Re: nfsroot boot problems

2006-03-02 Thread Gavin Tran
Gigabit when trying to booting up FAI. Some stuff didn't work well with the driver. So i added some Megabit-based card to accomplish that task. But i think there's no problem with Intel-based card. -- Gavin Tran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8D

Re: nfsroot boot problems

2006-02-27 Thread Gavin Tran
ou haven't chosen the NFS root option in kernel configuration. Check it as Y (build into kernel). If you build config kernel from scratch without FAI template configuration, you might not see that option. Try to use the FAI template config. There're config file for kernel 2.6.8 , 2.6

Re: Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-18 Thread Gavin Tran
uxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=310714&highlight=kernel+panic+syncing+%3A+VFS+Unable+to+mount+root+fs+on+unknown That solved my problem. Hope this help anyone with this problems. Thanks, -- Gavin Tran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDtPezQipgvQyG5e4RAv4

Re: Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-16 Thread Gavin Tran
compiled a new client > kernel with the drivers built in. > > I've written up a pretty detailed summary of all this in case > anyone's interested in the gory details. If so, just let me know. > > Many thanks to everyone who helped me figure all this out! :) >

Re: Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-16 Thread Gavin Tran
On 1/16/06, Michael Tautschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Root-NFS: No NFS server available, giving up > > > > VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy > > > > VFS: Cannot open root device "hda8" or unknown-block(2,0) > > > > Please append a correct "root=" boot o

Re: Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-16 Thread Gavin Tran
imum SATA support. I even tried to patch it with libata http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/libata/ But error is still there. Any suggestion about that. -- Gavin Tran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDtPezQipgvQyG5e4RAv4WAJ0bpEAHemKWf+yaJ23JwETylJct/wCdHQC6 8HsnvA0JLJedWHkFUFKFj1A= =FSoP -END PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-13 Thread Gavin Tran
e to find it out, or in the changelog. > > You should put the kernel package in a "normal" package list - a hook > for the class FAIBASE which is included in the simple configuration > examples makes that the installation of the kernel doesn't break > because of

Re: FAI failed when starting automounter: loading autofs4 module

2006-01-13 Thread Gavin Tran
is not set in my config. I've re-configured kernel-2.6.8 to support autofs and autofs4 as module. Make kernel-image-2.6.8-fai.deb , fai-setup again. But nothing has changed. -- Gavin Tran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDtPezQipgvQyG5e4RAv4WAJ0bpEAHemK

Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

2006-01-13 Thread Gavin Tran
kage_config/DEFAULT, PACKAGES install I386 memtest86+ kernel-image-2.6-386 But after install it seems that the clients installed with fresh kernel-image via apt-get. How can i install my clients with re-configured kernel-image ? The fresh kernel-image has some trouble with my hardware. Th

FAI failed when starting automounter: loading autofs4 module

2006-01-13 Thread Gavin Tran
in advance. -- Gavin Tran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDtPezQipgvQyG5e4RAv4WAJ0bpEAHemKWf+yaJ23JwETylJct/wCdHQC6 8HsnvA0JLJedWHkFUFKFj1A= =FSoP -END PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: Help on config files for Beowulf

2005-12-28 Thread Gavin Tran
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Re: Help on config files for Beowulf

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDsWN1vx6dH3bVKsQRAhHoAKDOHJno2sqBK+5pHsIq7Fb2nQLlfQCgqMNr > +KBH6tyHz+8PRGKSYmVnzIk= > =Nk2w > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- Gavin Tran netgroup Description: Binary data

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
alled.) Unpacking fai-client (from fai-client_2.9_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing fai-client_2.9_all.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/fai/check_status', which is also in package fai dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: fai-client_2.9_all.deb -- Gavin Tran

Re: Help on config files for Beowulf

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
rce.list, hosts files > > > hosts wasn't attached, but anyway I'd suggest not to modify it. > > HTH, > Michael > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDsVh0vx6dH3bVKsQRApxaAJ4jdNWo9PAIumlI2bO25ye0ziTgkQCgo9HK > Fkc+3pE2TaMMSJjut0d3iTo= > =gm2+ > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- Gavin Tran hosts Description: Binary data

Re: Help on config files for Beowulf

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
---BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDsVvPvx6dH3bVKsQRAudxAJ0eJus3gnFM6qLR8ZfkEuJL2OebywCdFbw5 > gScqpEilopZotJtArnS9YVQ= > =tTOq > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- Gavin Tran

Help on config files for Beowulf

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
it recognized. I enclosed my fai.conf, make-fai-nfsroot.conf , source.list, hosts files Hope to here from you soon. -- Gavin Tran fai.conf Description: Binary data make-fai-nfsroot.conf Description: Binary data sources.list Description: Binary data

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
On 12/27/05, Michael Tautschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > > > When I booted a client , it got kernel from install server, and pour > > out sonething like this : > > > > > > sk98lin: Network Driver Device v8.28.13 > > (C) Copyright 1999-2

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-27 Thread Gavin Tran
Hi Michael, On 12/27/05, Michael Tautschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > > > By recent how recent do you mean? I have a number of these Marvell > > Yukon NICS (onboard) on various ASUS boards and usually give up on > > them for PXE and just put another GB NIC in... In may case

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-25 Thread Gavin Tran
26/05, Federico Sevilla III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 04:33:09PM +0900, Gavin Tran wrote: > > I've been using FAI to setup 8 clusters of Debian 3.1 Sarge. > > Everything went fine until it reach the DHCP requests error. > > > >

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-24 Thread Gavin Tran
Hi , I found that on Syskonnect driver support site. It's about PXE rom for sk98 . I wonder whether that's a probem of mine or not. http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/htm/yukba.htm http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/htm/skpxe.htm I've tried to update the sk98??

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-24 Thread Gavin Tran
- Curiously , I connect 1 of my spare pc (Intel Pro 10/100 Ethernet) to the switch, than boot up. It went with no problem. I could get into shell command. As before , I downloaded lasted driver for Marvell Yukon 8053 (sk98lin ver 8_28)and built it permanently with kernel. Anyone have solution for that. Thank in advance Gavin > regards Thomas > -- Gavin Tran Tsuruoka College of Technology Japan Department of Control and Information Engineering

Re: Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-08 Thread Gavin Tran
kernel 2.6.8 with sk98lin (lastest version from SysKonnect homepage) patched. (use the patch created from install.sh script comes along with the driver). I ran ifconfig then got ethernet card loaded as eth1. By the way, I have just only 1 network interface at the moment (the sk98lin). Could you tell me more about skge driver ? Cheers, -- Gavin Tran

Sending DHCP requests .... timed out

2005-12-07 Thread Gavin Tran
d is SysKonnect Marvell (sk98lin). I've recompiled kernel with sk98lin server integrated permanently. Any suggestions for that problem. Thanks in advance. -- Gavin Tran