The exact model of CF I'm using in SanDisk "CompactFlash PC Card Adapter" is a 1GB "SiliconDrive CF"(SiliconSystems, Inc. Now owned by Western Digital) SSD-C01G-3596. Any experience with this particular CF card? Any other ideas/suggestions what to try?
regards, martin 2011/2/10 Martin T <m4rtn...@gmail.com>: > Yes, neither do I. I tried to copy with "dd > if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export of=/dev/sdb" and "dd > if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export of=/dev/sdb bs=10M", > but it always copies nicely 340752384 bytes and md5sum matches. In > addition, MBR seems to be fine as much as I checked it with hexdump- > at least it should try to boot from "PC Card". At the moment it moves > from "Trying to Boot from PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" straight to "Trying > to Boot from Compact Flash". > However, isn't this odd, that inserting this very same CF with "PC > Card" adapter to another RE, it does not create a device(checked with > "show system storage" and fdisk)? Quote from ma previous letter: > > ---------- > In addition, if I put this very same "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" to a > working Juniper, following messages are printed to the > /var/log/messages: > > Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ata2: <SILICONSYSTEMS VER2.00> at port > 0x100-0x10f irq 15 function 0 config 1 on pccard0 > Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ad3: Device does not support APM > Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ad3: 999MB <SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB V2.23> > at ata2-master PIO2 > Feb 10 16:07:06 rpd[1292]: RPD_SCHED_SLIP_KEVENT: 5 sec 499048 usec > kevent block > Feb 10 16:07:07 chassisd[1177]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP7: SNMP trap > generated: FRU insertion (jnxFruContentsIndex 9, jnxFruL1Index 2, > jnxFruL2Index 1, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName Routing Engine 1 PCMCIA > Card 0, jnxFruType 6, jnxFruSlot 1) > > ..however, there is no "ad3" under "show system storage": > > root> show system storage | match ad3 > > root> > ---------- > > I found a bit similar case here: > http://forums.juniper.net/t5/Junos/Help-w-creating-bootable-PC-Card-PCMCIA/m-p/8100 > ..but unfortunately no solution. > > However, any ideas/suggestions? Aren't there some special requirements > for CF card other than it's bigger than install-media? > > regards, > martin > > > 2011/2/10 Jonas Frey (Probe Networks) <j...@probe-networks.de>: >> Thats looks good...no idea why its not working. >> Last time i made a install media i didnt specify the blocksize...so just >> give it a try without bs=64k. Also no real need to blank the CF first. >> >> Regards, >> Jonas >> >> >> Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 16:11 +0000 schrieb Martin T: >>> Looks like I'm unable to boot from "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card": >>> >>> <<<<< >>> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, An Energy Star Ally >>> Copyright (C) 1984-98, Award Software, Inc. >>> >>> BIOS Version 1.2 >>> 11/02/2004-i440GX-SMC67X-2A69TU00C-00 >>> >>> Will try to boot from : >>> PCMCIA ATA Flash Card >>> Compact Flash >>> Primary IDE Hard Disk >>> Ethernet >>> >>> Trying to Boot from PCMCIA ATA Flash Card >>> >>> Trying to Boot from Compact Flash >>> >>> Trying to Boot from Primary IDE Hard Disk >>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> I did following: >>> >>> Downloaded "install-media-10.2R3.10-export" file from Juniper Support >>> page and verified MD5 hash: >>> >>> root@ubuntu:/media# md5sum /media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export >>> 445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f >>> /media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export >>> root@ubuntu:/media# >>> >>> ..zero-filled my CF card(it's 1GB "SiliconDrive CF", Juniper original) >>> which I will use for "PC Card" adapter(SanDisk CompactFlash PC Card >>> Adapter): >>> >>> root@ubuntu:/media# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=10M >>> dd: writing `/dev/sdb': No space left on device >>> 100+0 records in >>> 99+0 records out >>> 1047674880 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 1096.18 s, 956 kB/s >>> root@ubuntu:/media# >>> >>> ..and copied install-media-10.2R3.10-export to blank /dev/sdb using dd(1): >>> >>> root@ubuntu:/media# dd if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export >>> of=/dev/sdb bs=64k >>> 5199+1 records in >>> 5199+1 records out >>> 340752384 bytes (341 MB) copied, 356.629 s, 955 kB/s >>> root@ubuntu:/media# >>> >>> ..and verified, that MD5 hash of /dev/sdb is the >>> same(445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f) as on Juniper web-site: >>> >>> root@ubuntu:/media# dd if=/dev/sdb of=/media/verification2 bs=512 >>> count=665532 >>> 665532+0 records in >>> 665532+0 records out >>> 340752384 bytes (341 MB) copied, 358.987 s, 949 kB/s >>> root@ubuntu:/media# md5sum /media/verification2 >>> 445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f /media/verification2 >>> root@ubuntu:/media# >>> >>> As you can see, it did. According to fdisk(8) and file(1), everything >>> seems to be fine as well: >>> >>> root@ubuntu:/media# fdisk -l /dev/sdb >>> >>> Disk /dev/sdb: 1047 MB, 1047674880 bytes >>> 1 heads, 1 sectors/track, 2046240 cylinders, total 2046240 sectors >>> Units = cylinders of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000 >>> >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>> /dev/sdb1 645053 665532 10240 4 FAT16 <32M >>> /dev/sdb2 * 521 645052 322266 a5 FreeBSD >>> >>> Partition table entries are not in disk order >>> root@ubuntu:/media# file -s /dev/sdb >>> /dev/sdb: x86 boot sector; partition 1: ID=0x4, starthead 0, >>> startsector 645052, 20480 sectors; partition 2: ID=0xa5, active, >>> starthead 0, startsector 520, 644532 sectors >>> root@ubuntu:/media# >>> >>> >>> In addition, if I put this very same "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" to a >>> working Juniper, following messages are printed to the >>> /var/log/messages: >>> >>> Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ata2: <SILICONSYSTEMS VER2.00> at port >>> 0x100-0x10f irq 15 function 0 config 1 on pccard0 >>> Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ad3: Device does not support APM >>> Feb 10 16:07:06 /kernel: ad3: 999MB <SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB V2.23> >>> at ata2-master PIO2 >>> Feb 10 16:07:06 rpd[1292]: RPD_SCHED_SLIP_KEVENT: 5 sec 499048 usec >>> kevent block >>> Feb 10 16:07:07 chassisd[1177]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP7: SNMP trap >>> generated: FRU insertion (jnxFruContentsIndex 9, jnxFruL1Index 2, >>> jnxFruL2Index 1, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName Routing Engine 1 PCMCIA >>> Card 0, jnxFruType 6, jnxFruSlot 1) >>> >>> ..however, there is no "ad3" under "show system storage": >>> >>> root> show system storage | match ad3 >>> >>> root> >>> >>> >>> Any ideas, what might cause RE-850 not to boot from this "PCMCIA ATA >>> Flash Card"? >>> >>> regards, >>> martin >>> >>> >>> 2011/2/10 Jonas Frey (Probe Networks) <j...@probe-networks.de>: >>> > Martin, >>> > >>> > yes thats the correct way to do it. Only the pc-card slot is able to >>> > fully partition both CF and HDD using a install-media image and get you >>> > a fresh and blank JunOS installed. >>> > It will install on both CF and HDD and thus you will have a redundant >>> > setup (when either CF or HDD fails). >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Jonas >>> > >>> > >>> > Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 02:52 +0200 schrieb Martin T: >>> >> Chris, Alex: >>> >> >>> >> so one needs to download "install-media-*", dd(1) this image(as I >>> >> understand, it contains MBR and file-system with installation files) >>> >> to CF and finally insert the CF to "PC Card" adapter in order to >>> >> insert it into "PC Card" slot of RE-850? This will make default setup, >>> >> where JUNOS is installed to CF(ad0), but /var is mounted to HDD(ad1)? >>> >> In addition, how to make a redundant setup, where RE is able to boot >>> >> from HDD and be fully functional if CF fails(I have CF as first boot >>> >> device and HDD second one)? >>> >> >>> >> regards, >>> >> martin >>> >> >>> >> 2011/2/9 Ryu, Alex <alex....