Trouble PXE Boot After Kernel Starts Loading
I have a Soekris Net5501 and I'm using tftp to boot pxelinux.0 and, ultimately, from there, I want to install Squeeze. First, I have to thank Debian, since the PXE boot explanation (sorry, lost the link from earlier) was a very good explanation on how to set up PXE. But since it was for Etch, I searched and also found an excellent one by Andy Smith here: http://andys.org.uk/wiki/Guide:PXE_network_booting_Debian_install that includes Squeeze. I think it should be pointed out that there is excellent documentation out there for this. Now, on to where I'm stuck, which is, I think, more a part of the normal boot process. I have the directory tree like this: tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/linux tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/boot.txt It boots the kernel, but then I get: Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ok And after that, it freezes and I get nothing. The default config file, in full, is after my signature (it's longer, and I don't think it's the issue). I added edd=off to each kernel line in that config file because it was freezing up with the same message and suspected it was because (as best I know), there is no Enhanced Disk Drive. But then there's the ... ok after it, which makes me think the edd issue isn't why it's freezing. Is this due to the edd probe (in which case the edd=off isn't working for some reason)? If not, what should I check next? As best I know, while people have put all other versions of Debian on a Soekris Net5501, I haven't seen anything to tell me for sure people have yet successfully installed Squeeze on on. I'd rather not have to step back, since that would mean re-doing a number of systems later for updates. While that would not be for a while, of course, I'd like to be able to work from the latest version of Debian possible. Thanks for any insight into this. Hal --- tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default: --- DISPLAY boot.txt DEFAULT squeeze_i386_install LABEL squeeze_i386_install kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_linux kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_expert kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append priority=low vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_rescue kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz rescue/enable=true -- PROMPT 1 TIMEOUT 0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/227cca0f-d89d-412a-bf6d-920996163...@halblog.com
Re: Trouble PXE Boot After Kernel Starts Loading
On Tuesday 15 February 2011 16:17:27 Hal Vaughan wrote: I have a Soekris Net5501 and I'm using tftp to boot pxelinux.0 and, ultimately, from there, I want to install Squeeze. First, I have to thank Debian, since the PXE boot explanation (sorry, lost the link from earlier) was a very good explanation on how to set up PXE. But since it was for Etch, I searched and also found an excellent one by Andy Smith here: http://andys.org.uk/wiki/Guide:PXE_network_booting_Debian_install that includes Squeeze. I think it should be pointed out that there is excellent documentation out there for this. Now, on to where I'm stuck, which is, I think, more a part of the normal boot process. I have the directory tree like this: tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/linux tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/boot.txt It boots the kernel, but then I get: Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ok And after that, it freezes and I get nothing. The default config file, in full, is after my signature (it's longer, and I don't think it's the issue). I added edd=off to each kernel line in that config file because it was freezing up with the same message and suspected it was because (as best I know), there is no Enhanced Disk Drive. But then there's the ... ok after it, which makes me think the edd issue isn't why it's freezing. Is this due to the edd probe (in which case the edd=off isn't working for some reason)? If not, what should I check next? I think you should check the Linux documentation. EDD was OK but the next went wrong. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: Trouble PXE Boot After Kernel Starts Loading
On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:31 AM, Michael Tsang wrote: On Tuesday 15 February 2011 16:17:27 Hal Vaughan wrote: I have a Soekris Net5501 and I'm using tftp to boot pxelinux.0 and, ultimately, from there, I want to install Squeeze. First, I have to thank Debian, since the PXE boot explanation (sorry, lost the link from earlier) was a very good explanation on how to set up PXE. But since it was for Etch, I searched and also found an excellent one by Andy Smith here: http://andys.org.uk/wiki/Guide:PXE_network_booting_Debian_install that includes Squeeze. I think it should be pointed out that there is excellent documentation out there for this. Now, on to where I'm stuck, which is, I think, more a part of the normal boot process. I have the directory tree like this: tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/linux tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/boot.txt It boots the kernel, but then I get: Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ok And after that, it freezes and I get nothing. The default config file, in full, is after my signature (it's longer, and I don't think it's the issue). I added edd=off to each kernel line in that config file because it was freezing up with the same message and suspected it was because (as best I know), there is no Enhanced Disk Drive. But then there's the ... ok after it, which makes me think the edd issue isn't why it's freezing. Is this due to the edd probe (in which case the edd=off isn't working for some reason)? If not, what should I check next? I think you should check the Linux documentation. EDD was OK but the next went wrong. Unfortunately, while I keep searching for the pxelinux boot sequence, I get instructions on how to set up pxe and the overall sequence, but nothing that breaks down what is actually done by the kernel. Is it transferring to the ram drive after this? I don't know -- there's not much on what the kernel does in a pxe boot sequence. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d7b8bb71-86ea-4307-a8c7-00d121f83...@halblog.com
Re: Trouble PXE Boot After Kernel Starts Loading
This turned out to be something completely different and, it turns out, something VERY poorly documented. To communicate with the Soekris system, I need to use a serial cable and the program screen. It turns out that the baud rate is changed during the install unless you specify a baud rate in 3 different places. What was happening was that when the baud rate changed, rather than getting garbage on the screen, I was getting nothing, so it didn't seem like a baud issue. Hal On Feb 15, 2011, at 3:17 AM, Hal Vaughan wrote: I have a Soekris Net5501 and I'm using tftp to boot pxelinux.0 and, ultimately, from there, I want to install Squeeze. First, I have to thank Debian, since the PXE boot explanation (sorry, lost the link from earlier) was a very good explanation on how to set up PXE. But since it was for Etch, I searched and also found an excellent one by Andy Smith here: http://andys.org.uk/wiki/Guide:PXE_network_booting_Debian_install that includes Squeeze. I think it should be pointed out that there is excellent documentation out there for this. Now, on to where I'm stuck, which is, I think, more a part of the normal boot process. I have the directory tree like this: tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/linux tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/boot.txt It boots the kernel, but then I get: Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ok And after that, it freezes and I get nothing. The default config file, in full, is after my signature (it's longer, and I don't think it's the issue). I added edd=off to each kernel line in that config file because it was freezing up with the same message and suspected it was because (as best I know), there is no Enhanced Disk Drive. But then there's the ... ok after it, which makes me think the edd issue isn't why it's freezing. Is this due to the edd probe (in which case the edd=off isn't working for some reason)? If not, what should I check next? As best I know, while people have put all other versions of Debian on a Soekris Net5501, I haven't seen anything to tell me for sure people have yet successfully installed Squeeze on on. I'd rather not have to step back, since that would mean re-doing a number of systems later for updates. While that would not be for a while, of course, I'd like to be able to work from the latest version of Debian possible. Thanks for any insight into this. Hal --- tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default: --- DISPLAY boot.txt DEFAULT squeeze_i386_install LABEL squeeze_i386_install kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_linux kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_expert kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append priority=low vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz -- LABEL squeeze_i386_rescue kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux edd=off append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz rescue/enable=true -- PROMPT 1 TIMEOUT 0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/227cca0f-d89d-412a-bf6d-920996163...@halblog.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/f019d40b-00ce-4c7f-a2b2-9573d4f21...@halblog.com
