/tg3.ko > insmod /lib/igb.ko > netstart > while ! ifconfig | grep inet; do > echo Failed to acquire address, retrying > sleep 1 > netstart > done > > I have tried ordering the netdrivers differently as well as not listing any > netdrivers. At this point I am at a loss as to how to proceed. The driver > list is the same list used for CentOS 5.3 which is working. The package > list is much the that same but that shouldn't matter based on the point at > which this error occurs. I have also tried with eth1 in case the newer > kernel in 5.6 orders the nics differently for some odd reason. Any help at > all would be appreciated. > > Best Regards, > > Mark L. Potter > > [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
