I had the same problem booting IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB), and have two
solutions. One is to embed a menu.lst file in nbgrub, so it doesn't
have to make a second trip to get its configuration. This will allow
you to select boot devices attached (like hard drives). If you want to
boot something more clever, like an NFS root, you can use pxelinux and
load an initrd, assuming it's linux that you want to run.
On Feb 2, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Tom Carpenter wrote:
URL:
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15611>
Summary: pxegrub (patched), NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Gigabit
ethernet controller
Project: GNU GRUB
Submitted by: tomc
Submitted on: Thu 02/02/06 at 21:18
Category: Network
Severity: Major
Priority: 5 - Normal
Item Group: Feature Request
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Originator Name: Tom Carpenter
Originator Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Open/Closed: Open
Release: 0.97
Reproducibility: Every Time
Planned Release:
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Details:
I tried compiling grub 0.97, patched as mentioned here:
http://documents.jg555.com/netboot/x86-pxe-config.html
to try to provide (forcedeth) support for the gigabit controller on an
Asus
A8N-SLI motherboard. PXE on the motherboard downloads and runs
pxegrub, but
grub can't locate the ethernet controller, "Probing pci nic...failed".
I also
tried compiling the patched grub with "--enable-pci-direct" - same
results.
After looking at NVIDIA's documentation for this ethernet controller
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_8451.html
(linked to from here:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20041015215635.html)
I'm thinking that its not necessarily a problem with the driver for the
ethernet controller but rather grub's inability to probe the bus its
on;
seems rather obvious given grub's "Probing pci nic...failed" message.
Has
anyone found a solution to enable non-PCI ethernet controllers in
pxegrub? I
realize this list is for Legacy Grub issues, but does anyone know if
GRUB 2
will address this kind of problem? Does my uninformed theory about why
grub
can't find the ethernet controller have any merit?
-Tom Carpenter
UMASS - Amherst Dept of Biology
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