@windstream.com>: >>> >> > You just need to copy installation media image to PCMCIA media, and >>> >> > use it for installation. >>> >> > It will automatically format/partition/install JUNOS into RE during >>> >> > the boot. >>> >> > >>> >> > Alex >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > ===================================================================== >>> >> > Alex Ryu (Formerly known as "Hyunseog Ryu") >>> >> > Engineer III / Data Engineering >>> >> > Windstream Communications >>> >> > (Formerly KDL, Inc. / Norlight, Inc.) >>> >> > 13935 Bishops Drive >>> >> > Brookfield, WI 53005 >>> >> > U.S.A. >>> >> > Email) alex....@windstream.com or alex....@kdlinc.com >>> >> > Phone) +1-262-792-4993 >>> >> > Fax) +1-812-206-4682 >>> >> > ===================================================================== >>> >> > >>> >> > -----Original Message----- >>> >> > From: juniper-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net >>> >> > [mailto:juniper-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Martin T >>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:00 PM >>> >> > To: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net >>> >> > Subject: [j-nsp] general guidelines for installing JUNOS to RE, where >>> >> > HDD and CF are blank >>> >> > >>> >> > I have a RE-850 with Compact Flash and PATA 2.5" form factor HDD >>> >> > installed. However, both of these are zero-filled. What are the >>> >> > general guidelines to get JONOS running on this RE? >>> >> > >>> >> > Boot order in BIOS is following: >>> >> > >>> >> > PCMCIA ATA Flash Card >>> >> > Compact Flash >>> >> > Primary IDE Hard Disk >>> >> > Ethernet >>> >> > >>> >> > As I have no "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" in RE, I think it's smart to >>> >> > start with CF. Are the required steps something like this: >>> >> > >>> >> > 1) insert compact flash card(1GB) to laptop using CF-to-PC-Card adapter >>> >> > >>> >> > 2) create MBR partition table like this(CF card is associated with >>> >> > /dev/sdb): >>> >> > >>> >> > printf "0,1024,a5,*\n0,0\n0,0\n0,0\n;\n" | sfdisk -uM /dev/sdb >>> >> > >>> >> > ..it will make a partition in 1024MB size with "system ID" a5(FreeBSD) >>> >> > and make it bootable. Other three primary partitions are not used. In >>> >> > other words output should be something like this: >>> >> > >>> >> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>> >> > /dev/sdb1 * 1 2030 1023088+ a5 FreeBSD >>> >> > >>> >> > 3) make filesystem to this /dev/sdb1 partition using ufsutils mkfs.ufs >>> >> > utility: >>> >> > >>> >> > mkfs.ufs -O 1 /dev/sdb1 >>> >> > >>> >> > ..however, I'm very unsure, should I enable journaling, is volume name >>> >> > needed or any other more advanced filesystem options(?) >>> >> > >>> >> > 4) as I understand, now I need to install FreeBSD in order to install >>> >> > jinstall-xxxx.tgz bundle using pkg_add later. How to accomplish >>> >> > FreeBSD installation in such conditions? Which version should I >>> >> > install? Or are there any other possibilities to get JUNOS running on >>> >> > CF? >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > regards, >>> >> > martin >>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net >>> >> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp >>> >> > >>> >> > *************************************************************************************** >>> >> > The information contained in this message, including attachments, may >>> >> > contain >>> >> > privileged or confidential information that is intended to be >>> >> > delivered only to the >>> >> > person identified above. 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