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Ricardo
2013-08-28
2015-02-25
  • Ricardo

    Ricardo - 2013-08-28

    hello all! I have a Linux Ubuntu 12.04 running the previous version of DRBL (\opt\drbl...) and everything was working fine for the 2012 dell machines. We received a new model (workstation T3600) and allways when it boot through pxe, it stops at the middle of the boot process and does not give any error..

    In the past when it happened we updated the ubuntu version and drbl and worked fine.

    Tried to create a new virtual machine with two network nics using ubuntu (12.04 and 12.10), installed new drbl, everything following the web instructions, but it allways stop on the client mac addr:xxxxx, client ip: xxxx, mask:xxxxx , dhcp ip:xxxxxx, gateway ip: xxxxxx... _ (cursor blinking)

    and not happens.. anyone already had the same behavior/problem??

    Tried in different versions of ubuntu , but no way.. tried using the default drbl configuration, and no way..

    any tip??

    Thanks

    Ricardo

     
    • depdesu

      depdesu - 2013-10-28

      Ricardo, your original problem was likeley because the NIC driver of the new T3600 wasn't included in your kernel.

      Secondly, I have wasted a lot of company and personal time trying to install DRBL on a new system. I've used DRBL for 3 years and haven't had problem configuring a system before. However, during Mid-October 2013, I have not been able to successfully configure a DRBL server.

      As a temporary solution, I've been using DRBL-live but I would like to have a non-volitile system of my own again T_T

       
      • Steven Shiau

        Steven Shiau - 2013-10-30

        "during Mid-October 2013, I have not been able to successfully configure a DRBL server. " -> On which GNU/Linux do you have problem install and configure DRBL?

        Steven.

         
  • Ricardo

    Ricardo - 2013-08-28

    .. more info, drblsrv -i, drblpush -i and dcs run on the server side without any problem. Tried using a physical machine with two networks cards.. same problem.. where am I doing wrong??? getting crazy... Thanks

     
  • Ricardo

    Ricardo - 2013-08-29

    Any tip??

     
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2013-08-30

    " but it allways stop on the client mac addr:xxxxx, client ip: xxxx, mask:xxxxx , dhcp ip:xxxxxx, gateway ip: xxxxxx... _ (cursor blinking) " -> Did you mean when booting the client machine via PXE, and it hangs at the PXE booting?
    If so, are you sure the network connection is right?
    I believe you can find some clues in the DRBL's system log files, e.g. /var/log/syslog, /var/log/messages...

    Steven.

     
  • Ricardo

    Ricardo - 2013-08-30

    Hello Steven, yes, on the pxe boot. this was tested in a vmware machine, but also installed on a physical machine and the same happened..

     
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2013-08-30

    So no clues in DRBL server's system log files, e.g. /var/log/syslog, /var/log/messages...?

    Steven.

     
  • docaholic

    docaholic - 2013-11-15

    Hi,

    I'm having a similar issue with my group of computers as well (posted it to the clonezilla forums).

    Steven, you mentioned (in my previous post): https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/discussion/Clonezilla_server_edition/thread/91d260f6/

    that I should check the server logs, as well as restart my server. I've done that, and even done a tcpdump on TFTPD when it loads.

    Nothing useful appears (the tcpdump.log is just two lines, saying my client makes an RRQ to pxelinux.0 and then stops (I've let the server sit for an hour just to see if it was taking a really long time)).

    Has anybody figured out why this happens?

     
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2013-11-21

    Sometimes a linux kernel bug, a network driver issue, or tftpd program itself might have bug. Therefore maybe you can try different versions of them.

    Steven.

     
  • tomawyder

    tomawyder - 2015-02-25

    add tcp69 to pass through your firewall (tftp protocol)

     

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